Fun Stuff From the Weekend

Just some random stuff that I enjoyed over the weekend… The Steelers beat the 49ers to go 3-0 for the first time since 1992 . Watching the game was a lot of fun,… Read More →

Hard Questions for the Mormon Church

As Kelly and I were sitting on our couch watching Batman on the Kid’s WB (yes, I proudly still watch cartoons!), there was a knock on our door. I answered it to find… Read More →

Friday Night Low Tide

I was trying to think of a really interesting title for this post, one that would infer a wrap up after the evening’s festivities of our community outreach program that targets teens. Since… Read More →

Selecting Leaders For Your Youth Ministry

How can one select quality leadership for their youth ministry? This is a question that has plagued youth pastors, directors, and leaders for years. I myself ask this question each time I step… Read More →

Wednesday Night Wrap Up

Last night was our Wednesday Night Youth Bible Study. This being only my third (really second when you factor in that my first was about 15 minutes long and only casted a little… Read More →

Ever Wish Your Church Had a Drive-Thru?

As I read through my Google Reader list this morning, I came across this video on Josh’s blog. It runs at about 5 minutes in length, but it really captures the idea of… Read More →

It’s Hard to Reach Teens’ Hearts if all You Can See is Their Parts…

It is a little bit of a tradition for our adult leadership to spend some time at the Perkins down the road after Friday Night Flood to discuss and debrief the evening’s program.… Read More →

New Friday Night Programming

Our Friday night outreach program – Friday Night Flood – kicked off tonight. We had many students from unchurched backgrounds come out and enjoy the evening. We are attempting to set up a… Read More →

My Encouragement from an Experienced Minister

I met with the Area Ministerial Association today.  We started around 11:30 and I did not leave the building until right about 2:00PM. We had lunch, I got to introduce myself to all… Read More →

Football Games and Youth Ministry

I spent Friday evening at the High School’s football game. And while there was a LOT more of an aerial focus (read: the forward pass) than I have seen in High School Football… Read More →