As promised, here are the picture from last week's Teen Sunday at my ACM church.
This was the lady that asked if we could take our drama and do it in other churches. I said it was a great idea and she volunteered to help with it.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Pictures from Youth Sunday
As promised, here are the picture from last week's Teen Sunday at my ACM church.
This was the lady that asked if we could take our drama and do it in other churches. I said it was a great idea and she volunteered to help with it.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Youth Sunday and The Wedding
I don't need to tell you that it's been a while... but I am anyway.
We had National Staff Conference a few weeks ago and it was fantastic but very draining. There were great seminars and it is so awesome to interact with men and women of God who are where I want to be in a few years.
Teen Sunday at ACM
We also had our youth service at my ACM church. In a word, it was tremendous. I am working on getting some pictures and even some video and audio of the service to post, but I'm not sure when all of that will be available (I'm waiting on some from my team to upload them and give me a disc).
We did a drama that my friend Ray Deck wrote called "Set me free." The teens did a fantastic job even though it was the first drama most of them have been involved in. The church loved it. It was the first time that they had ever seen the youth group of their church much less seen them involved in doing something for God.
We had some of the leaders and the students give testimonies about what the club has meant to them and how they've been able to minister and be ministered to. I did an ice-breaker to give them an idea of how club works and I had one of my leaders share some of our concerns and goals. This service was really the first time the church had gotten a sense of what could happen in and through the youth program.
To end the service, I had the fantastic opportunity to preach. I challenged the congregation to ask the question: "Am I being faithful to God?" I asked them to assess whether or not they were giving everything they had to God and using their time, talents, and treasure for Him.
After everything was over, all the feedback was positive. One lady who had not been involved in the club before came up to me and said, "Couldn't we do this drama in other churches? I'd love to see these teens stay together and keep on ministering." I said I thought it was a great idea (something we had talked about but couldn't get off the ground before) and asked if she would help make it happen. She said she'd be more than happy to connect with other churches and do all the leg-work if I would keep things organized and help the students practice and such.
Overall, God was glorified and I believe everyone in the church was blessed in a way that they hadn't been before.
The Wedding
I just dropped Megan off at the airport. She is flying home to finish getting everything ready for our wedding in two weeks (definitely pumped about that). Pray that all will go well and that everything that happens that day (June 7th) would honor God.
After the wedding, I will be moving this site to a new address, so stay tuned. I've already begun working on it and I think it will be a big upgrade.
Head over to MinistryLIVE.org for ministry ideas, articles, and tools.
We had National Staff Conference a few weeks ago and it was fantastic but very draining. There were great seminars and it is so awesome to interact with men and women of God who are where I want to be in a few years.
Teen Sunday at ACM
We also had our youth service at my ACM church. In a word, it was tremendous. I am working on getting some pictures and even some video and audio of the service to post, but I'm not sure when all of that will be available (I'm waiting on some from my team to upload them and give me a disc).
We did a drama that my friend Ray Deck wrote called "Set me free." The teens did a fantastic job even though it was the first drama most of them have been involved in. The church loved it. It was the first time that they had ever seen the youth group of their church much less seen them involved in doing something for God.
We had some of the leaders and the students give testimonies about what the club has meant to them and how they've been able to minister and be ministered to. I did an ice-breaker to give them an idea of how club works and I had one of my leaders share some of our concerns and goals. This service was really the first time the church had gotten a sense of what could happen in and through the youth program.
To end the service, I had the fantastic opportunity to preach. I challenged the congregation to ask the question: "Am I being faithful to God?" I asked them to assess whether or not they were giving everything they had to God and using their time, talents, and treasure for Him.
After everything was over, all the feedback was positive. One lady who had not been involved in the club before came up to me and said, "Couldn't we do this drama in other churches? I'd love to see these teens stay together and keep on ministering." I said I thought it was a great idea (something we had talked about but couldn't get off the ground before) and asked if she would help make it happen. She said she'd be more than happy to connect with other churches and do all the leg-work if I would keep things organized and help the students practice and such.
Overall, God was glorified and I believe everyone in the church was blessed in a way that they hadn't been before.
The Wedding
I just dropped Megan off at the airport. She is flying home to finish getting everything ready for our wedding in two weeks (definitely pumped about that). Pray that all will go well and that everything that happens that day (June 7th) would honor God.
After the wedding, I will be moving this site to a new address, so stay tuned. I've already begun working on it and I think it will be a big upgrade.
Head over to MinistryLIVE.org for ministry ideas, articles, and tools.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
April and Snow
I'm sure you can tell by the title that I'm not very happy about the snow that's on the ground here. Oh well. I am VERY happy about the ministry opportunities that God has given me recently.
Check out MinistryLIVE.org a new ministry that I'm involved in. It has resources for all kinds of ministries.
FASCAR Rally
I just got back from an awesome time at Faith Bible Church in Chestertown. I had the chance to speak at their FASCAR event today. The event went very well and there were about 15-20 kids in attendance. Many more parents came (I love seeing kids bringing their parents) and it was an awesome time. While no decisions were made, I am confident that God used His Word to touch hearts, plant seeds, and encourage.
