A Day at DOFO with Michael Brown
When we get groups to come and visit our home one of the questions they always ask is what does an average day at DOFO look like? So here is my attempt… The day starts…
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4 Years…
A lot can change in four years. Two weeks ago, my youngest child turned four. She was the child that the doctors said would not make it. God had other plans. After a near miscarriage…
Take Time to be Relevant
What a great week to do ministry. Right now, in our country, debate is raging about marriage equality. My Facebook and Twitter timelines are filling up with articles, messages, icons and new profile pictures that…
Idea: VBS over Spring Break…
VBS on spring break? This is an “outside the box” idea for many of you, but first, let me ask a few questions. 1) Do you have a hard time carving out a week during…
Book Review : Criticism Bites
I was blessed with the opportunity to read Brian Berry’s New book Criticism Bites. We have all had to go through criticism from Youth Parents, bosses, family members, spouses, and even the voices in our…
Guest Post at More Than Dodgeball Yesterday…Why Rural?
Yesterday a Guest Post of mine was featured at MoreThanDodgeball.com about why to do Rural Youth Ministry. Here is the Link… Enjoy! Share this:EmailFacebookPrint
10 Youth Ministry Sites That I Like…
This Post is #72 on Tim Schmoyer’s List of 100 Blog Posts I hope you Write These are in no particular order… 10. Morethandodgeball.com - This site has many voices that contribute including guest posts from…
An early review of my new book..
Here is an early review of my new book- Rural Youth Ministry: Thrive Where You’re Planted. This review comes courtesy of the Blog – ” Musings From a Mad Woman” – MarjoriePoff.com One sentence hit…
10 ways to make a rural church more welcoming…
When you think of rural churches, they are not often what you think of as the most welcoming churches. Our thoughts typically run to the “multi-mega-super-duper-humongo” city/suburb churches that have whole brigades of people ready to make…
10 Money Saving Tips to Start the New Year.
A new year is upon us. Time for ideas, plans, and resolutions to do good things. Some want to lose weight, others things like getting the finances in order. For the first, go see my…
Shin Guards
This David and Golaith book is one of the favorites in my house. It especially intrigues my middle son (Who is named David). We were looking at this picture the other day, and out of the blue,…
A “Christian” Tablet? Oh My.
First things first. I am a member of the generation that sees the “Christian Subculture” we created during the 80′s and 90′s as silly at best, greedy at worst. Now we can move on… It…