Author Archives: Brian Aaby
Partnerships Expanding… You Can Join!
As many of you know I have been involved with a start-up Bible School (geared toward the “gap year” between High School and College/Career or between Community College and University or between University and Life). It’s been an exciting year … Continue reading
Filed under Adelphia Bible School, Mission51, Travel, Youthmark Stuff
SMS Classic: Help Me! I’m Busy (Part 2)
(This is the second part of a re-post of a SMS blog post) Last week, in the first part of this SMS post, I tackled the subject of being “busy” from what I would call an analytical view (some place … Continue reading
Filed under SMS Classic, Student Ministry Stuff (SMS)
What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately
Pray. Grace, Brian
Filed under Faith Foundations/Bible Study, Random/Rant
SMS Classic: Help I’m Busy (Part 1)
I’m going through some of my old SMS posts because of two simultaneous requests from some friends about “scheduling.” So, it gave me the idea to re-post some of the blog posts that seem to have ministered to the masses. … Continue reading
Most Mission Trips Are Incomplete!
There was a moment in the movie Soul Surfer that made me laugh that probably wasn’t noticed by 99.9% of the audience. The movie portrayed Bethany Hamilton making a last minute decision to join her youth group on a mission trip to … Continue reading
Filed under Mission51, Student Ministry Stuff (SMS), Youthmark Stuff
Get In The Game
As we approached the church for a youth leader lunch I remember being greeted by a guy who seemed somewhat familiar, maybe I’d seen him at some other regional gathering? He pointed us in the right direction and I thought … Continue reading
Filed under Feeling Friendly, Mission51, Random/Rant, Travel, Youthmark Stuff
Long Term Vision for a Short Term Mission
Runners (especially those of the marathon type) I have three words for you: You. Are. Crazy. I have no desire to EVER run a marathon, I greatly admire those of you who do (like my friend and fellow Youthmark-er, Kirk). … Continue reading
Filed under Mission51, Student Ministry Stuff (SMS), Youthmark Stuff
Connecting The Ministry Dots
[The following is a post I wrote for Youthworkers.net, it appeared here on Monday, January 22] My three year old son is consistently drawing and coloring pictures for us to display on the fridge. Couple that with his growing ability to count … Continue reading
Happenings.
Thank you for your patience. My little-over one month hiatus from blogging has been a very good thing. It gave me the opportunity to rethink what I want to do with the blog, consider how often I want to post … Continue reading
Filed under Aaby Family, Home and Ministry, Random/Rant, Youthmark Stuff
Rest and Remodel
Blessings on you and your loved ones in this wonderful time of year. The holiday stretch between Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years are typically busy days for me. I decided to take this time of year away from the blog … Continue reading
Filed under Random/Rant
