Category Archives: Student Ministry Stuff (SMS)
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
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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
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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
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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
(SMS) Top 10 Reasons To Network (The Finale)
Do you have your elevator speech ready? You know, the speech you give when someone asks what you do? Take 30 seconds to describe yourself are and what you do (the approximate length of time you have with another person … Continue reading
(SMS) Top Ten Reasons To Network
I’ve been asked to be a regular contributor to youthworkers.net and provide some original content for their site. I’m excited about this opportunity and believe in what they’re doing. With that said, I’ll still bring that content over to this … Continue reading
Would This Really Happen?
Picture this: After much prayer a dedicated, Jesus-loving family decided to move overseas to become missionaries with the hopes of sharing the gospel with any and all in this foreign land. They moved to their new community, invested in new … Continue reading
What We’ve Gotten Away From…
I’ve been involved with in Youth Ministry for just about 20 years now. Though there have been many tweaks and occasional shifts away from the norm, the typical youth ministry program has included some form of hang time, game time, … Continue reading
Conferences, Connections, Churches and Chapels…
Like any good Pastor I am sticking with a single letter theme for this post. The last week of my life has been bombarded by Christians of every kind, here is a quick review of my Thursday to Thursday and … Continue reading
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