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Remembering Columbine… Never Again.
On April 20, 1999. Things changed. Not everyone that day knew just exactly how wide ranging those changes would be, but there was a huge cultural shift. The school shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado was one of stories that helped to form our current 24 hour news cycle. In fact, next school years…
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MinistryPlace.Net on the Road: Simply Youth Ministry Conference
This weekend, thousands of youth workers will descend on Chicago. Pray that youth workers will be refreshed, retooled, and recentered on Jesus and serving teenagers. I will be helping with a Rural Ministry Connect Group, and serving on a couple peer panels on evangelism and family ministry. Youth workers will be coming from all over…
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MinistryPlace.Net on the Road: Ohio Mennonite Youth Workers Retreat
This weekend, I am teaching at the Ohio Mennonite Conference Youth worker retreat in Kidron, Ohio. I’ll be doing a two part session of The Rural Youth Ministry Lab. Pray for those in attendance that traveled from all over the state for this weekend. Pray for refreshing worship and ideas as they serve the youth…
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Reaching “Every”
“The number one sin of the church in America, is that its pastors and leaders are not on their knees crying out to God, ‘Bring us the drug-addicted, bring us the prostitutes, bring us the destitute, bring us the gang leaders, bring us those with AIDS, bring us the people nobody else wants, whom only…
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Bruce Jenner Is No Hero
We toss the word hero around quite a lot in our society today. Sports stars are labeled heroes. Actors portray heroes. Hollywood blockbusters feature superheroes. On patriotic holidays we speak of the heroic acts of soldiers. When a daring rescue happens, we proclaim first responders as heroes. As someone battles cancer, we call it a…
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May 2015 Monthly Ministry Update
Here is the latest Monthly Ministry Update for May 2015 You can download it here…
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Youth Sundays Energize Churches
The excitement was palpable. This past Sunday, as I walked into the sanctuary, the crowd bubbled with anticipation. Smiles abounded. Voices projected. Seats filled up. Visitors poured in. Comments revealed the eagerness for the service to begin. And it carried over into worship. As the first song started to play, people hurried to their seats.…
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Merry Christmas Ya’ll!
From everyone here at Ministry Place, we want to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Ya’ll! Have a blessed Christmas! ~Brent, Kevin, and Wayne
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Jesus junk…
I ran across this in a catalog the other day. Note they are “salvation bands”,not silly bands….
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Valentines Day post…
As you enjoy your Valentine’s Day, take a peek at this video from Canyon Ridge Christian Church… “Family Man” from Trevor Little on Vimeo.
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What is Sacred?
This is a great clip to give a clue about what is going on in our society… The quote “so we’ve traded an Omnipotent God… for 4th and Goal?” says so much! The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Sean Dorrance Kelly www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> Video…
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Presence..
In ministry, should we be pro-actively pursuing technology innovations that allow us to effectively be in the office less and out among the people more. I have a hard time picturing Paul spending a whole lot of time in an office outside of prep/prayer, if it were available to him. Will this take a change…