Dear Youth Minister, I am about to wrap up my eighth full year here at Main Street and I am still making mistakes and learning from them. This will come as a surprise to you but I do not know it all. OK, keep your sarcasm to yourself. Seriously, there will never come a time where you… [Read more…]
February 21, 2012
Dear Youth Minister, Yesterday I sent you a letter and we said that motives mean everything. Today I want to talk to you about the ministry itself. Perhaps the most important aspect of ministry is people not programs. Every where you go you see a youth ministry doing this new “fad” where they have a… [Read more…]
February 20, 2012
I am going to start a new series on this blog with the intent of trying to give wisdom to a young youth minister. It seems there is a lot of advice-giving that is easily accessible with blogs, podcasts, and waves of books and articles. I would like to offer my take on what I… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
The guys at the Jenkins Institute are doing some amazing things and one of those is “Ministry Now” that will help those in ministry to spark the work and feel of the church. Register here. Rusty Pettus always does a great job at providing top notch speakers and programs to refresh the youth minister’s soul and to… [Read more…]
February 15, 2012
Whoever said “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” is a liar. If you’re like me, you can recall exactly what you were wearing, where you were located and even what certain smells were when somebody said something that really hurt. I am not talking about comments said in… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
Dear Valentine’s Day, I hate you. Don’t get me wrong, I know it is a great time for me to recognize my wife and to purchase for her flowers, chocolates, and jewelry but quite frankly you are nothing more than a guilt trip and a marketing ploy. I mean really, do you think that the love I… [Read more…]
February 10, 2012
It has been a busy week for me and the nature of such may be reflected in this post as normally I would offer my posts of the week but I could not do such because a) I have been away most of the week, b) my laptop was stolen a week ago and c)… [Read more…]
February 3, 2012
10. A great post for those who are interested in dating by Perry Noble, You Probably Should Not Date Him If… 9. Nicole Cottrell has an amazing post that talks about the goodness of God: God is Good..Blah, blah, blah… 8. Kyle Luck speaks about materialism in a grounding post: The Appetite of North America… [Read more…]
February 1, 2012
In my morning reading I came across a familiar passage and wanted to share it with you and some of the thoughts I wrote down in my journal. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. Psalm 14:1 (ESV) Perhaps… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
I got the opportunity to interview Jim Burns who is the President of Homeword. “HomeWord seeks to advance the work of God in the world by educating, equipping, and encouraging parents and churches to build God-honoring families from generation to generation.” Jim is a three time Gold Medallion Award winning author and has written books… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
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