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Youth Pastors are Heroes
Read this blog tonight at www.timschraeder.com: Tim Schraeder is passionately committed to helping churches effectively communicate the message of the Gospel in a way that’s relevant to our ever-changing culture. He’s served churches as a communications director for over a decade, most recently serving on staff at Park Community Church. Today, he serves the Church as a part of the team Church Solutions Group and as the co-director of the Center for Church Communication. He’s the creator and...
Love Your Spouse
Married? Not married? Not married, and haven’t had a date in years? Wherever you find yourself today, here are some thoughts about loving your current…or future…spouse. Love unexpectedly. Youth workers love surprises—but too often our spouses end up with the predictable and stable part of our lives. While there’s nothing wrong with stability, it’s also a good idea to take the same creativity that helps you think up crazy games and invent an unexpected way to love your spouse. This week, make...
The Secret Sexual Revolution
A recent study reveals most single Christians are having sex. We undress why. Like other believers she knew growing up, Maria Kearn* planned to save sex for marriage. She made it through high school with her virginity intact, but when she was 20 she started having sex with her college boyfriend. “It seemed everyone in my life, older and younger, had ʻdone it,ʼ ”Kearn says. “In fact, I waited longer than most people I knew and longer than both of my sisters, even though we were all Christians...
C.S.M. *Ski Trip*
The Cost of this trip is $100. A $50 deposit is due THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Please click on the two "waver" forms above. Print off and bring with you on Friday March 16th at 3:30 when we are leaving along with $50.
Student Ministry SEX Series
Dear CSM Parents, I wanted to take a moment to inform you about a upcoming series we are going to be teaching at the Wednesday night IGNITE service starting February 8th . It is called “Sex, God’s Way” This series deals specifically and candidly about relationships during the middle/high school years. We’re going to be talking candidly about God’s plan for sex. We know that Sex sells. Sex tempts. Sex Lies. Sex glorifies. How can one thing do all this? In Sex God’s way, I will tackle this...
Fall/Winter Family Photo Shoot
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Lane Palmer serves as a writer for Dare 2 Share Ministries International (D2S) in Arvada, Colorado, a ministry committed to energizing and equipping teenagers to know, live, share and own their faith in Jesus. For more information about D2S, please visit www.dare2share.org. Turkey Day approaches, and I don't know about you...but I am planning on overstuffing my face with loads of the other other white meat, mashed potatoes, and delicious stuffing that is made of things I probably don't want...
Rethink Christmas: An Advent Conspiracy
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Kym's Holiday cooking
Last year many people asked Kym to make them pies, cakes & holiday treats. So, this year she is venturing out and making these available to all of yall! If you live far away where it would not be possible to "mail" you food... she has her own Cookbook for sale if you would like to purchase one of those (Would be a great stocking stuffer) they are on sale now for only $20.00 If interested in purchasing a cookbook or one of the Items below click on the link to pay through PayPal. After...
How to respond when people hate you!
I was sitting here tonight enjoying a really cold Utah night watching some college football when my phone started going crazy with e-mails and calls...There is this fella back in GA who beleves anyone who is not for the "Old time way" or "KJV only" movement are of the devil and going to hell...Well, for some reason he woke up not liking me today! Here is some of what He said..." There is a SO CALED preacher by the name of JC Groves, Yes i called his name which was JC GROVES if you missed it...
Three questions every student pastor/leader must ask parents
Actions speak louder than words. Whether parents like it or not, kids see the priorities and values they set for the family and it makes a difference on how kids live their lives. All the hype over the past couple years about the student drop-out rate from church seems to be focused at the church, specifically the youth workers. Almost every other week I see a new Chicken Little article about how the sky is falling and that youth ministry is failing miserably. However, the biblical structure...
Trip to the Doctors office*
Kaden spotted "Thomas the Train"
October 31st 2011
Seven Reasons You May Not Ever Accomplish Anything Significant In Life!
This is a post on www.perrynoble.com Perry is the Pastor of New Springs Church in Anderson. #1 – Procrastination! (Remember, procrastination is assassination on the amazing future God has for you – James 1:22!) #2 – You are allowing your past to identify you rather than Christ to identify you! (See I Corinthians 6:9-11!) You are not who you were…you are who you are in Christ (II Corinthians 5:17) and if you don’t let your past die then it won’t let you live. #3 – You are more obsessed with...
What Can Happen in 2 Hours of a Teens Life?
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Why are young people still staying away from church?
I just got this book in a few days ago... I have not even started reading it yet. But, as I was looking around the web this morning I came across this Blog at www.rethinkingyouthministry.com and a blog that was Posted by Brian Kirk. I'm even more intrested now to finish this book and write my thought on this subject....More on this in the coming days! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxNUxlWOgZE&feature=player_embedded#!] The Barna Group and David Kinnaman continue to share...
Student Ministry & Facebook.
A blog post from www.morethandodgeball.com If you are a youth worker, paid or volunteer, you know all of the liabilities that youth ministry faces. From simply driving a student home to planning a hiking trip, you have to constantly think about the safety of the students as well as the safety of those serving the students, including yourself. Using Facebook for ministry is not excluded from this safe environment. Here are just a couple of ideas for keeping all protected: Protect Yourself....
How Facebook (Social media) is changing Student Ministry.
I'm always intrested in how Student ministry should be using social media. I read this blog this morning and thought I would pass it along. It's post by Dennis Beckner:Dennis Beckner has served in youth ministry leadership for Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA since 1999. Dennis is a contributor and speaker to youth training events, writing projects and other engagements. Contact him at his blog, VolunteerYouthMinistry.com. 1. Our staff started a Facebook group called iPray. It’s a closed...
Moving From Fax Machines to Facebook: How Technology Is Changing Youth Ministry
www.reyouthpastor.com By Jeremy Zach · First of all, I have a positive view of technology usage in youth ministry. But I am reminded technology means something totally different for the next generation. Technology to a teen is not just a tool but a way of life. Technology should play vital roles in how youth pastors do youth ministry in the online world. The Barna Group conducted a research study, How Technology Drives Generation Gap, and concluded: Younger adults rely on technology to...
When the Bomb Drops: A Parent is Furious
Darren is a veteran youth pastor in Corpus Christi, TX, and co-hosts a weekly podcast for parents of teenagers (http://www.facebook.com/mipodcast) with his wife, Katie. It’s inevitable. A parent pulls the pin and throws that grenade right into the middle of your office. Actually, it’s probably a bonus if it’s thrown into your office and not in the middle of the hallway of the educational wing or the church foyer. So how can you diffuse the bomb before it explodes leaving devastation in its...
So Many Friends (That I Broke Facebook)
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Dude.Man.Bro/Wonder Woman Lock-in
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Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church
www.barna.org Many parents and church leaders wonder how to most effectively cultivate durable faith in the lives of young people. A five-year project headed by Barna Group president David Kinnaman explores the opportunities and challenges of faith development among teens and young adults within a rapidly shifting culture. The findings of the research are included in a new book by Kinnaman titled You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church and Rethinking Church. The research project...
A blog post from Perry Noble.
This blog post is found at www.perrynoble.com Perry Noble is the pastor at New Springs Church in Andrewson S.C. WARNING: The following post IS graphic…He use some language that may be considered offensive by some. This is NOT an apology…just wanted you to know! I had the privilege of speaking at Clemson’s FCA the other night and I felt led to go in a direction towards the beginning of the message that I hadn’t planned on…and so I want to expound a little on a few things here. I said, “My...