Over the last month and a half I have been regularly updating every Friday, as some of you might have noticed that follow every week, I did not update this last Friday. Much of the reasons for that are because of some personal changes that have been going on in my life. A week ago God called me into a new church where I will now be serving. With this shift I have had to pick up and move my life to a new place and community.
Now for what this means for redeemingcreation.blogspot.com. I will still be continuing to blog here and nothing really will change expect the day blogs will be posted. From now on blogs will be posted on Monday's instead of Fridays. I still hope that all of you will continue to follow and participate has God leads you.
Next Monday I will return and continue on with the topic of creating a safe place for teens, but for this week I invite you to listen to a new voice and dialog. Below is a youtube video of a song on the new album called "Survival Skills," by KRS-One and Buckshot, two influencal Hip-Hop MC's who have been in the Hip-Hop game for a long time. In the song "Think of All The Things Featuring K'naan," the rappers discuss and provide a great prospective on parenting issues for both urban and suburban areas.
Good questions to ask yourself while you are listening:
What they are discussing?
Why is it an important topic in today's world?
How present is this topic in my faith community and my local community?
How is the topic which this song deals with represented in your community?
How, if at all, does this song communicate gospel principles that your community needs to hear?
What can we learn from what this song?
How might we use this song as a topic of dialog in our church communities?
How does the gospel of Christ interact with this song?
What does this mean for how I approach youth ministry in my context?
How might we help to work for the type of change this song is asking for as a church community?
(Warning song does use strong and suggestive language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Wb6vWdWus
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