It has been a busy few weeks to close out the summer. I have been working with a team of area Youth Workers to get the scheduling and logistics together for an event that we do in West Central Indiana called Rock the Bridge. In the past it has been successful […]
Rural Ministry
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I guess we have “Amish Mopeds” now.
I saw this today at the store. This gentleman is probably not a “old order” Amish man, like we have so many of in our county, but more likely a “shunned” Amish man that has left, or possibly been told to leave the order. Sub-sub cultures are fun…
Redneck Tech , Rural Ministry
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Yes, I did just see that…
Just saw this at the local store and did a doubletake. Yes, I did just see that. Yes, this person is holding their hood down with a ratchet strap…. Truly impressive ingenuity…
Ministry , Rural Ministry , Student Ministry
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When Students Live Evangelism
Summer does not have to be a slow time in Student Ministry. In fact, Summer has been pretty crazy at our church this year. That has been good. We have had a team of students help lead a VBS for a small church(20 people small) in Southern Illinois. We had […]
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Things in the background…
It only looks quiet right now at MinistryPlace.Net. There are several things going on in life, ministry, and with the blog that are exciting. A lot of it are things that I see as “background issues”…. for now. Some are waiting for the right timing to be pushed to the […]
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You never know who you will meet at #LTCU…
This is such a cool story that I had to share. It was neat to me someone from my hometown area. But the story gets better. It is a true example of what rural ministry looks like. Thanks to @PastorQuill for shooting this with me Direct Link At Lead the […]
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#LTCU Thought – Wednesday
I took this rock and two like it to demonstrate a point today the students with me at Lead the Cause University. This Rock is part of the Rocky Mountains… It is not all of it, or even a whole mountain. but it came from a mountain… We are only […]
Christian Leadership , Ministry , Rural Ministry , Student Ministry
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How far is your reach?
I just heard on Moody Radio that the cost of putting up a Christian radio station in Mali, West Africa is about $50,000. That cost will enable the Gospel to reach approximately 1 million people. That is extremely low cost per potential person reached. What are you doing in ministry […]
Featured , Mobile Tech , Redneck Tech
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Custom Nook Case
After some dealing on Craigslist, I became the owner of a rooted Nook Tablet. I may do a full review another day, but this Nook has been stripped of its factory OS and been given Android 2.3.7 (4.0 is in progress, but a little buggy still for daily use..) So […]
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Rural Ministry: These are our skyscrapers…
It just looks different where we are. The families still need Jesus. They still have hurts. We still have a responsibility to love one another here. God still works here. It just might look different, and that’s ok.
Featured , Mobile Tech , Rural Ministry
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Graduation #Fail…
Or.. I will be upgrading from a broken iPad soon….
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About Graduation…
Our church gives graduates a gift to honor the achievement of graduating High School. This year, they received a Bible and a book (one I highly recommend). I also included a letter. Here is what It says… Well, you made it! You’re graduating. I’m sure that all your plans and […]