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I don’t want your sex video

Here’s a goofy little video we made for GSM High School instead of doing song special for it.  We didn’t change any of the lyrics so it’s not a true parody…but it totally is a parody by definition, but not.  We played this right before the message.
This is “I don’t want it” by DC Talk [...]

10 reasons our Dating/Sex series worked

10 reasons our Dating/Sex series worked

Just finished our dating/sex series at GSM High School last night and here’s a few tips that helped make the series a huge success for us.

Do the series. Don’t dodge the topic. Simple.
Do the series for the right reasons. Do the series because you love students enough to want them to know the [...]

It's Official Wk 3 Video Message

It’s Official Wk 3 Video Message

We don’t post a lot of our messages for GSM but I was out of town at Simply Youth Ministry Conference this past week so I figured I’d post the message clips from this past week’s services.
We’re in a Relationships series titled “It’s Official”.
Week 1: Who are you yoked with
Week 2: Slow Fade
Week 3: Restoration
Week [...]

God’s words were meant for application

While teaching this “It’s official” series in GSM, I’ve been thinking nonstop about the reality that God meant his words to be taken and used for application not merely consideration.
“70% of his words were meant for application” – heard this earlier in the year.  Not sure if it’s completely accurate but it made a great [...]

A few post-GSM thoughts

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 hold all the non-Christians [...]

Mexico Mission Trip from our students perspective!

I love our students!
Amazing post about our Mexico Mission Trip from one of our students.

NEW GSM Dating Series for High School coming this week!

NEW GSM Dating Series for High School coming this week!

I can’t wait for this series to start in GSM High School this week!  It’s about to rock somebody’s world!  It’s packed with all the stuff that makes the high school environment so awkward that you can cut th
e tension with a knife.
In a series like this, somebody always gets a foul or two called [...]

GSM Film Fest Videos

This past weekend at the GSM Super Bowl Party we had a Film Fest where Students could make videos in the “Commercial” category selling/promoting anything they wanted to.  It was a raging success and I’m looking forward to doing it all over again!!!!
Everyone in the room got to vote for their favorite three videos, then [...]

I love these guys

I love these guys

I can’t believe I get to do life with these two guys!!  Jeff Myers is in the Middle and John Keim is on the right.

Renewal Video Part 1: The Spiritual Journey

Renewal Video Part 1: The Spiritual Journey

Half of RENEWAL was at night because it gets dark at 4:00 p.m. (ok 6:00) so there’s lots that didn’t get captured because we were outside all over camp, but here’s a little video I made.  I’m not our video guy, I just love taking photo’s and making little videos to highlight some things I [...]