Category Archives: Youthmark Stuff
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
(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
Has Anyone Modeled Evangelism To You?
I get really excited about the Spring! Though we are five months away from our retreat season, we are busy putting together the framework for our 2012 tour. The Mission51 Retreats give us the opportunity to train all who attend … 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
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
Filed under Aaby Family, Mission51, Student Ministry Stuff (SMS), Travel, Youthmark Stuff
LIFT- Concert :: Worship :: Training in PDX!
Ahhh yeah! It was highly successful in the greater Seattle area, so why not give it a go in Portland? Spread the word for this great one-evening training event that includes great worship and a kickin’concert with Everfound! LIFT is … Continue reading
