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Interesting new blog

I’ve come across an interesting new voice in the youth ministry blog-i-verse. Once A Youth Pastor. This guy was a youth pastor, and now that he’s not he’s asking a lot of questions about youth ministry effectiveness, essentials, etc. Pretty interesting. Somethings I agree with, others I don’t. But he raises a lot of goodContinue reading “Interesting new blog”

Churches and Graveyards

Found this post from Ed Stetzer the church I grew up in built a Funeral Home/Masoleum/graveryard.

This Should Break Your Heart

Found this Article at churchrelevance.com 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD That is not acceptable. That is heart breaking. And as a church, as a pastor, as a Christian we need to do something about it. There is a love vacuum in our culture and we need to Fill that vacuum with Jesus.

this is funny

Stuff White People Like. being a white person i like this blog.

Busy Weekend

Well, beyond::afterhours went really well. We had 35 students out and we rocked the dodgeball pretty hard. FYI, for all youth pastors out there, dodgeball is the easiest event ever. Loads of fun and easy set up and clean up and all around awesome. So that was my friday evening. I was pretty tired afterContinue reading “Busy Weekend”

afterhours is tonight

so the first friday of every month we are doing an event. I’ve promo’ed, I’ve called, I’ve emailed, I’ve texted, I’ve myspaced, basically I’ve cast the seed out there, now I just gotta pray that God would bring the increase. Please Jesus!

worn down

Anyone else feeling worn down? I am. Need some jesus strength to get me through this week. He’s good though, I’m trusting him.

Overly Serious Politics & People Make Me Sad

So I don’t like to take myself to seriously, sometimes I feel like I’m the only one who really gets the joke in my head, and so I like to laugh and I like being around people who like to laugh. I can’t stand people who take themselves too seriously. Life’s to short for that.Continue reading “Overly Serious Politics & People Make Me Sad”

Perfectionism Quote from The Jesus Way

Read this passage this morning from The Jesus Way and had to share it. The Way of David it the way of imperfection. The story David lived and the psalms he prayed provide us with an imagination that is capable of understanding the operations of God to do his perfect work in us, not ourContinue reading “Perfectionism Quote from The Jesus Way”

Vision Day 2008 Recap

Yesterday was our annual Vision Day, each year we have focused ona different aspect of our overarching vision and mission. One Year, Mission Statement, Next, Purposes and Model, and this year we focused on our core values. In case you are wondering our core values are: A Course of Discovery Creekside is a safe placeContinue reading “Vision Day 2008 Recap”