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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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 […]
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Junior High Ministry Idea: CIY Believe Tour
I just returned from my third year of the CIY Believe Tour in Anderson, Indiana. It is a ministry event geared totally toward 6th-8th grade students. The worship, the teaching, visual/sensory learning, everything. It is an affordable event for almost any size church – (approximately $50 plus hotel and a […]
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Ministry Idea: Gratitude Tree
Here’s a low cost ministry idea: The gratitude tree from Celebratong Home is designed to give an experiential way to show gratitude for things in our lives. This works especially well in lessons on different ways that we worship God and on being thankful in attitude and heart. Here is […]
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Redneck Tech: Weather Reporting…
This sign welcomes you at the local food pantry in my community…
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A Tablet for Free/Cheap? How? Update: 8/7/12
This is the next in a series of “free stuff” posts. I will answer the most obvious question first – Yes they do work, if you are careful and follow the terms and conditions of the offer. Now that I have cleared that up, let’s move on… I am looking […]
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Crayola Trace and Draw Case for the iPad 2
I won a Griffin/Crayola Trace and Draw case for the iPad 2 from iMore. I received it about 2 weeks ago, and my kids love it! It is large and gives them good grips. Here are some of my other thoughts about the product in no particular order: I […]
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If only studying God’s Word were this easy…
Some of us expect it to be easy. It is not. You must work at it. But the payoff is amazing!
