Comments on RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: Youth Ministry Book Give-Away: Belieber!

You raise a good point, Samuel. Not sure how any k...

2012-01-31T15:06:53.491-06:00

You raise a good point, Samuel. Not sure how any kid could deal in a healthy way with that sort of fame at a such a young age. I was surprised to learn in the book at how emphasis Bieber puts on giving money to his charities and encouraging his teen fans to get involved in outreach. It does say something that at the same age some young stars are blowing their millions on cocaine, Justin is trying to help out those in need.

I'm honestly a bit skeptical. He seems so comm...

2012-01-31T14:57:15.618-06:00

I'm honestly a bit skeptical. He seems so commercial that I'm really hesitant to hold him up.... as anything - i feel like fame tends to ruin even the best of young people. It takes an exceptional kid not to give in.

In the early part of my teens I was drawn to Emine...

2012-01-30T18:42:50.382-06:00

In the early part of my teens I was drawn to Eminem - not for his drugs or swear, but his underlying determinism. Then I grew up, and found New Found Glory to be most influential.

Five Iron Frenzy was a HUGE influence on me. I am...

2012-01-30T14:30:15.262-06:00

Five Iron Frenzy was a HUGE influence on me. I am super excited for their return "from the grave."

My walk with Jesus Christ did not happen until way...

2012-01-30T13:35:08.206-06:00

My walk with Jesus Christ did not happen until way into my late 20's. My musical influence was Led Zepplin, Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Bread, Alice in Chains, Metallica and many others.

The widely divergent themes of the Violent Femmes ...

2012-01-30T10:36:38.644-06:00

The widely divergent themes of the Violent Femmes really made me stop and think.

I still remember how much I loved musicians called...

2012-01-30T05:31:39.117-06:00

I still remember how much I loved musicians called The Cure when I was a teenager. It felt that they are depressed to :D

If I am being completely honest here, I am going t...

2012-01-27T23:19:12.308-06:00

If I am being completely honest here, I am going to have to say DMB (That's Dave Matthews Band for those of you not in-the-know). Had every album and aspired to one day be like Dave, that is until I realized I couldn't sing very well...or really even at all...

Thanks for giving away this book! I have a LOT of Bieber crazed girls in my group that would love this!

I was most influenced by Stevie Nicks as well as P...

2012-01-27T22:01:13.968-06:00

I was most influenced by Stevie Nicks as well as Pat Benetar... I know...such differing genres!
But both had their own styles and were not "swayed" by popular fashion or how society determined they 'should' be.

Steven Curtis Chapman was the first Christian conc...

2012-01-27T16:39:29.147-06:00

Steven Curtis Chapman was the first Christian concert I ever experienced and proved to be a great source of faith inspiring lyrics as the years went on. His current ministry is still one I support and try to pass on interest to my own son who is a rising youth band keyboard player and also interested in writing music.

When I was younger I was most influenced by a guy ...

2012-01-27T14:13:29.121-06:00

When I was younger I was most influenced by a guy named Michael Blakemore who started out at my church. He is not a big name, but has a couple albums on itunes now. I loved attending worship services he lead because I could tell he was singing simply because he was so in love with God.

I was really influenced by the Spice Girls and in ...

2012-01-27T12:52:45.241-06:00

I was really influenced by the Spice Girls and in love with their shoes.

When I was a teen, by far, the most influential si...

2012-01-27T11:46:11.322-06:00

When I was a teen, by far, the most influential singer/band for me was Relient K.