Or.. I will be upgrading from a broken iPad soon….
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About Graduation…
Our church gives graduates a gift to honor the achievement of graduating High School. This year, they received a Bible and a book (one I highly recommend). I also included a letter. Here is what It says… Well, you made it! You’re graduating. I’m sure that all your plans and […]
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Worshiping Relevance
One of the buzzwords in ministry that makes me cringe is “relevance”. It is something that we need to look at and examine, yes. But the heights that we take it in ministry today can be just silly. When I have a discussion about relevance in ministry with someone, I […]
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First Impressions: HTC One S
I have been blessed with an unexpected upgrade, due to some network issues with T-Mobile that I do not fully understand. The result was T-Mobile moving me from a Samsung Galaxy SII to an HTC One S. The One S is a classy looking device, even if it does not […]
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Ministry Idea: Lead the Cause University
Does your youth ministry have that “one kid”? No, not the one that make you think of creative uses for Duct Tape. The other “that one kid”. The one that uses every opportunity to share the Gospel, and point others to Christ. Maybe you are blessed with more than one […]
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#Homeschooling Using the iPad2
In a rural ministry context, you can find yourself with little choice in school for your children. There isn’t a christian school nearby. Maybe disagree with some of the things being taught at the public school level. Then, one of your last remaining choices becomes the jump to homeschooling. welcome […]
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Rural Ministry: 10 Ways You’re Doing it Wrong…
I am not writing this article to make anyone upset, call anyone on the carpet, or to make anyone upset. There I said it. Now we can move on….. There are a lot of things that we do in Rural Ministry that simply do not work. Many of fall under […]
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Rural Appalachia or Rural Indiana?
I am thankful and privileged to know a couple that have chosen this as their “Jerusalem” from the command in Acts 1:8..
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Rural Ministry: The Urgency of Evangelism
The Barn is on Fire…. The picture you see above is one that I took in September of 2010. I was visiting my mom and step-dad at the farmhouse where I grew up in Illinois. We looked out across the field and saw a little smoke, not an uncommon sight, […]
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Rural Ministry: Know the Subcultures
An important part of any Ministry is recognizing the culture around you, so that you can effectively deliver God’s message of redemption to them in a way that is understandable. Paul demonstrates this in Acts 17 in Athens when on Mars Hill. One of the challenges that Rural Ministry […]
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How big is the Galaxy Note?
If you ever wondered, here is your answer. The phone on the left is a Sprint Galaxy S II, which is the same size as T-Mobile version and the ATT Skyrocket. Wonder no more.
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Rural Ministry: Know your context.
One of the most important lessons to learn early in youth ministry is to understand your context. Is your church rural, small, large, multi-ethnic, urban? That is important to answer. You do not approach a rural church with an urban mindset. It is not going to work well. The opposite […]