Pic Credit: For me, finding emotional balance is like log rolling while juggling chainsaws. I just came back from possibly one of the most exhilarating weeks of my life, preaching to hundreds of kids, to a very quiet office. The silence is deafening. That is not to say I do not enjoy quiet. I…
If you are a regular subscriber or reads of my blog, I apologize for my absence. I have been speaking this week at the best camp in the world, Life For Youth Camp. It is the camp where I found Christ, found my wife, and found a life. So, if you pardon me for a…
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We just got back from camp last week but before we took off I hand these questions out to the parents as a guide to help them disciple their kids at home. Some parents ask a ton of questions and some ask only one question, “Did you have fun?” This is a perfectly natural question,…
Ready for a little weekend inspiration? I know I am. All people,especially ministry folk, are over-taken by desperate feelings and hopelessness from time time. We hope life will get better. We hope things will change. We hope our families will come back together We hope our kids will return to the Lord. We hope our…
With Mission Week over and our big fundraiser done for our youth ministry, and our week long focus on Fall Planning with guest posts by Ryan Latham, this week is sure to be slower than last week. Time for reading an reflection. Onward. I saw this video this morning and it jostled some thoughts…
I do not normally post on Saturday but Ryan Latham made me. I’m just kidding. Ryan is closing out our week on Planning posts with a challenge to look back on last year to see if we can learn from the past to forge the future. Enjoy. I just got out of a meeting…
You’ve just spent a few hours or a few days planning your fall program. To make this planning time valuable you have to execute these plans otherwise it was wasted time. Today’s blog post deals with getting things done so that the plans you have made do not go to waste. Make your phone calls…
Ryan Latham brings some thoughts today about what it takes to plan. He includes a free form below as an example of what it takes for him to plan his Fall schedule. One of the major reasons that we don’t delegate is because it is so hard to explain to someone all the details of…
Guest post today from my friend and blogger Ryan Latham. I hate when kids don’t show up for stuff. it makes me feel bad but it also makes me think “What could I have donee better?” That is where Ryan comes from today. We can all make our events a little better, if we thought…
