Our ten most popular blog posts in 2010
1. Is youth ministry killing the church? by Kate Murphy (February 4)
I've always met young Christians through youth programs. I've been hired by churches that expect regular events created exclusively to minister to young people. But I wonder now if we're ministering them right out of the church.
2. Facebook rules for pastors, by Adam J. Copeland (October 5)
Pastoral ministry is a public calling, and in our social-media age this calling extends to online identities and relationships. Since becoming a pastor, I've adopted some different Facebook practices.
3. Hate groups hate being called hate groups, by Steve Thorngate (December 16)
In response to being listed as a hate group, the Family Research Council accused the "radical Left" of "trying to shut down informed discussion of policy issues." It's not worth quibbling over a word-bomb like "radical." The bigger problem is with most of the other words in the quote.
