My 4-year-old was 40 inches tall exactly. I know. We measured her before we left on vacation. Why is that so important? A lot of the bigger Disney World rides have a 40-inch requirement. As a dad, I was excited because I could take my daughter on them. Or so […]
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Rural Ministry Resource: My Hope with Billy Graham
In rural ministry, we often don’t have the budget to pull off big name events and get all the shiny prepacked curriculum that others enjoy. The resource I am going to share with you today is very well done, and totally free. So, in the words of “Duck Commander” Phil Robertson… […]
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Disney ideas for youth ministry: customer service
It was the end of a long day at the Magic Kingdom. My wife had gone to buy some mousketeer hats while my daughter and I rode a ride one last time. She bought two hats and had them embroidered with our names. She went to pay the man and […]
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Guest Post: Too Good to Be True…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl I hate horses. I know, sounds weird from a person from my neck of the woods but I hate them. When I was a kid […]
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Guest Post: Patience..
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl When I was around 12 years old, I was out fishing with my Papaw (grandfather, for my non-country audience) and I learned one of the […]
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Disney ideas for youth ministry: Planning a Pace
As we walked into the Magic Kingdom, the first thing we did was find Cinderella. For weeks, my daughter talked about wanting to hug Cinderella at Disney World. It’s the one thing she wanted to do. So, upon entering the park, we made a beeline for the fastpass option for […]
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Guest Post: You Might Be in Rural Ministry If…From Kevin…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl Guest When I ran into Brent at SYMC and he approached me about doing some Rural Youth Ministry guest posts, I thought “Looky […]
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Mission Ashley 2013….
Next week I will be on mission with a team of 19 other people from my church to Ashley, Illinois. Ashley is a town that was never large, and most of the major employers have left. The picture here is of the candy factory that at one point made ZERO candy […]
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10 things at Disney you won’t see at the fair
Well, vacation is over. After not taking one in so long, I’m so glad my family and I got away from church, work and responsibility for a little while. For those wondering, we saved up money to go to Disney World this year. It was my four-year-old daughter’s first time […]
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Lessons from the Bible found on the farm #3: Looking for beauty…
to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be […]
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Time for some R and R
Forgive me Father for I have sinned. This is not a confession, but more of an admission. I guess really, it’s an omission. You see, for the past nine years, I have omitted to take a vacation. At least, not in the traditional sense. When I was part-time, we spent […]
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ABC’s of Rural Ministry
I get asked by some that have never lived in a Rural area what it is like to serve in Rural Youth Ministry. I love it. I also understand that not everyone is wired the way I am. Here is a short list of some of the things those of […]