It's really a stretch speaking to kids and I'm glad that God is using this time of training in my life to allow me to practice and learn how to do it better.
Youth Service Coming
Megan and I have been ministering every Sunday in a local church (Westport Bible Church) and running their youth group. We have been looking for ways to get the youth (many of them young physically and spiritually) involved in church. We decided to do a Youth Sunday and have the students run most of a morning service.
We'll be doing a drama, a group song, and I will have the opportunity to preach at the end. Please pray that we will be able to learn the drama and the song and that the students will see how exciting serving God really is.
Also, pray that adults in the church will see how much ministry we have to the students and will want to help with the youth program. We are really working hard to get 4 new couples involved in the club this year. Our service is scheduled for May 18th.
How's the Car?
Megan and I are still searching for a car. We have looked at a few but haven't found something in our price-range with less than 100,000 miles on it. While we haven't found a car yet, we are confident that God will provide. Please keep this matter in your prayers as we will need to purchase a car sometime in the next 30-40 days.
I can't say thank you enough for your prayers. God is showing me how weak I really am and how much of a blessing it is to serve Him.
Check out MinistryLIVE.org a new ministry that I'm involved in. It has resources for all kinds of ministries.
FASCAR Rally
I just got back from an awesome time at Faith Bible Church in Chestertown. I had the chance to speak at their FASCAR event today. The event went very well and there were about 15-20 kids in attendance. Many more parents came (I love seeing kids bringing their parents) and it was an awesome time. While no decisions were made, I am confident that God used His Word to touch hearts, plant seeds, and encourage.
It's really a stretch speaking to kids and I'm glad that God is using this time of training in my life to allow me to practice and learn how to do it better.
Youth Service Coming
Megan and I have been ministering every Sunday in a local church (Westport Bible Church) and running their youth group. We have been looking for ways to get the youth (many of them young physically and spiritually) involved in church. We decided to do a Youth Sunday and have the students run most of a morning service.
We'll be doing a drama, a group song, and I will have the opportunity to preach at the end. Please pray that we will be able to learn the drama and the song and that the students will see how exciting serving God really is.
Also, pray that adults in the church will see how much ministry we have to the students and will want to help with the youth program. We are really working hard to get 4 new couples involved in the club this year. Our service is scheduled for May 18th.
How's the Car?
Megan and I are still searching for a car. We have looked at a few but haven't found something in our price-range with less than 100,000 miles on it. While we haven't found a car yet, we are confident that God will provide. Please keep this matter in your prayers as we will need to purchase a car sometime in the next 30-40 days.
I can't say thank you enough for your prayers. God is showing me how weak I really am and how much of a blessing it is to serve Him.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Up and Coming
The Snow Camp season has come to a close and I am getting ready for a new sub-term of classes. The last few weeks have been stretching and rewarding and I am eager for new ministry opportunities.
New?
God has given me the opportunity to disciple a BI student this year. He and I will be meeting once a week. Please pray that I will have wisdom as I meet with Justin and that I will be a good example for him.
Coming?
Megan and I are getting ready to head to my house for a week. While we are looking forward to the "time off", there is a lot to get done on the wedding and we'll probably spend most of our time ironing out the details.
Pray:
As I said, pray for Justin and myself as we continue meeting this week. Also, pray that God would provide a quality car for an awesome price. This is a huge need for use as we look ahead to the coming months.
New?
God has given me the opportunity to disciple a BI student this year. He and I will be meeting once a week. Please pray that I will have wisdom as I meet with Justin and that I will be a good example for him.
Coming?
Megan and I are getting ready to head to my house for a week. While we are looking forward to the "time off", there is a lot to get done on the wedding and we'll probably spend most of our time ironing out the details.
Pray:
As I said, pray for Justin and myself as we continue meeting this week. Also, pray that God would provide a quality car for an awesome price. This is a huge need for use as we look ahead to the coming months.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Snow Camp and Florida
I'm in the midst of the Snow Camp season right now and it's pretty exciting. My main responsibility is with the Snow Camp Drama. I started out as an assistant director and now I have to fill in for one of the actors who is leaving. God has really been stretching me through this tough transition. We have two more showings (one on each of the next two Saturdays). Here is a picture of all of us involved in directing:
A few weeks ago, I went down to the Florida Bible Institute campus to recruit for IDP (the program I'm currently enrolled in at the BI). I really believe that IDP will play a crucial role in providing the next wave of missionaries for Word of Life.
I'm also deep in ministry at a local church. I lead a group of BI students and church leaders in ministry at their Word of Life club. It's also been very challenging as there have been many challenges, but God has been showing me that I can't build any ministry on my own strength or leadership ability. I must build it on His Word.
Check out Psalm 105. What has the Lord done for you?
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
New Blog
I've started a blog for my personal writings not related to my ministry. Feel free to stop over:
Imaginary Critic
Imaginary Critic
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