Youth Pastors, what really matters is…
(Continuation of Youth Pastor Challenge week) (Warning: this might sound like a rant, but it’s totally not, just offering some perspective about some things I’ve been processing…hope they’re helpful and if you totally agree, that’s cool. Just leave a comment on help shed some light on this for me.) “What really matters is…” I’ve been [...]
Students are desperate
Here’s something I’ve heard hinted to hundreds of time since doing full-time ministry but I’m learning it’s truth more and more each day! Here’s how I would word it: “Students are beyond eager to be part of something bigger than themselves, to the point that, when deprived of the chance to do so, they grow [...]
If student ministry continues this way…
I’m loving Luke 9 today. GSM Journey tonight we’re studying the truth that Jesus calls us in AND sends us out! It’s got me thinking about this next wave of Student Ministry in America. It’s easy to grasp that Jesus draws us to himself because it’s something that we can feel, it’s tangible, lots of [...]
A few post-GSM thoughts
(Little photo I snagged during worship) Random thoughts I have about GSM today: Our students rock. The topic of dating and sex is such an emotionally driven topic to teach on and listen to. Ask our students. Every time I said “do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” tonight I felt the need to hand [...]
Becoming more Self-aware
Some things I’ve noticed recently: The more I do, the less I don’t…. the more I watch, the more I see… the more I get up, the more I stand… the more I learn, the more I grow… the more friends I have, the more complex life gets… the higher I go, the lower I [...]
Why they runnin?
Sometime I wonder why people run from church..especially people who act like they got it all figured out.
The dirty underbelly of America – my rant!
(John in Mexico with Nacho! John loves like God intended.) “You can tell the quality of a person by how they treat the people they don’t need.”- Malcolm Gladwell I believe the DNA of this quote is the dirty underbelly of every oganization and what I would consider one of the main problems with America [...]
Last night in the Directors cabin
Sad to say it but tonight (late friday night) will be the last night in the Directors’s Cabin at camp. We leave tomorrow after we eat breakfast, send the campers off, and clean up all our cabins. It’s bitter sweet but it must be done. Sorry I didn’t post much this week I’ve been BUSY! [...]
What I look for in a mentor
(This is no secret. Mark Beeson is one of the greatest mentors on the planet!) As I sit at camp this morning I can’t help but think about all the “mentoring” that is going to go on this week. Mentoring is one of my passion areas and I study Paul and Timothy a lot to [...]
My urgency
As I’m in the final stages of preparing for camp (staff & counselors head down today at 2:00) I can’t help but think about the challenge Mark Beeson laid out to all who attended the GCC Men’s Retreat ’08 last fall. He was speaking out of John 1:41-42 where Andrew brought his brother Simon to [...]
