I love the video to the song below. I needed to see this today. Someone else could use it too, I’m sure. Don’t let your success, your failures, your actions, your fears, your friends, or your possessions define you. Don’t let what you did or didn’t do define you. Don’t […]
Good or Great?
It’s easy to chart what you need to do to improve your church. It is exponentially harder to actually accomplish it. On paper it may look easy to hit those milestones and measures, but when you throw in the personalities and agendas of all involved, things can get quite messy. […]
Worldview Academy.
I am not a big “Camp” Youth Pastor. I do not often do camps, especially big, expensive ones. I am used to taking students to small, local camps, usually run by a local Baptist Association. In fact, that is what I am doing this year with the majority of my […]
MinistryPlace.Net featured at Studentministry.org
If you are in youth ministry more than five minutes and you haven’t gotten free resources from studentministry.org, you need to go there now! Every Friday, they feature a resource for student ministry. This week, MinistryPlace.Net is featured! Here’s the link: http://stumin.org/iToLMN Go get it!
The “Soup” of Church Ministry….
I had a moment of inspiration while eating my lunch today. Eating the Grilled Chicken and Sausage Gumbo reminded me of life in church ministry. It really is a “soup”. It’s a lot of individual ingredients put together to accomplish a purpose. In the case of my Gumbo, it’s each […]
More LifeBook Press….
TheLifebook is getting a lot of notice lately. Tim at StudentMinistry.org has posted an article today about TheLifebook Here is the Link (video review as well…) Pray for the Saturation taking place next week in Parke County, Indiana among the three school districts there. Tonight is a “Prep and Prayer […]
MinistryTech Minute…Extreme Protection
I ran across this the other day on YouTube. G-Form, who makes high-end sports padding for Skateboarders, Snowboarders and BMX riders has taken that technology into the consumer electronics space. They have made a laptop sleeve and an iPad sleeve designed to handle some tough stuff. Here is one of their […]
Free Download from Answers in Genesis…
This morning, I had breakfast with several area pastors and the Area Representative for Answers in Genesis. He shared some resources available to Pastors that will help disciple and equip church members in developing an accurate Christ-Centered Worldview. He also shared about the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. Both are excellent […]
Information to students…
What works at your church\ministry for getting the word out about events and activities? What doesn’t? Joe in KC: “Yeah. It was funny because I thought facebook was the best way to get info to my students. This Sunday I told a girl that I messaged her on facebook last […]
The SYM Podcast Team talks about The Lifebook…
I got a video emailed to me in preparation for my area’s LifeBook Saturation that will be taking place next week. Good stuff. Enjoy. Doug Fields talks about The Life book from The Life Book Movement on Vimeo.
Awana Gospel Message App…
An App…That helps you share the Gospel! What an idea. I know that there are several out there already. But what sets this app apart is that it is tied in with what children, teens, and adults all over the world are teaching and learning every week. That is cool. […]
The GOSPEL In 6 Words…
Dare2Share showed this video on the Un.Tour this year. I loved it. I am absolutely behind the idea of sharing the Gospel as a story. This video shares the story of the Gospel as 6 words, in 5 minutes. If you want to use the video, please buy it at […]