Tag Archives: Seminary Experience


Developing your Youth Pastor’s Heart SYM Podcast!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by mattmurphy79

SYM Podcast Aaron Crumbley of http://www.yoacblog.com, Kurt Johnston of http://www.juniorhighministry.com and Jason Carson team up to provide some great material on caring for your youth group. Get engaged and beyond the stereotypical overrushed youth pastor and get into the hearts … Continue reading →

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New Resource: 99 Thoughts on Caring for your Youth Group

Posted on July 21, 2012 by mattmurphy79

99 Thoughts on Caring for Your Youth Group     99 Thoughts on Caring for Your Youth Group (link) 99 Thoughts on Caring for Your Youth Group (link) Description from SimplyYouthMinistry.com Being a youth worker means being more than a … Continue reading →

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#SYMC Last Session 2012

Posted on March 5, 2012 by mattmurphy79

Tim Timmonds If you want to pray for revival. Draw a three foot circle on the floor and get inside it. Then pray for all inside the circle. Tony Miles Discouragement in ministry. God had called him to his church. … Continue reading →

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Blog Birthday: One Year of Engaging The Shadows

Posted on March 4, 2012 by mattmurphy79

While I had a rather unofficial blog for a while now, at last year’s Simply Youth Ministry Conference I decided to start blogging in earnest and continue on this track as long as I can.  I’ve included my top posts … Continue reading →

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How to Preach: Taking the Time to Thrive

Posted on February 20, 2012 by mattmurphy79

Sermon Preparation Outline In all of ministry, getting a weekly cadence down is tough, but creating a schedule and a sacred rhythm for your weekly preparation will help you create strong messages.  You will only begin to thrive if you … Continue reading →

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Communion: Christian Community and Solidarity

Posted on October 21, 2011 by mattmurphy79

Remembrance: I’ve been focusing lately on the song by Matt Maher.  It’s called Remembrance.  It is a song that focuses on the ordinance of communion.  Below is the first few stanza’s of his song: Oh, how could it be That … Continue reading →

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My Current Reading List

Posted on September 24, 2011 by mattmurphy79

Books that I’m currently or about to read:   Transformed By Love is a biography of Vernon Grounds.  Had several small chats with him over my time at Gordon.  He passed away a year and a half ago.  The combination … Continue reading →

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I Wanna Hit Baseballs

Posted on June 2, 2011 by mattmurphy79

Mr. Baseball has to be one of my all time favorite movies.  One part of this movie caught my mind the other day and it explains where I am in life right now.   See, Tom Selleck, was in the … Continue reading →

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#1 Top Ten Things I Learned in Seminary – Wife and Family is Most Important

Posted on May 13, 2011 by mattmurphy79

#1- Wife/Family is Most Important In one of my first semesters at seminary, we were having a difficult time with being far away from home.  The day before a major paper is due, I saw the strain affecting our relationship … Continue reading →

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#3-Top Ten Things I Learned in Seminary – Biblical Exegesis and Hermeneutics are Essential to Biblical Preaching and Teaching.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by mattmurphy79

Exegetical Fallacies #3- Biblical Exegesis and Hermeneutics are Essential to Biblical Preaching and Teaching. 2Tim. 4:1-5   I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his … Continue reading →

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