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The Triune God

Posted on09. Jan, 2010 by Jeremy Zach.

I will try my best to explain who God is as He has revealed Himself in Scripture, as the one true, living, and Trinitarian God. Remember the goal of REYouthPastor.com is to tackle deep theological topics so youth pastors can understand them and communicate them to their students.

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Justification In Youth Ministry Praxis

Posted on07. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

The Doctrine of Justification needs to be understood in a broader Pauline context. The English word “justification” appears 6 times in NRSV (Romans 4.25, 5.16, 5.18, 5.21, 2 Cor. 3.9, and Gal 2.21). Righteousness does not mean morally virtuous or becoming a “good” person. Rather justification means that we (God’s people) have been found “not guilty” by the court.

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Book Review: Flame of Love

Posted on15. Oct, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

Flame of Love suggests that from the Day of Pentecost the early Christians experienced the tremendous power of the Holy Spirit. They were filled with unexpected sacrificial love, freed from the powers of this world, and given a new kind of ministry of the Spirit (2 Cor. 3:3-9). The works of the Holy Spirit did [...]

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New Perspective on Paul

Posted on15. Oct, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

Essentially the New Perspective on Paul seeks to reinterpret the Pauline texts while confronting how the reformation interpreted Paul’s letters. Some of the topics in the NPP are: women in ministry, law vs. grace, is salvation through works or grace?, and justification by faith.

Ben Witherignton has recently posted a brief section from his forthcoming two [...]

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Hell

Posted on15. Oct, 2009 by Jeremy Zach.

Youth Ministry teaching topic of:  Hell
Hell is an essential topic to teach to our youth.
Last Tuesday night, our High School ministry had a conversation about the doctrine of Hell. It was really interesting to hear their perspective on what they think Hell would be like.
I framed this Hell conversation in six parts: 1) Where do [...]

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