The Hate-filled United States Will Destroy our Children
We live in a world full of hate. In a time when we are told to be tolerant of each other, I think there is more hate now that I ever remember. Hate is everywhere...and most of it is done in the name of...
View ArticleNotes From Awakening, July 18, 2012
In case you were unable to attend or did not fill in your answer sheet, here are the notes from Awakening on July 18, 2012. What Does the Bible Say about Facebook? 1. God wants us to use social media...
View ArticleA Review of The Dark Knight Rises
I have been a big fan of Batman ever since I saw the first movie with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. I saw all of the movies, except for that dreadful one with Uma Thurman and Arnold as Mr....
View ArticleHow Facebook is Saving My Soul…Well, at Least My Sanity
Unless you've been living under a rock (or a teenager), you are probably on Facebook. It is an incredible tool for youth ministry, but that's not what I wish to discuss. Facebook is helping to keep me...
View ArticleWhy I Am About Numbers in Youth Ministry
A comment was made to me the other day that, as a youth pastor, I put a lot of emphasis on numbers. And it is a fair statement. I do emphasize number, but never to the detriment of the students...
View ArticleWhy I Will Never Apologize for Reaching Out to Young Men
I was recently caught up in a disagreement about my desire to train and reach young men, as well as to develop adult male leaders. This is something that I will never apologize for doing. this does...
View ArticleFree E-Book – Firing Jesus by Greg Stier
I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar hosted by Greg Stier, the president of Dare2Share Ministries. I will be sharing some of the notes that I took during the webinar in a later post, but I...
View ArticleBook Review – Firing Jesus by Greg Stier
The other night I had the opportunity to be a part of a webinar hosted by Greg Stier, the president of Dare2Share Ministries. At the end of the webinar, we were given a link to download Greg's new book...
View ArticleA Celebration – The Ten-Foot Ice Cream Sundae
I read somewhere that every youth pastor should keep a journal of how their activities went. I have yet to do it, but here is a recap of our activity from August 25, 2012. We built a Ten-Foot Ice Cream...
View ArticleThe Ups and Downs of Being Bi-Vocational
I am a bi-vocational pastor. For those of you who may not understand that terminology, it essentially means I have two jobs. I have a full-time position as an elementary school teacher and a part-time...
View ArticleThe Greatest Story Ever Told, That’s Hardly Ever Told
In our youth group service, we recently started going through Life in 6 Words from Dare2Share Ministries. This is a series on the Gospel in which Greg Stier and Propaganda take the letters of GOSPEL...
View ArticleSome Cool Swag from Liberty University
As some of you may know, I am a graduate of Liberty University. Okay, so I did it through LU Online, but I have spent a lot of time on the campus. I am a big fan of Liberty and am very glad...
View ArticleYouth Ministry Cheerleaders
Youth ministry is hard work. It may look like it is nothing but pizza, video games, and road trips, but, trust me, there is a lot more that goes into it. There is the overwhelming weight of knowing...
View ArticleWhy Are So Many Christians So Eager to Defend Pornography?
A little while ago, there was a huge uproar in the Christian world about a movie and a series of books, both of which were highly inappropriate and dealt with lust and sex. I wrote a post about my...
View ArticleMy Ministry-related Prayers
I was cleaning the carpets last night. It is pretty monotonous work, so I had a lot of time to think. I began to think about the things that I would like to see happen in my ministry, be it youth...
View ArticleHere’s What You Missed – Awakening, September 12, 2012
If you weren't in Awakening last night, here is your quick recap of the night's events. Announcements: Money for Awakening Fest ($30) is due THIS SUNDAY! Please give the money to Miss Cheryl. See You...
View ArticleUnstoppable by Nick Vujicic
All of last year, the art teacher at the school I work at had pictures of this guy named Nick Vujicic. They were strange pictures of a man who had no arms and no legs on a surfboard. Honestly, they...
View ArticleBook Review – The Pleasures of God by John Piper
John Piper is a very smart man. This is extremely evident in all of his books. The sentence structure is complex and Piper makes arguments that leaves the average person scratching his head in...
View ArticlePosters for Our Advent Series in Awakening
I have been really trying to improve my Photoshop skills as of late. While I don't have a full version of Photoshop, my copy of Photoshop Elements 10 seems to be able to handle what I have been wanting...
View ArticleThe End of the Wanna Be Preacher
I started this blog a while ago to chronicle my search for a position as a youth pastor. Then it turned into a youth pastor resource blog. Then I stopped writing on it altogether. I am here to announce...
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