Archive for July, 2008

Small Group Question

I received a question via Twitter from Matt Henslee of Temple Baptist Church regarding how we do small groups at our church.  Going on the idea of Tim Schmoyer, I thought I would share my response here on the blog to help answer the questions of many.  So, here you go:
 Our small groups are the life [...]

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Violent (Silent) Man Prayer

The room was set for Violent Man Prayer this evening.  The lights were dimmed, the music was cranking loud, people were beginning to come in for prayer – and then it happened.  I opened my Bible and began reading from Acts when a verse jumped out at me.  Acts 10:33
“and it was good of you [...]

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Cruise Control…

Something I have really been challenged with lately is the speed that I drive.  It seems as though the trip down the highway to the office each day has become a speedway to me and I always end up exceeding the speed limit by far too many mph.  A recent message series that we had [...]

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Top 10 Facebook Groups

It’s no surprise that this generation of young people are socially conscious.  But what are they putting their energy into?  A look at the top 10 activist groups on Facebook seem a bit alarming to me…

Reduce the Drinking Age to 18! – 82,009
Legalize Same-Sex Marriage – 81,516
Americans for Alternative Energy – 72,333
Support a Woman’s Right [...]

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I Kissed A Girl

There is a song that has been playing on the radio for a few weeks now that is creating quite a buzz in the youth ministry world.  Katy Perry’s song, “I kissed a girl” has been in the number 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the past 10 weeks.  The song, I have to [...]

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Youth Camp Revealed…

It’s been a few days and camp is over.  The dust has settled.  Most people have recovered from the loss of sleep.  The “hangover” is subsiding.  I’m left here with a pile of thoughts that I have been chewing on, here they are in no apparent order:
 

Camp isn’t for everyone.  Some of the youth that [...]

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Youth Camp Video Day 3

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Youth Camp Video Day 2

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NNE4 Youth Camp

I’m still digesting all of camp and trying to get my head around the whole experience.  While I do I will just be posting some of the daily videos from this past week.  Enjoy!

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