Gearing Up For A Generation Of Change

Today is a great day for a Dunkin Donuts coffee and I got mine with a gift card. I love gift cards because it feels like free cash…which is a…

Getting Started Early

Shaun who is in charge of maintenance just told me if he wins the lottery he’ll bring in donuts for the staff the next day…believe you me I’ll hold...

Who I Am To Them

A trick that Satan likes to play with me is to make me believe that the positive words I use have no weight or impact on a teens life. In…

Cashing In On A New Series

This is the last week of our series MapMyFaith…can’t believe 6 weeks is almost up. The next series we’ll be tackling is a Stewardship series,...

The Wrong Direction Before 26.2

I finished the Baltimore Marathon yesterday and knocked about an hour off my previous time (went from 4hrs 57 mins to 4hrs and 3 mins). The race was...

With Him Everything Will Be Okay

This morning in my men’s small group Ironman we talked about the image of God and how it really determines the way we operate on a day to day basis….

The Others

Spent the day with other youth pastors. In the morning it was with Jason my buddy down in Severn and then in the afternoon it was with a few youth…

Where’s God…Oh yeah in a Box!

This week’s message is going to be about the path to God. The underlying theme to the whole message series has been direction not intention...

Engaging the Engaged

There’s a lot to reflect on regarding this past week’s programming. We launched small groups after our crowd program and initially I feel that things...

Growing In Ministry

I went away this weekend to West Virginia for a little R&R and it was definitely that. I did think about work but in a good way, I thought about…

A Little Recognition

Most people who read this know that I’m a fan and advocate of systems and structures. When it comes to ministry, it’s systems and structures. If your...

The Student Ministry Engine

God has blessed me with margin. I’ve been horrible about keeping this blog because I’ve been overwhelmed, I actually thought this week would go to...