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“Beef it Up” vs. “Dumb it Down”

Yesterday I had the honor to be a guest on the distinguished “Simply Youth Ministry Show”. Jake Rutenbar & Kurt Johnston do a great job with it, and if you haven’t see it, you should check it out. (http://show.simplyyouthministry.com/) The reason they invited me on is because the topic of the show (which I think will post on Monday) was “Middle School Ministry”.

In addition to seeing one book eat another book, and a quick interruption from a shirtless man, one topic we discussed was the challenges that come when you lead BOTH a middle school ministry AND a high school ministry. When you’re teaching the same topic to MS and HS students, is it wiser to start with the HS outline, and “simplify it”… or to start with the MS outline and “beef it up”? Check out the show. Especially if you’re an Emilio Estavez fan. (or maybe you’ll become one after you watch it.)