Mark Broadbent

Keep your eye on effective leaders and churches.

Although it is valuable to read books and blogs about post-modernism, generation y and the emerging church, I still think I learn far more by watching what effective young adult churches are doing.

HERE ARE SOME CHURCHES WORTH WATCHING...
www.lifechurch.tv
> Innovation
> Technology
> Simplicity

www.buckheadchurch.org
> Ministering to Singles
> Simplicity
> Worship Music
> Communicating the Gospel Clearly

www.marshillchurch.org
> Communicating Gospel Clearly
> Reaching Men
> Technology

www.fellowshipchurch.com
> Creative Ways to Communicate

HERE ARE SOME PODCASTS WORTH LISTENING TO...

> Andy Stanley
> Mark Driscoll
> Kyle Idleman
> Tim Lucas
> John Burke
> Erwin McManus

A FEW OTHER THOUGHTS...
> Don't just blindly copy what others are doing. Not because we need to be original or different, but because we need to figure out the best way to reach the people God has called us to reach.  

> Keep in mind that most of these churches are ministering to thousands of  people. You need to figure out what you can do in your context. You also need to figure out what is needed in your context.

> Some would also recommend Hillsong. I don't tend to watch them too  much because Hillsong doesn't really suit our seeker-sensitive style. There is a lot of church culture in what they do. We do however sing Hillsong United songs, and go to their conference. I think that many young adult ministries could learn heaps from Hillsong.

> Some also recommend Rob Bell. I really really like Rob Bell. He seems like a nice guy. I like his approach to communication. But I wonder if his target is people who've grown up in the U.S. church but have not really connected with it. I find there is a fair bit of assumed information, and I wonder how helpful he is for people who don't understand the gospel (?) 

> Mark Driscoll can be offensive to some. He is excellent at reaching men, but many women would be quite insensitive. Driscoll is also somewhat authoritarian and can be very narrow. He is excellent on the gospel though. 

Previous Posts...
Part 1: You need a critical mass of about 50 people.
Part 2: Don't assume they understand the gospel