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13 years ago @ Life in Student Ministry - What is the role of th... · 2 replies · +1 points

I think that one of the big catalysts of seeing the thinking shift will be when a mass of Youth Pastors who have been in YM for a long time start to transiion into senior roles (like @pastorshan) and can see where the former "youth baby-sitter" and "Pied Piper "mindset has taken us. They will then further integrate the Youth worker as a "leadership role" in the church.

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Chilean Miner Sermon I... · 0 replies · 0 points

Not happening in our church this week....mainly because I am the one Preaching this week.

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Letting go of the barns. · 1 reply · +7 points

wow. just wow.

I rode that horse of Self-Achievement for too long.

How crazy is it that we crave the affections of people, often forgetting that the Creator of everything madly desires a personal relationship with each of us?

we cannot forget.

13 years ago @ Life in Student Ministry - Vote on the cover desi... · 2 replies · +1 points

I voted #2 because that is the face of "oh crud, is there money in the budget to fix what they just broke?..." or " I can't believe they did that, it was sooo cool, and how am I going to reprimand that with a straight face?..."

Student Ministry, my friend...

13 years ago @ Life in Student Ministry - What you need outside ... · 1 reply · +1 points

Absolutely great idea. I have a few guys that I can call anytime day or night, and they can do the same.

13 years ago @ Life in Student Ministry - Guidelines for youth p... · 0 replies · +1 points

One of the bonuses that I unexpectedly got when I went from Android to Blackberry (please no flaming, ATT was/is still catching up in the Android offerings) is the ability to:

1. Back up everything with 1 click, including texts.
2. Set up Messaging Groups.

13 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - We moved to Nashville. · 0 replies · +1 points

Congrats. I hope you have a blast working with Dave's Team. they are wonderful people that have helped many people (including my family)...

13 years ago @ Life in Student Ministry - The power of identity ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I also use our ministry statement as a filter that all events/activities/studies/resources must pass through before they are planned (it blatantly uses Matt. 28:18-20 as a foundation):

The Youth Ministry at Rockville First Baptist Church exists to:
- Point Students toward an ENCOUNTER with Jesus Christ
- EQUIP Students to share their faith with others
- ENCOURAGE Students as they grow into mature believers
- Show students how to ENGAGE whatever culture God leads them into with the truth of God’s word.
All activities of the ministry will be targeted to one or more of the above statements.

This has helped our ministry not to do things "just because" or "because the church across town is doing it". At its most basic level, we do youth ministry as a means to an end. Your ministry must decide what the end is. Then you can focus. For us it is the ENGAGE statement...

13 years ago @ Life in Student Ministry - The power of identity ... · 2 replies · +1 points

A question that you can ask to help avoid being "the spork" is this: What will this event/activity/study/resource do to give God glory and expand HIS kingdom (not mine)?

13 years ago @ Life in Student Ministry - 63 youth ministry topi... · 1 reply · +1 points

#9 Covered http://ministryplace.net/2010/06/how-to-publicize...

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