I covet your prayers over the next week as God prepares us for Summer Breakaway. Currently we are taking 160 to Breakaway this year that is 59 more than last year and 100 more than 2 years ago. A lot goes into this week so we need as much prayer as we can get. Some [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Teaching Series: Mind Games Theme: Looking at absurd things Jesus said and did and the ramifications Bible: John 9:1-41 Attendance: 215 Vols: 24 Length of Service: 50 x 2 Breakdown: Attendance wise it was the lowest night we have had in months. I attribute most of that to Summer and living in a lake town. [...]
Praying for the team
Posted: June 17, 2009 by youthinthecorner in Alive Worship Experiences, LeadershipI am lifting up my volunteers right now. Tonight is a big night. Not because there is any special event planned but because there will be hundreds of teenagers here needing to hear the Gospel and before they get to the program to hear about Jesus, they will hear about Jesus from the actions of [...]
Sitting here watching game 5 of the NBA Finals and am noticing some distinct things about basketball that parallel in ministry leadership. 1) There is always a leader on the team Kobe, Labron, Howard…these guys ARE the stars. If they are not in the game the win is going to be difficult. However, no matter how skilled [...]
With Breakaway coming in just 2 weeks I plan to do a juice fast. There are some things that can only take place through prayer and fasting. I am hoping/believing/expecting great things at Breakaway. To prepare my body and my spirit I will be on a juice fast for the weekend. I blog on this [...]
Teaching Series: Mind Games Theme: looking at some absurd statements from Jesus and why he said them Bible: Mt 15:21-28 Attendance: 265 First timers: 7 Volunteers: 30 Length of service: 55 x 2 Breakdown: The night was pretty awesome considering my brain is fried getting ready for Breakaway. We had a 2 song set list [...]
Intoducing…Bobby Webster
Posted: June 9, 2009 by youthinthecorner in Alive Worship Experiences, LeadershipIn the world of Alive Youth Ministry Bobby really needs no introduction but now he is part of the team in an official capacity. Bobby is coming on to the youth ministry staff as a part time associate in youth ministry. He will be assisting me in more of an official role in preaching/teaching and [...]
Teaching Series: Collide – Our monthly combined MS/HS worship experience Theme: Graduation Attendance: 300 First Time Guests: 12 Volunteers: 30 Length of service: 90 minutes Breakdown: We definately learned our lesson from the last Collide. We kept it simple and focused on worship and experiencing God. The band was on point last night with breakout [...]
I just finished recording our volunteer training CD for June. I thought it would be cool to share some of it on my blog. I know that health is important. I know that guys that aren’t chunky work better than guys that are. I know that it is in my best interest to stay healthy [...]
