The following is a “dangerous” prayer. You have been warned. Lord, Let us close the club we have been calling “church” for so long. Let us push aside our agendas so that Yours may be in the center of what we do. Let us stop worshiping comfort and start worshiping You. Let us realize how much we …
So, you said the “e” word at youth group, and you have gotten a combination of reactions that include: confused looks, “deer in the headlight lookaways”, and just downright fear. Now what. What strategies do you use to make the Gospel a priority in every youth group meeting? 1. Share it every week. I don’t …
We are officially three weeks out from SYMC (Simply Youth Ministry Conference). I have really enjoyed reading about different youth workers that Darren Sutton features on his blog. Some I have met, some I hope to this year in Louisville. Connecting is my favorite part of SYMC. There is no pressure that you “have to …
I had the pleasure of being part of a community outreach that our church hosted last week. We called the event “Fireside: A Night of Community”. Overall I think the event went really well. The leadership team put together a chili cookoff, we had Jeff Anderson (@JeffAOfficial for those of you on twitter) lead us …
I have been blessed to be part of the Southern Baptist Convention North Central States rally in Indianapolis, Indiana this week. We have had some amazing opportunities to learn from some amazing leaders. Some that we have heard from: @RickHowerton from NavPress @EdStetzer from Lifeway Research Yale Wall from State Convention of Baptists in Indiana Tim …
I have been blessed by the church where I serve to have the ability to spend a couple weeks each year blessing another church or ministry. I would love the opportunity to partner with you. I am available for Camps, D-Now Weekends, Revivals, Outreach Events, Youth Worker Training Sessions, or any other ideas you may …
We are looking at some options that will improve and better utilize the space in our Youth Room. One of these options involves replacing a 32″ Tube-Style (CRT, Old School, etc.) TV on a rolling stand with a Wall mounted LCD. I stumbled across a site that calculates the difference between different sizes of displays. …
Shortly after iOS 5 came out, I made the jump back to Android for my daily use device (Long Story) and went to work. Here are some of the Apps I use in ministry on a daily basis in the ministry at FBC: 10. Google Docs (Free) – With every update, Google improves what you can …
It’s that time of year. Finance Committee meetings, turning in and modifying budgets, oh my! Did you budget for replacing aging technology that you use in ministry that is either out of date or simply worn out? Or maybe you put in the budget something to take a step forward in teaching students spiritual and …
If you are using a website in your lesson, always test it on every price of hardware you will be using it with before teaching… Example: last night, we were planning to use the “restricted nations map” from voice of the martyrs, but the android tablets we were using did not have adobe flash player …
Are you using QR Codes in your ministry? If so, what are you using them for? Some Ideas: In our youth ministry, we use one on a label pointed to a GOSPEL presentation. Personally, I use one as my Twitter profile pic, that points to MinistryPlace.net (See Image..) I would love to hear what …
Dr. Rodney Reeves (Dean of the Theology School at Southwest Baptist University) had some interesting thoughts on Communion posted at his blog, A Genuine Faith. …One of the clearest places where we should find eternal hospitality is at the Lord’s table, a banquet memorial where we proclaim the Lord’s death till he comes. The reason we …