We finished our second day at the beach but we weren't out very much. Most of us (okay - all of us) are burnt - some worse than others. We, Missourians, are not prepared for the beach sun. Which is a shame because today was a gorgeous day outside! Rick and Theresa (the other … Continue reading Burn, Baby, Burn
Category: Youth Ministry
Office for the Week
Today is the first day on the wonderful beach for our senior trip. I left with two other adults and six seniors Monday morning at 12:30 am and we arrived in Gulf Shores at 3 pm on Monday. Great drive down and now we are enjoying the relaxing beach house. The seniors love it here … Continue reading Office for the Week
Shift – Day Two
The second day of the Shift conference consists of three break-out sessions followed with a large group worship and teaching tonight. I'm signed up for three break-outs and decided last night to skip the first one today. Mike Yanconelli gave me permission. Several years ago at Youth Specialties' National Youth Workers Convention, Mike greeted us … Continue reading Shift – Day Two
Shift
I'm in Chicago for the week attending the Shift conference at Willow Creek Community Church. My first time at Shift and at Willow Creek. I've wanted to visit the campus for quite awhile and I must say it is impressive. It is huge and overwhelming but they have a lot of friendly, helpful volunteers around. … Continue reading Shift
New Band: Highland Fall
If you want to be among the first to hear about an awesome new band, then you need to check out the band Highland Fall. They had their first ever CD release party on Friday. You can purchase their cd, Those Crazy Northern Lights, on iTunes and Amazon. Click on the link below to go … Continue reading New Band: Highland Fall
Getting Schooled By My Youth
The youth in my youth group teach me a lot of things. There are the very useful things like how to master the Wii, how to have fun, how to fart on demand (okay, I already had that mastered.) They remind me that you can make a difference and that it is never to late to start. They … Continue reading Getting Schooled By My Youth
C-Group Aroma
Two weeks ago the weekly high school small group (we call them c-groups) that meets in my home multiplied into two groups. We had 12-14 kids coming consistently and it was too large for a small group. Not everyone could be heard. It was difficult to get through a lesson, etc. We had talked for quite … Continue reading C-Group Aroma
We are family … not.
I've been polling my youth anonymously about the state of our youth ministry. (Thanks to Survey Monkey for free surveys.) I want us to do some honest evaluation over the summer as we think about the next year in youth ministry. I've been here 8 and a half years and that makes it easy to … Continue reading We are family … not.
DNow or Never
Last weekend was our youth DiscipleNow weekend. It is one of our big events of the year and one of the reasons I haven't blogged recently. It has been pretty busy leading up to the weekend as we get all the details and assignments worked out. At DNow, youth stay in homes of church members … Continue reading DNow or Never
30 Hour Famine Countdown
We are in the final countdown to our 30-Hour Famine weekend at Refuge. I have 37 youth signed up for the Friday - Saturday event where we fast for 30 hours to raise money and awareness regarding world hunger. I did an interview today with a reporter from our local newspaper. They are featuring the … Continue reading 30 Hour Famine Countdown
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