Thought I would post a list of books I want to read this year. So in no particular order here it goes. It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It by Craig Groeschel Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series) by Larry Osborne Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts by Thom S. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
To-Read List
Posted: February 27, 2009 by passionburnswithin in Literature, Ministry, Reading, Religion1
I will be heading back home to Rock Hill today to prepare for the family get together we have every year for the twins birthday. While I am there tonight I will get the chance to reunite with some good friends. Tim Fowler was the pastor at the first pastor I actually worked under as [...]
Six years ago today my wife gave birth to two beautiful children, one boy one girl. We named them Kelsey and Isaac. For some reason we always call Kelsey’s name first even though Isaac was born a minute sooner. I don’t know why. Over the last 6 years we have had many ups and downs. [...]
Changes
Posted: February 25, 2009 by passionburnswithin in Literature, Ministry, Philosophy, Reading, Religion, designIf you are a casual reader of my blog ( I pretty sure I have no avid readers) you may notice the changes going on around here. I have long wanted to invest some time and get this thing looking the way I wanted and this is one step in the right direction. Tell me [...]
Preaching
Posted: February 25, 2009 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, Reading, Religion, UncategorizedI am getting a little burned out this week. Tomorrow will be my twin’s, Isaac and Kelsey, 6 birthday. I will be taking the rest of the week off and be getting ready for their party this weekend. So with this shortened week also comes the realization that I have three sermons to prepare for. [...]
Found this over at a website I frequent. It makes some very good points. Being a youth pastor brings all sorts of challenges and many of them are unnecessary. Great stuff all in all and I think all church going people should read it.
STORY HERE Since there are no names I don’t see who this hurts. I think that many people do not tithe thinking that the church gets enough money or that someone else is tithing enough. This shows the church that the overwhelming majority is only giving a few dollars. I think it can be [...]
Ran across this over on the Creative side of StevenFurtick.com. I think it is absolutely stunning. I wish I could find someone that good to do our youth room
In It to Win It.
Posted: February 11, 2009 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, Philosophy, Reading, Religion, UncategorizedI am going to be honest. My work situation isn’t the ideal one. For those that know me I am a cutting edge kinda guy. I am a visionary and always looking forward. So it came as a surprise to some that I would take a ministry position in a old, rural, traditional church. I [...]
It has been a few days since I last blogged. To be honest it has been such a whirlwind around here I haven’t had the time to think about it. We are re-working our children’s church. We went with Group’s Kid’s Own Worship package back in the fall and it is working out well. Unfortunately [...]
