Thanksgiving At The Beach
We just got back from a long Thanksgiving weekend at the beach. We stayed at a beach house near Charleston, South Carolina with some good friends and their children. Overall with our 3 kids...
We just got back from a long Thanksgiving weekend at the beach. We stayed at a beach house near Charleston, South Carolina with some good friends and their children. Overall with our 3 kids...
Interesting article on MSNBC this morning. It immediately brought up two questions in my mind. Are kids really growing up faster? What can we do about it as parents and Youth Ministers? I think...
I saw this on America’s Funniest Home Video a few weeks ago. I have a feeling that this kid was in a little trouble after the service. Hilarious.
I reached a blogging milestone today. This is post #100. When I started, I didn’t know how long I would keep doing it. But I have found that it is almost like a journal...
Just a quick entry to let you know that you can now subscribe via email to my blog. You will get an email with all my ramblings every time I add a post. I...
A while back, I blogged about a problem that is all too common in youth ministry. I talked about youth being disconnected from the larger church and only being connected to the youth ministry....
The power of tv amazes me. We are pretty strict about letting our kids watch tv, but we allow them around 30 minutes per day. Mostly foodtv or PBS. Drew, my two-year old, saw...
Do you ever get the feeling that most major Christian publishing companies are out of touch with the average youth ministry? I was looking through some catalogs online this weekend and I am surprised...
I read this today over at Church Communications. This guy is right on with the purpose of a website. Good stuff. As disciple-makers, we are called not to minister AT the church, but to...
I talked to a graphic designer today who is working on a logo for our church. He was a little surprised that we didn’t mind if he incorporated the cross into the design. His...
From The Resurgence. This has been a recent topic of discussion for a lot of churches. Who is the sermon directed to on Sunday. Seeker vs. believer — there is an ongoing debate as...