Ben Crawshaw and Clay Scroggins work in the student ministry at North Point Community Church and shared some of their strategies for putting together creative meetings for their students. They suggested that creativity starts within a framework, and it’s through that framework that they plan for each meeting. Once they realize their framework (a basic plot ... [Continue Reading]
The Orange Conference
It was pretty hard to disguise my enthusiasm this morning for our trip to Atlanta today for the Orange Conference. I've been looking forward to this conference ever I signed up back in February or March. I'm also excited to be sharing this conference experience with three other people: Mary Veal, Shannon Sendak, and Jeannette Miller. What is ... [Continue Reading]
Serve
How can we expect students to be the church when they walk away from our ministry if they have not had the opportunity to be the church when they are with us? We have to realize as church leaders that at some point our maturing process needs to move from theory to process. The optimal time for this is during the teen years. Students need to be included as a regular ... [Continue Reading]
Happy Saint Patrick ‘ s Day!
Seven years ago today I was riding on the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) in Ireland, sad that I was not going to get to enjoy the annual Saint Patrick's Day parade in Dublin because of the dreaded Foot and Mouth Disease. The government was concerned that such a large public gathering could be catastrophic to the economic livelihood of the country. So my ... [Continue Reading]
Going Green
If you were to ask me my opinion on the whole global warming debate in contemporary culture, then I would probably say that I'm not really sure what to think. I'm certainly not a scientist, but I'm still not convinced that what we're experiencing with "global warming" isn't just a cycle that will change in the future. Anyway, ... [Continue Reading]
Happy New Year!
I just wanted to wish a Happy New Year to everyone! If you're still reading through the Bible with me, then we've made it 5 months! Keep up the great work, and hang in there! I'm in Michigan with our Jr. High students for a winter retreat with Franklin and Brandywine Communities Churches. I hope your new year is a great one! ... [Continue Reading]
Leaving on a jetplane
Well, I'm sitting in the Indianapolis International Airport... it's Christmas Eve, and I'm waiting with my new fiancee, Kari, to fly home to South Carolina to spend Christmas with my family. It looks like the flights are on time, but I'm not holding my breath yet. If all goes well, we'll be in Greenville in a few hours. Merry ... [Continue Reading]
Inner calm (2 Chronicles 19-20)
When Jehoshaphat finds himself facing the imminent attack of a large number of armies, he assesses the situation and realizes that his army does not stand a chance. Then Jehoshaphat does what many of us would do in such a situation: he sets his face to seek the Lord. It makes sense that he would do that. A likely overthrow was coming, and Jehoshaphat ... [Continue Reading]
An eventful day
I'm somewhat ashamed to admit that my day started at 3:45 this morning! After only 1.5 hours of sleep, I ventured to Kohl's to try to get my hands on a Kitchen Aid mixer that was on sale. Much to my surprise, the store was WALL TO WALL people. Now, being a person who loves my sleep, I need a pretty good bargain to be willing to get up ... [Continue Reading]
A new look…
Since autumn is sort of here (it doesn't look or feel like it!), I thought I would give the site a new look... there weren't too many options to choose from, and this seemed like about the best "autumn colors." I hope you enjoy it! ... [Continue Reading]
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