Jeff McGuire from Mariner’s Church came over to the Saddleback intern meeting today to teach some principles of sermon preparation. He used Joseph Campbell‘s classic mythology and hero archetype as a possible model to follow. It was brilliant stuff – and not just because I’m a Star Wars geek, too. Here’s a quick overview of the content applied to a student ministry:
- Start in the ordinary world – what are the questions/thoughts students share?
- Make a call to adventure – what if there was another way to live?
- Refusal – give students a way out
- Threshold – a guide to walk down the path
- Belly of the whale – better to continue the journey, harder to turn back
- Road of trials – the ideal pathway to escape danger
- Boon – benefits of making a change, sermon in a sentence
- The Return – return students to the ordinary world changed.
JG
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Josh Griffin has been in youth ministry for 15+ years and serves as the High School Pastor at Saddleback Church. [
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Wow – that is an awesome learning!
Am I missing something here? I’m not quite sure what you’re trying to communicate.
This is interesting – would be helpful to see it with the talking points from a specific talk. Thanks!
Information given seems too basic. The circle doesn’t seem to correlate to the points listed. Looks very interesting. I’d really love to have more information about it.
Agreed – I’ve asked Jeff for more info on it, I’ll post it if he sends it over! JG
Thanks Josh, it’s super intriguing!
Well…that is different!