Comments on: Rebellion vs. Rebelution http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:28:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: serving others http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-507476 serving others Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:29:57 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-507476 <strong>serving others...</strong> The Rebelution: Rebellion vs. Rebelution is an excellent post. But I feel it is missing on a few points.... serving others…

The Rebelution: Rebellion vs. Rebelution is an excellent post. But I feel it is missing on a few points….

]]> By: Jason http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-501535 Jason Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:18:58 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-501535 Guys. I'm very intrigued and impressed by what you're doing. There's a great book by Pastor Wayne Cordeiro called "Divine Mentor" that addresses this very topic. It stresses using Biblical personalities as our mentors in various life situations. God bless you. Guys. I’m very intrigued and impressed by what you’re doing. There’s a great book by Pastor Wayne Cordeiro called “Divine Mentor” that addresses this very topic. It stresses using Biblical personalities as our mentors in various life situations. God bless you.

]]> By: Brendan VanWagner http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-501531 Brendan VanWagner Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:08:41 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-501531 Hey guys, thanks so much for the challenge. I wish I was younger so that I could pick up the challenge sooner to make a bigger difference in my world. As it is, I am 30 years old and a youth pastor in a small Eastern MT town. Today I had the chance to listen to you on FoF and had the fire rekindled for the students I serve. I see the potential that they have to change their world and am awed that God would choose me to lead them. But I struggled as I listened because my other job takes 50 hours a week and it limits what I can do. So what hard things can I do for God I asked. He told me that I was doing what was hard for me. Bivocational ministry is not an easy task, but that is where he has me right now. There is a great benefit that does result from my job though. It allows me to meet with other youth pastors and pastors to learn and grow. This I have found to be the most valuable part of my ministry life. My life has been changed because of mentors I have found in my life. As you suggest to find those who have gone before and learn from them, I have found this to be never ending. God brings mentors into my life for a time, and some forever (like my dad), and my job is to glean what I can from them. I feel that if I stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before, I will be able to see farther than they ever could. That is the model that Jesus gave. "You shall do greater things." He expected us to learn and grow from our elders, and even though I am getting closer and closer to being an elder, I am still finding elders to learn from. Students, don't stop at asking what your elders regret. Ask them what lessons they have learned. Discuss the deep truths of the Word of God and discover the joys found in the doctrines they believe. You will not regret that!!!! Hey guys, thanks so much for the challenge. I wish I was younger so that I could pick up the challenge sooner to make a bigger difference in my world. As it is, I am 30 years old and a youth pastor in a small Eastern MT town. Today I had the chance to listen to you on FoF and had the fire rekindled for the students I serve. I see the potential that they have to change their world and am awed that God would choose me to lead them. But I struggled as I listened because my other job takes 50 hours a week and it limits what I can do. So what hard things can I do for God I asked. He told me that I was doing what was hard for me. Bivocational ministry is not an easy task, but that is where he has me right now. There is a great benefit that does result from my job though. It allows me to meet with other youth pastors and pastors to learn and grow. This I have found to be the most valuable part of my ministry life. My life has been changed because of mentors I have found in my life. As you suggest to find those who have gone before and learn from them, I have found this to be never ending. God brings mentors into my life for a time, and some forever (like my dad), and my job is to glean what I can from them. I feel that if I stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before, I will be able to see farther than they ever could. That is the model that Jesus gave. “You shall do greater things.” He expected us to learn and grow from our elders, and even though I am getting closer and closer to being an elder, I am still finding elders to learn from.

Students, don’t stop at asking what your elders regret. Ask them what lessons they have learned. Discuss the deep truths of the Word of God and discover the joys found in the doctrines they believe. You will not regret that!!!!

