Building Mighty Ministry Teams

About two years ago I had a tree in my backyard taken down, it was a 120 year old red oak.  I thought it would be a great idea if…

Overwhelming Them With Leaders

Last night I met one on one with a student at Starbucks. I’ve been working with this student preparing him for the sacrament of Confirmation. To...

Bible

iBibles? Are They Good For Our Students

We’ve always encouraged our students to bring their Bibles to our programs and small groups. It’s been a real struggle; however, yesterday I noticed...

How To Win In Small Ways

I know I’m not going to get much to any sympathy but I was sad to see my Yankees lose in the ALCS; however, I’m happy that Texas (who has…

1 John 1:5-10 And The Questions I Have

5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship...

What’s The Point Ministry

One of my biggest fears in ministry is not realizing I have a meeting coming up and being totally unprepared.  I know that no one likes to go to a…

Small Things Big Momentum

Yesterday I did something I finally wanted to do…spend time with students outside of church. This isn’t the first time but it felt like the first...

Chicken and Egg Week1

I don’t think many of the students cared about which came first, the chicken or the egg, but when we did talk to them about making a relationship...

authentic

Why Students Love Failure

Yesterday was a big breakthrough for our family ministry. Lisa (The Children’s Director) and I made a video that we posted on our parent’s site to...