As churches plan their 2011 budgets and ministry plans, we need to be willing to ask the tough questions about the ministries we support inside and outside the local church. Are they still doing what they are designed to do? Are we continuing that facet of ministry because its the […]
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The iPad and the Western Church.
Like him or not, Steve Jobs does what he does very well. His bank account attests to this I’m sure. When Steve was releasing the iPad, he made a statement that did not truly sink in until the other day. He made point that people are often more interested in […]
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We Have a Job to Do…
Just a reminder that we have a commandment given in Matthew 28:18-20 to make disciples who make disciples… I am praying for all you Youth Workers out there, Keep doing what you are doing, make those students lives unmistakably scream that they have been changed by none other than Jesus […]
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Prayer for Rock The Bridge…..
Pray for the Students impacted by Brian Ford from Xposed2Jesus.com as He teaches students about THE Cause in Rockville, Indiana. There are about 100 students that are from all over West Central Indiana. Pray that the Youth Ministries there will forever be impacted by what is preached here tonight. Posted […]
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Go BIG or Go Home..for THE Cause
My church is doing an event with Brian Ford from Xposed2Jesus.com on October 14th in Rockville, IN. Brian asked me to get him a “large” Cause Circle to use as a prop. In the spirit of “Go BIG or Go Home..” one of our creative ladies at church has made […]
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News from Youversion.com…
I received this in an email from the Youversion.com team today, it has some encouraging stats! Keep it up guys! It’s official. You’re part of a revolution. Millions of people (9.1 million to be exact) are discovering that the Bible can and should be a part of their everyday life. […]
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Facebook in Ministry…
There are a lot of questions out there about using Facebook in ministry. Here is a good post by Tim with the do’s and dont’s . I want to know what your guidelines are for using Facebook in your ministry…. How (And How Not) To Use Facebook for Ministry | […]
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My Reading List
I’ve got a lot of reading in front of me. I’m still working on finishing my booksneeze book “Change Your Church for Good”, and today Group sent me an awesome box of goodies (thanks guys!) with a couple of new books to review. There is some cool stuff coming up […]
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Corvette Ministry on a Chevette budget?
Its the time of year that many churches are doing their 2011 budgets… What are things that churches can do to maximize the use of the resources God has blessed them with? Is there a ministry you feel is going to sunset due to budget issues? How do we balance […]
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Cooperation…
In small town ministry, you have to do things differently. One of the keys in a small town is good community relations with your church. A new business that opens up (on the previously-dying) town square is a big deal. The new coffee shop in town is run by a […]
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New Birth…
p> Yesterday at the farm I had the chance to see this newborn (he was very newborn, as in still wet..) baby calf. When he got up he was still wobbly, and mama cow was very protective. This got me thinking about how things should operate in the church when […]
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You Might Be a Youth Worker if…
Tim Schmoyer at StudentMinistry.org did one of the funniest video posts I think he has ever done the other day… I can relate to a lot of the top 10 “You Might Be A Youth Worker If” statements (but I’m not telling which ones….) Here’s the video… Here’s 300 more […]