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Friday, April 19, 2013
Speaking at CIY: Move This Summer!
I recently found out that I have the honor of speaking for Christ in Youth (CIY) this summer at their annual MOVE conference for high school students. Get ready to "Rise Up" Nebraska!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Exegesis for Youth Pastors
As youth pastors, we are regularly faced with the eternally significant task of communicating the truth of God's word in a relevant way that students can understand; yet, at the same time, we want to ensure that we are exegeting the text (taking the Holy Spirit's intended message out of the text) instead of eisegeting it (putting our own outside thoughts and views into the text).
How do we ensure that we are staying theologically faithful to the Scriptures?
I was recently taught a simple way to accurately exegete the Bible by a retired pastor-theologian. While it is, for most student pastors, an extra step in the message preparation process, it is an important one. What use is it to ensure that the communication of our content is connecting well with students if that content is grievously flawed? According to the Apostle Paul, we are called to "...teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine." (Titus 2:1)
BIBLICAL EXEGESIS IN 3 SIMPLE STEPS
You will need the following materials:
-Greek parsing chart (http://bit.ly/17HusCN)
-Han's Parsing Guide (You can buy this used from Amazon)
-Greek/NAS interlinear Bible (You can get this from Amazon too)
1. Lookup your selected verse(s) in the Greek interlinear Bible.
Utilize the interlinear Greek/New American Standard to figure out the root Greek verbs that are used in the passage that you are studying.
2. Determine the tense, voice, and mood of the verb with the Parsing Guide.
Using Han's Parsing Guide, figure out the tense, voice, and mood of the Greek verb you are exegeting.
3. Refer to the parsing chart to see how the verb is literally translated from Greek to English.
Once one understands the tense, voice and mood, it becomes possible to determine the meaning of the verb as the Spirit intended. Often English translations are somewhat short here.
That's it. With a little practice, you will begin to memorize the different voices and tenses of the Greek language.
When you take the time to accurately exegete the Scripture during your message preparation, you allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the nuances of the text through the original koine Greek. This revelation, in turn, can then influence the rest of your preparation including main theme, illustrations, and sub-points.
One of the best gifts you can give the students in your ministry is solid preaching of the Word. "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12 NASB)
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www.mattmaiberger.com
How do we ensure that we are staying theologically faithful to the Scriptures?
I was recently taught a simple way to accurately exegete the Bible by a retired pastor-theologian. While it is, for most student pastors, an extra step in the message preparation process, it is an important one. What use is it to ensure that the communication of our content is connecting well with students if that content is grievously flawed? According to the Apostle Paul, we are called to "...teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine." (Titus 2:1)
BIBLICAL EXEGESIS IN 3 SIMPLE STEPS
You will need the following materials:
-Greek parsing chart (http://bit.ly/17HusCN)
-Han's Parsing Guide (You can buy this used from Amazon)
-Greek/NAS interlinear Bible (You can get this from Amazon too)
1. Lookup your selected verse(s) in the Greek interlinear Bible.
Utilize the interlinear Greek/New American Standard to figure out the root Greek verbs that are used in the passage that you are studying.
2. Determine the tense, voice, and mood of the verb with the Parsing Guide.
Using Han's Parsing Guide, figure out the tense, voice, and mood of the Greek verb you are exegeting.
3. Refer to the parsing chart to see how the verb is literally translated from Greek to English.
Once one understands the tense, voice and mood, it becomes possible to determine the meaning of the verb as the Spirit intended. Often English translations are somewhat short here.
That's it. With a little practice, you will begin to memorize the different voices and tenses of the Greek language.
When you take the time to accurately exegete the Scripture during your message preparation, you allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the nuances of the text through the original koine Greek. This revelation, in turn, can then influence the rest of your preparation including main theme, illustrations, and sub-points.
One of the best gifts you can give the students in your ministry is solid preaching of the Word. "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12 NASB)
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www.mattmaiberger.com
Monday, April 15, 2013
7 Tips to Connecting with Students Every Time You Speak
Save the date!!!
On Wednesday, May 22 I will be facilitating a training through the Youth Ministry Coaching Network called, "7 Tips to Connecting with Students Every Time You Speak."
If you are into FREE youth ministry coaching and resources from seasoned veterans you have to check them out! Previous facilitators have included Duffy Robbins and JC Worley... With upcoming trainings by Greg Stier and Jeanne Mayo.
For more information and details of how to get on the coaching call CLICK HERE.
On Wednesday, May 22 I will be facilitating a training through the Youth Ministry Coaching Network called, "7 Tips to Connecting with Students Every Time You Speak."
If you are into FREE youth ministry coaching and resources from seasoned veterans you have to check them out! Previous facilitators have included Duffy Robbins and JC Worley... With upcoming trainings by Greg Stier and Jeanne Mayo.
For more information and details of how to get on the coaching call CLICK HERE.
Resonate: A Youth Pastor's Perspective
BOOK REVIEW: RESONATE (by Nancy Duarte)
A YOUTH PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVE
If you study communication very much, you have certainly run across Nancy Duarte's book, Resonate. It is in numerous top five lists all over the internet as a "must read" on the topic of presentation skills. Many reviews have been written over the last two and a half years. A simple google search of the book title and author will give you plenty of review-reading for weeks-on-end.
Instead of rehashing this plethora of critique, I thought that I would bring a unique perspective of response; therefore, I give you, Resonate: A Youth Pastor's View.
WHY DID I READ IT?
