September 2010
15 posts
August 2010
16 posts
fall is here. oh crap, fall is here. it is go time.
“When the Greeks got the Gospel, they turned it into a philosophy; when the...”
– Richard Halverson
Watchso smart. soon this will be used everywhere.
criticism and complaints probably mean you’re doing something right.
today in sunday school none of my students had ever heard america called a christian nation. a lot has changed.
yesterday was good and bad.
i had some great things happened, i recruited new leaders. i really felt good about the direction of our ministry.
then i heard secondhand some of the negative views. just as in any organization or ministry there are complaints about how things are done.
it is tough, but i have to keep pursuing where God wants us to go and to present the Gospel in creative and...
fall. it is coming soon. so ready for it to be here. but i need the time right now to be prepared. i’m trying to make it BIG. i want each week to be packed with exciting experiences for our students. one thing i have learned from reading people like craig groeschel and perry noble is we need to do anything short of sinning to bring people to Christ. as a church we need to hold fast to the...
technology is crazy. i can do on my phone today what computers couldn’t do five years ago. oh the possibilities for life and ministry.
1 year.
a few days ago marked my one year anniversary in moweaqua. it was one year from the day i officially started at the church (which was the same day i moved to town). it does not seem possible, but yet i feel like i have been a part of this church for a long time.
the average youth minister stay at a church is 18 months. this is a wildly depressing statistic. one hand it makes complete sense to...
“Books are a hardbound drug with no danger of an overdose. I am the happy victim...”
– Karl Lagerfeld
youth ministry.
just watched this video online….
Segregation from NCFIC on Vimeo.
now i think there is a lot of truth in what this video claims. but i also don’t claim the bible models youth ministry. just like i don’t claim the bible models sunday morning servies, a coffee and donuts fellowship, VBS, nurseries, pre-schools at church or even beloved things like Christian radio. really the...
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i love his insane passion.
