That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed in profit. ~ Amos Bronson Alcott ~ To really get your leaders on board with the vision that God has given you you are going to have to shape not only their thoughts but how they form them. Through the years countless books [...]
Archive for the ‘Ministry’ Category
Opened with Expectation and Closed in Profit
Posted: May 19, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, UncategorizedTags: church, faith, God, leadership, Ministry, outreach, people, Resources
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They Don’t Think Like You
Posted: May 18, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, UncategorizedTags: church, leadership, Ministry, Planning, Strategy, Vision
One of the biggest mistakes that I have seen church leaders make is to walk into a situation and assume that the people who they are leading are on the same page. This tends to lead to conflict and confusion down the road when the leader starts moving in a direction that no one understands [...]
The Nails
Posted: April 9, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, ReligionTags: apathy, church, crucifixion, hypocrites, Jesus, Life, Resurrection, sin, the gospel, watered down gospel
We studied Isaiah 53:1-5 this week in Collide, our Wednesday youth service. It was a powerful time and God really spoke through me and I was wiped afterwards. Week in and week out we see people come in to the church and leave completely unchanged. They profess Christianity but they wallow in their sins daily [...]
Troubled
Posted: March 29, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, UncategorizedTags: Youth Ministry, Troubled teens, inner city ministry, Discipline, Inner city Church, church shift, community
I spent the first three years of being a bonafide paid youth minister working in a church that was nestled in one of the worst communities in our city. At its height, the community was a middle class , blue collar, family oriented community. Through the years it became a rental community full of transients [...]
Down from the Mountain
Posted: March 23, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, Religion, UncategorizedTags: Acquire the Fire, Christians, church, God, Ministry, mountaintop, people, preaching, youth, Youth Ministry
Having just come back from an amazing weekend with our youth group it is an easy thing to get down. After all we experienced coming back down to reality is a little depressing. Most of us in the ministry recognize this as a mountaintop experience and understand the brutality of the realization that we have [...]
Acquire the Fire 2010
Posted: March 22, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, musicTags: Acquire the Fire, unhindered, Thousand foot krutch, Nick Vujicic, Mike Guzzado, Youth conference
It is Monday morning and along with the typical spiritual hang-over I am also trying to sort out all the thoughts in my head from our trip to Acquire the Fire. Let me run down some thoughts that are circulating off the top of my head. We tripled our attendance from this time last year. [...]
Top Resources
Posted: March 19, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, designTags: Church design, facebook, Free resources, Google, Open Office, Pastor2youth, Resources, Youth Ministry, YouTube
A good friend was asking about what websites and resources I use in ministry. I honestly get a lot of creative stuff off the internet and it is such a blessing to be doing ministry in a world where resources are readily available. After our conversation had gone on he suggested I do a blog. [...]
Green with Envy
Posted: March 17, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Philosophy, Religion, UncategorizedTags: Big Churches, church, Envy, Ministry, Pastors, Small Churches
I want to add a disclaimer to the front of this post that I did not intend to do a “green” post on St Patricks Day. But hey here we are let’s go for it. I have been pondering this issue of envy for a while. I will be honest it isn’t because I recognize [...]
The Final Unleash Word
Posted: March 7, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Philosophy, ReligionTags: church, Ministry, New Spring, NewSpring, Perry Noble, Unleash
After all was said and done I LOVED Unleash. I have a new respect for NewSpring Church and affirmed respect for Perry Noble. That being said I wanted to address the controversial jab that Perry made at his critics during the second session. If you weren’t there and haven’t heard let’s just leave it as [...]
UNleash Mind Dump (Part 2)
Posted: March 6, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, ReligionTags: church, Conference, God, leadership, Ministry, New Spring, NewSpring, Perry Noble, Reflections, Unleash
I was supposed to do this yesterday but I took the day off and spent some quality time with my wife which was much needed. I probably have never said this here but my wife ROCKS (and is hot to boot) Ok here it goes God can give you a sloppy wet kiss or a [...]
