December 2011
1 post
Generous
Stumbled upon this blog by one of my favorite Pastors in the US… I love that without hesitation I can say that CFM is an extravagant giving Church, Switch is an extravagant giving youth ministry…
I believe most Christ followers want to be givers, not just consumers. Most want to be free from the love of money and to be seen as generous with their time, their abilities and their monies....
October 2011
1 post
A Faithful God
So over the last few months I’ve been reading through the Old Testament and something really profound happened to me… Now don’t get me wrong I’ve read the Old Testament before, and really loved it. But I had never read the entire Old Testament without reading some of the New Testament as well. This was perhaps the first time I’ve read...
May 2011
1 post
Ten- AKA Seniors Don't Be a Fool
Last Night @theSwitchtweets we had our first Senior Night… I’ve been a Youth Pastor for just over three years- these kids were freshmen when I started… Nothing makes you feel older than watching students who were just a freshman a few years ago graduate and you still look at them like kids…
But to honor the students who have been here the last three and a half/ four...
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
4 posts
Fear No Evil...
I love to read… I’m a nerd like that… But I’m not a snobby nerd, I will read books, magazines, blogs, websites, anything with substance. I know this is only my opinion but the following blog taken from Brady Boyd (senior pastor New Life Church) is incredible! The face of Christianity would change if we all took his words to heart- for more of his post click here:
First...
“When it’s all said & done, I’ll show my love for Jesus more by countless...”
– Dana Candler
WatchHere is a perfect example of that… Watch it all… weep… and then get on the bus July 12th…
WatchThis is where we go every summer… There is not a better place to take teenagers and watch them be set ablaze with the fire from heaven…
January 2011
2 posts
Paul's letter to the American Church
First I must confess, that this is not my writing…I first found this on Aaron Stern’s blog, he is the college pastor at New Life Church… He is a tremendous teacher and writer… You can follow his blog here:
I, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to you who are in America, Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, through our Lord and Savior, Jesus...
“A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic...”
– C. S. Lewis (via murphy24p)
December 2010
1 post
WatchThis is the video of Nikki’s story from last nights service…
November 2010
2 posts
6 tags
Embrace the Mess
Youth Ministry is messy, anyone who has been to a summer camp knows this more than anyone else. There is just something in our nature that longs to see just how big of a mess we can make. But usually they are confined to summer camps or retreats. Rarely do we want to think of our service as messy… Last night is a night I will remember for a very long time… I love having guest speakers...
October 2010
2 posts
9 tags
Risk
Inherent in each and every one of us is this desire to be safe… To be secure… Especially if we are leaders, we tend to want to make the safe decisions, the decisions that will not ruffle feathers. This isn’t always a bad thing, but when it comes to Christianity or leading a ministry there needs to be some risk. What does it look like when Christianity has no risk in it?
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September 2010
2 posts
studying for tomorrows talk @theSwitchtweets called Trinity: the Father… ohhh it’s going to be a good one!
August 2010
7 posts
one more tweet till I hit 1k… What should I tweet? Any suggestions? … It’s got to be a good one!
“Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no else does, I still...”
– Jonathan Edwards
Are You Trying to Grow?
While I was watching Food Inc. a few weeks ago I had a very peculiar thought… And no it wasn’t I can’t believe I’ve been eating that food… But that one of the farmers they were interviewing, made a comment that as farmers began looking to grow (the size of their farm, make more money, etc.) they stopped looking at the product they were making and the people who...
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“Leading a Generation in Pursuit of God”
Do You Love the Church?
This time of year is always a busy time for most youth pastors. Graduation parties and summer camp planning consume the majority of our time That being said last week I was at a high school graduation, and while everyone was waiting for the ceremony to begin I bumped into a college student I hadn’t seen or really even talked to for a almost a year. After the initial small talk, I asked...