Author Archives: Kenda Dean

YOUTH WORKERS WEIGH IN: Podcasting “The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry”

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Kenda Dean

As you might know, the book The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry (by Andy Root and me) hit Amazon earlier this fall. Since then, I’ve been to several conferences where the “theological turn” has been noted and discussed–so while Andy … Continue reading →

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The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Kenda Dean

Videos Produced by Andy Root (who wrote the ending all by himself…) Last week, while attempting to get from Amsterdam to New Jersey, Andy Root and I shot these videos for InterVarsity Press as a entree into our upcoming book, … Continue reading →

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South Africa Preview Video

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Kenda Dean

Here’s a conversation between me and Deon Kitching on family ministry, in preparation for the Youth Ministry Winter School that I’ll be doing with Andrew Root in South Africa this April, 2012.     Click here for the video and Winter … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Youth Ministry Blogs of 2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Kenda Dean

I’m honored to announce the placement of this blog on Youth Specialties’ list of Top 20 Youth Ministry Blogs for 2011.  You can read about it here.

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Conversation with Andrew Root

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Kenda Dean

Here’s a link to a conversation I had with Andy Root related to Sparkhouse’s re:form curriculum.  Enjoy! Listen to the conversation here.

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What Are the Top 10 Characteristics of a Healthy Youth Ministry?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Kenda Dean

My friend Mike asked me (along with the other youth ministers he knows):  “What are the top ten characteristics of a healthy youth ministry?”  There are a million lists like that floating around, but it did make me stop and … Continue reading →

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The Liminal Hug: On Anna Quindlen, Motherhood, and the Sacred In-Between

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Kenda Dean

There are people who “get it,” and then there is Anna Quindlen (http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/the-best-part-of-parenting/?sudsredirect=true). This isn’t the first time Quindlen has moved me to tears.  I have convinced myself that we are friends, Anna and I, since she obviously knows me in … Continue reading →

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Coming Unhinged

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Kenda Dean

My friend Dwayne has me thinking about remorse.  In the last post (“Did Louis Kill Jesus?”), when I talked about making room for remorse, it wasn’t  the bitter kind I had in mind.  Mark Radecke (chaplain at Susquehanna University in … Continue reading →

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Announcement from the (Episcopal) Diocese of New Jersey

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Kenda Dean

Congregations Discussing *Almost Christian* The Committee on Lifelong Christian Formation of the Diocese of New Jersey has selected *Almost Christian* as their “One Book” for 2011.  They are inviting all congregations in the diocese (and anybody else who is interested!) to … Continue reading →

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Highlighter Frenzy

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Kenda Dean

Just learned that Amazon has found another way to slice and dice books: this time by “Most Highlighted Books of All Time” (based on Kindle activity).  *Almost Christian* is #643, slightly ahead of the Quran (#648) but behind Oliver Twist … Continue reading →

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