So we are heading out today to youth leaders summit. I’m going to try to blog while we are there but no guarantees. I am really looking forward to this gathering. I’m hoping that this will be a really time of refreshing, encouraging and equipping. Last year I was introduced to Earl Creps, and heContinue reading “Winter Wonderland Adventure”
Category Archives: Youth Ministry
Slowing down the pace of youth ministry
Really youth ministry happens through relationships. Tonight I was privledge to hang out with one of our guys, Jordan, who rocks. We played some Wii and we talked about our cell groups. I thought it was good, and I need to do more of this kind of ministry, slowed down, relationship oriented type things. IContinue reading “Slowing down the pace of youth ministry”
Excited for Youth Leaders Summit
So this week is our Regional Leaders Summit. I love this event, in the past we brought a team and it worked really well, but this year we are just going Kathy, Judah, Myself and Emily Millard, who got the time off work. So it’s a smaller group but it’s going to be dope! JoshContinue reading “Excited for Youth Leaders Summit”
When it rains it pours
I’m feeling rather reflective today. I have been really wrestling with the state of our student ministry. We meet in cell groups 3 out of 4 weeks and it’s happening but it’s not really working the way I want it to. I received an email from one of our students and I also talked withContinue reading “When it rains it pours”
Winter Camp 07 – recap
Well it’s been a couple of days, and I haven’t posted on Winter Camp yet. Honestly, this was one of the best camps that I have ever been it. I am incredibly grateful that Tim Wicks invited our ministry to be a part of this incredible Camp. Jeffrey Portmann was the speaker, as always heContinue reading “Winter Camp 07 – recap”
Spiritual Gifts Test
So I am looking for a good spiritual gift assessment for our cell groups. does anyone know of a good free, reproducible assessment?
Cell Groups – Week 1
So this past sunday (Jan 14) we transitioned our ministry model to a cell group model. This was something that I had been praying about and wrestling with for a long time. And It was something that I have gotten some flak and concerns about since this sin’t they way the youth ministry is regularlyContinue reading “Cell Groups – Week 1”
beyondministries.com
Hey everyone, beyondministries.com is up and running. Check it out, let me know what you think. Going with the blog format, easier to update and maintain, and if you use a rss reader, easier to keep up on. Check it often to see what’s going on, we will be updating it more and more frequently. Continue reading “beyondministries.com”
last night
Well last night was a unique night at >>beyond>>. We finished out the Gospel of Luke by reading sections from the Last Supper to the Resurrection and in between the readings we sang Christmas Carols that carried the Theme for section read. It was pretty cool. I enjoyed it. I think it is so vitalContinue reading “last night”
Youth Ministry isn’t all fun and games
Well on the heels of a few good conversations regarding our churches youth ministry I came accros this article about the changing face of student ministry. I thought it was interesting.
JasonDeuman.com 