]]> By: Rachel Ogden http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-500141 Rachel Ogden Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:13:44 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-500141 Thanks for the challenge of this post. :) One of the things I enjoy most about some of my friends, is that we are all unashamed rebels- we don't wear the clothes that are popular, listen to the top songs of the moment and go with the flow. It is so freeing to be who you want to be, and like what you want to like yourself without worrying about attempting to measure up to anyone else's standards. However, I often find myself questioning the value of our rebellion. Are we really making a mark on our generation? I have found that to be a "rebel without a cause" really is to be a rebel without effect. If we are merely rebelling against the popular trends of our culture, and embracing a counter-culture simply for the sake of doing so, what is the value? Punk and emo cultures, as I have learned from my previous involvement, though counter-mainstream culture, are merely a new culture of cool to abide by- which is still being a trend follower and not really a rebel at all. I would argue that a true rebel is one seeks after God's heart and embraces and fights for His truth despite any losses. Though it is a call to give up what we cling to, and serve our Creator, it could not be more freeing. In total surrender to one, we give up all audience to please but the One. There are identifying clothes, music, or other marker that will identify us. We will be diverse and many, yet unified in Christ. We will stand out for our actions- for the wounds we heal, the lives we touch, the battles we fight all in Jesus' name. I hope to show my friends a new breed of rebellion as I follow Christ, and pray that God will transform their desire to rebel into a powerful force for His kingdom. Thanks for the challenge of this post. :)
One of the things I enjoy most about some of my friends, is that we are all unashamed rebels- we don’t wear the clothes that are popular, listen to the top songs of the moment and go with the flow. It is so freeing to be who you want to be, and like what you want to like yourself without worrying about attempting to measure up to anyone else’s standards.
However, I often find myself questioning the value of our rebellion. Are we really making a mark on our generation? I have found that to be a “rebel without a cause” really is to be a rebel without effect. If we are merely rebelling against the popular trends of our culture, and embracing a counter-culture simply for the sake of doing so, what is the value? Punk and emo cultures, as I have learned from my previous involvement, though counter-mainstream culture, are merely a new culture of cool to abide by- which is still being a trend follower and not really a rebel at all.
I would argue that a true rebel is one seeks after God’s heart and embraces and fights for His truth despite any losses. Though it is a call to give up what we cling to, and serve our Creator, it could not be more freeing. In total surrender to one, we give up all audience to please but the One.
There are identifying clothes, music, or other marker that will identify us. We will be diverse and many, yet unified in Christ. We will stand out for our actions- for the wounds we heal, the lives we touch, the battles we fight all in Jesus’ name.
I hope to show my friends a new breed of rebellion as I follow Christ, and pray that God will transform their desire to rebel into a powerful force for His kingdom.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-497204 Amanda Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:27:44 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-497204 Let's rebel against rebellion, low expectations, and what is considered "normal." Let’s rebel against rebellion, low expectations, and what is considered “normal.”

]]> By: PC: The Rebelution! - Kunze Effects http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-475055 PC: The Rebelution! - Kunze Effects Tue, 12 May 2009 03:14:56 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-475055 [...] The word ‘rebelution’ is a combination of the words “rebellion” and “revolution.” So it carries a sense of an uprising against social norms. But in this case, it’s not a rebellion against God-established authority, but against the low expectations of our society. It’s a refusal to be defined by our ungodly, rebellious, and apathetic culture. Actually, we like to think of it as rebelling against rebellion. [...] [...] The word ‘rebelution’ is a combination of the words “rebellion” and “revolution.” So it carries a sense of an uprising against social norms. But in this case, it’s not a rebellion against God-established authority, but against the low expectations of our society. It’s a refusal to be defined by our ungodly, rebellious, and apathetic culture. Actually, we like to think of it as rebelling against rebellion. [...]

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]]> By: daniel t. clemons (age 13) http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-413827 daniel t. clemons (age 13) Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:00:36 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-413827 i just have to say that in all you guys have said and done, you've really changed my way of thinking and i'm really happy to have learned about the book and blog, so thank you very much :-) i just have to say that in all you guys have said and done, you’ve really changed my way of thinking and i’m really happy to have learned about the book and blog, so thank you very much :-)

]]> By: Corrin Underwood http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-393930 Corrin Underwood Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:22:44 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-393930 I would like to response to jeff i know its hard for but you trust them they strong in word i was not a rebelutionarie for 6 years my mom & dad can with you the website is Ben@prayercanhelp please also put your prayer needs on their blog I would like to response to jeff i know its hard for but you trust them they strong in word i was not a rebelutionarie for 6 years my mom & dad can with you the website is Ben@prayercanhelp please also put your prayer needs on their blog

]]> By: Corrin Underwood http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-393920 Corrin Underwood Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:10:01 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/rebellion-vs-rebelution/#comment-393920 Think this website is really awesome its so good how you guys help teens what made you think of name REBELUTIONARIES its so cool God has blessed you. Think this website is really awesome its so good how you guys help teens what made you think of name REBELUTIONARIES its so cool God has blessed you.

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