One of the things that Hurt (the book). Talks about is authenticity. Over the past few years the biggest lesson that I have learned in ministry is be yourself. God has called you to be you. Don’t try to imitate others, and don’t compare yourself to other people. Can you learn from them? Absolutely,Continue reading “Accept No Imitations”
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Hurt by Chap Clark
I wasn’t personally hurt by Chap Clark. Chap Clark wrote a book called Hurt. Anyway. I am prepping for next weeks sermon. We are doing a Parenting Series at creekside, which is pretty cool and you can find our videos for the past few weeks at vimeo.com/creeksidechurch. In my prep work I started perusing myContinue reading “Hurt by Chap Clark”
Some things are so obvious we miss them
What a Great Worship Song
This song is from Lee McFarland from Newspring Church. Song Rocks.
Twitter in Plain English
A few weeks ago I really started experimenting with Twitter. It’s hard to explain, but that’s why I love the folks at CommonCraft, they have a great way of explainging this stuff if you want to follow me you can find me at twitter.com/jdeuman A lot of people actually use twitter to post their simpleContinue reading “Twitter in Plain English”
Jesus Centered Youth Ministry — Review
What is the Goal of your youth ministry? Really, what is your goal? When I first started working in ministry, my goal was growing my ministry. There is nothing wrong with growing a ministry, but the question is what basis are you growing on? That’s kind of what Jesus Centered Youth Ministry is trying toContinue reading “Jesus Centered Youth Ministry — Review”
Prayer Post-Its
This picture is more than just a bunch of random post-its. Everyone of these post-it’s represent a person a soul that our students are praying for. I took this picture with my iPhone and it was only a portion of the whole wall that was covered with Names. On Sunday evening all of Creekside gatheredContinue reading “Prayer Post-Its”
Lord Save Us
I’ve seen this book, I didn’t know that there was a documentary in the works too. Very interesting. This trailer is a little long but I think it’s worth checking out.
Back From Cali
I flew in yesterday from California, good trip, kind of a whirlwind of a trip and I still need to digest and debrief it all. Great time hanging out with some good guys and gals and learning about church and what God has called the church to be. And some great ideas at creekside. SoContinue reading “Back From Cali”