When Peter and the others were brought before the council of the high priest and questioned why they continued to spread the message of Jesus Christ, Peter gave the answer: "We must obey God rather than men." They were facing persecution like no one in America has ever faced for claiming Christianity, yet they still worked at spreading the message even ... [Continue Reading]
You ‘ ll know it when He ‘ s there (Acts 1-2)
The Holy Spirit is anything but a silent guest. When He is present, things are different. It was the Holy Spirit that convicted the hearts of about three thousand people when Peter preached his first sermon at Pentecost. Those whose hearts were changed devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and joining in their fellowship. When the ... [Continue Reading]
Do you really love me? (John 20-21)
That question must have just been devastating to Peter when Jesus asked it. Only a few days earlier Peter had denied knowing Jesus three times! And that came after a promise was made by Peter to Jesus to never leave His side. Now Peter was confronted by the One he had followed for three years: do you love me? Of course Peter loved Jesus. ... [Continue Reading]
The Master ‘ s Master Plan (Luke 24)
As Jesus prepares to send out His followers He lets them in on the "Master Plan": they are to spread the word of what they've seen to all nations. That seems like a pretty lofty request to a ragtag group of fishermen and tax collectors. How would they be able to accomplish such an enormous task? Pause on that thought for a second. ... [Continue Reading]
Orange Update
The conference is going great, and we're learning lots of good information as well as simply being reminded of stuff that we've forgotten. I know a highlight of the day for all of us was Francis Chan's message this morning challenging us to allow the Holy Spirit to work in us and to quit thinking about American Christianity and to begin thinking about ... [Continue Reading]
Orange-ology – Jared Herd
What does Orange look like in the world of student ministry? Jared introduced the first 2 out of 5 Orange principles: Integrated Strategy - Lead with the end in mind. Student ministry cannot be its own silo in the church; it needs to be connected with other ministries. We have to recognize the importance of everyone, or we will play alone. The goal ... [Continue Reading]
Main Session 3 – Donald Miller
Definition of a leader: "a person who gets to know me in such a way that I want to take part ownership in his vision." There are a lot of people who have influence, but there aren't as many leaders. A leader is involved in people's lives and invites them into his vision while involving them in the process. Great leaders are willing to follow ... [Continue Reading]
Main Session 2 – Francis Chan
Is it about the Holy Spirit, or is it about about people? In our churches are we relying on Him, or are we relying on them? Do we trust the Lord, or do we trust our talent? Shouldn't there be a major difference between those who have the Spirit and those who don't? Are we sure we're experiencing God at our church? Is there anything ... [Continue Reading]
Prodigal Generation – Reggie Joiner
In our first main session this evening Reggie Joiner talked about the ONE thing that separates one church from another and makes churches distinctly different. He left us on the edges of our seats as he retold the story of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15 and depicted the differences between the father and the older brother. Here's how he depicted ... [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]
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