Philosophy
Unleash Mind Dump (Part 1)
So I went to UNLEASH at NewSpring today and let me say……AMAZING. I am very inspire and ready to charge hell with a water pistol. So this is my mind dump and recap of the highlights. Don’t be a parent who let’s your fears hold your children back–this does apply to church and how we [...]
PATIENCE
In today’s “give it to me now” culture, Patience is a lost art form. We want our food faster, our information faster our degrees faster and our success faster. But not only do we want it faster we always want it our way. The motto for this generation could be “give it to me my [...]
The Power Of Facebook
It is no secret I love facebook and twitter. I update my status more than anyone know. FB stays open in some window at all times when i am on the computer. I play games and send messages. I use it for work and for school and for fellowship. I talk to other youth pastors [...]
Someone to stand
A friend posted this on youtube this morning and I found it moving What we have here is the vision of someone to get an eclectic group of people from around the world and unify them in one voice and one song. What is sad is that as a Christian I am convicted that we [...]
Outside the Box.
Many years ago when I started college the big thing was to go into the computer industry there were all kinds of jobs out there for you (or so they said) if you only got a Computer programming or Computer engineering degree. I went for it and hated it and wasn’t very good at it ( which [...]
Tired of Competing
After being in the ministry for ten years I can honestly say that nothing bothers me like competing for the attention of people. In this world in which we live it seems there is always something more important than church. I was discussing this with a friend of mine yesterday. When we were growing up [...]
What have we really figured out?
This video segues nicely into the post I have been wanting to write for some time As a minister in a pretty traditional church it goes without saying that there are a lot of things that we do that have “always been done” that are not necessarily effective. When I look at the landscape and [...]
I’m Not Who I Was
This song title hits me. Over the course of my life I have had relationships with people whether good or bad that have left a taste in my mouth. I can’t describe it but I have this wish that people who knew me way back one way back when could see the difference in me [...]
What if Part 3
WHAT IF the early church had decided to yell and scream at the Romans for acting like Romans? As a youth pastor this is a never ending issue. There is always some person in the church banging their drum condemning the youth or children for acting badly in the church. I hear daily about the [...]
What if? Part 2
WHAT IF the early church had decided their primary responsibility was to be political, thus organizing protests against the Roman government for occupying their land? Thank You! Thank you! Thank you! One of my pet peeves this past year has been Christians whining about the government and talking about how bad Obama is and how [...]