As a student of communication skills and homiletics, I am always on the lookout for great books and resources on these topics. I actually did not set out to read Resonate initially (I ignorantly assumed it was a book about PowerPoint), but was reading Duarte's new book at the time, HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations. While doing so, she had tweeted about a contest involving reviewing her new work on Amazon. Everyone who did so, received an autographed copy of Resonate.
Two weeks later, I received a brand-spanking new, personally-autographed copy of Resonate.
Upon receipt, I immediately dug in. Not at the beginning, mind you, but in the section entitled, The Hero's Journey (I was familiar with Nancy's take on this after having previously watched a short version of it on Youtube in a TED talk she had given).
As a student of youth ministry communication skills, especially storytelling, I was smitten.
THE HERO'S JOURNEY
Duarte's treatise on Joseph Campbell's monomyth is worth the price of the book alone. In fifteen pages she outlines the typical literary journey of a hero as found in every great story, ties it in to Star Wars, and then relates it back to communicating in a way that makes the audience the hero and the speaker the Jedi master.
As a youth pastor and youth communicator, I found myself thinking, "Why didn't they teach me this in my homiletics classes?" Students love great stories and connect with great storytellers; however, many youth speakers and youth pastor's miss this vital point: You are not the hero. Your audience is.
Worth the price of admission.
STEVE JOBS AND MARTIN LUTHER KING
If you follow any of Duarte's other communication training, you are probably familiar with her comparison of Apple's founder, Steve Jobs, and the Reverend Martin Luther King. Nancy takes Jobs' unveiling of the iPhone speech and compares it to King's I Have a Dream. The two speeches could not have been more different in topic, but more similar in form. In Resonate, Duarte takes the time to parse both speeches in format and visually show the results.
In a word, mind-blowing.
WHAT ELSE?
In Resonate you will also find practical insights for creating powerful stories, improving message structure and utilizing visuals in an effective way. Duarte also takes the time to break down numerous speeches to demonstrate the familiar format of: What is, what could be, and call to action.
As a side note, I think one of the other characteristics I find interesting is the layout of the book itself. I would call it a "coffee table" format: Large in size, stunning visuals, pictures and charts.
SHOULD YOU READ IT?
Absolutely.
As I mentioned earlier, I wish they would have made Resonate required reading in my homiletics classes. If you are a seasoned youth communicator or a noob student minister, you must get your hands on a copy of this book. Read it twice. Keep it for future reference. It will shape the way you communicate to students, build your messages and potentially forever alter your approach to preaching.
A YOUTH PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVE
If you study communication very much, you have certainly run across Nancy Duarte's book, Resonate. It is in numerous top five lists all over the internet as a "must read" on the topic of presentation skills. Many reviews have been written over the last two and a half years. A simple google search of the book title and author will give you plenty of review-reading for weeks-on-end.
Instead of rehashing this plethora of critique, I thought that I would bring a unique perspective of response; therefore, I give you, Resonate: A Youth Pastor's View.
WHY DID I READ IT?
As a student of communication skills and homiletics, I am always on the lookout for great books and resources on these topics. I actually did not set out to read Resonate initially (I ignorantly assumed it was a book about PowerPoint), but was reading Duarte's new book at the time, HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations. While doing so, she had tweeted about a contest involving reviewing her new work on Amazon. Everyone who did so, received an autographed copy of Resonate.
Two weeks later, I received a brand-spanking new, personally-autographed copy of Resonate.
Upon receipt, I immediately dug in. Not at the beginning, mind you, but in the section entitled, The Hero's Journey (I was familiar with Nancy's take on this after having previously watched a short version of it on Youtube in a TED talk she had given).
As a student of youth ministry communication skills, especially storytelling, I was smitten.
THE HERO'S JOURNEY
Duarte's treatise on Joseph Campbell's monomyth is worth the price of the book alone. In fifteen pages she outlines the typical literary journey of a hero as found in every great story, ties it in to Star Wars, and then relates it back to communicating in a way that makes the audience the hero and the speaker the Jedi master.
As a youth pastor and youth communicator, I found myself thinking, "Why didn't they teach me this in my homiletics classes?" Students love great stories and connect with great storytellers; however, many youth speakers and youth pastor's miss this vital point: You are not the hero. Your audience is.
Worth the price of admission.
STEVE JOBS AND MARTIN LUTHER KING
If you follow any of Duarte's other communication training, you are probably familiar with her comparison of Apple's founder, Steve Jobs, and the Reverend Martin Luther King. Nancy takes Jobs' unveiling of the iPhone speech and compares it to King's I Have a Dream. The two speeches could not have been more different in topic, but more similar in form. In Resonate, Duarte takes the time to parse both speeches in format and visually show the results.
In a word, mind-blowing.
WHAT ELSE?
In Resonate you will also find practical insights for creating powerful stories, improving message structure and utilizing visuals in an effective way. Duarte also takes the time to break down numerous speeches to demonstrate the familiar format of: What is, what could be, and call to action.
As a side note, I think one of the other characteristics I find interesting is the layout of the book itself. I would call it a "coffee table" format: Large in size, stunning visuals, pictures and charts.
SHOULD YOU READ IT?
Absolutely.
As I mentioned earlier, I wish they would have made Resonate required reading in my homiletics classes. If you are a seasoned youth communicator or a noob student minister, you must get your hands on a copy of this book. Read it twice. Keep it for future reference. It will shape the way you communicate to students, build your messages and potentially forever alter your approach to preaching.
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