Student Ministry
Angels rapping at Journey 2009
This year as our Angels entertained themselves in between groups they wrote this little rap to share with all of you. Check it out!
15Dec2009 | studenw4 | Comments | Continued
Brryan Jackson recieves HALO award
Brryan is receiving the award for his creation of “Hope Is Vital,” which is a group that advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness education and outreach. Brryan was infected with the HIV virus as an infant and has been living with full-blown AIDS since he was 5.
5Dec2009 | studenw4 | Comments | Continued
Sexting all the rage
Sexting — sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell
phone or online — is fairly commonplace among young people, despite
sometimes grim consequences for those who do it.
Myths about the spiritual life
Don Sanders, the Adult Education guy, presented these Myths about spiritual life at our staff retreat. As I heard them I thought I should share these and so I am.
1. The Spiritual life is only a component of my life
2Nov2009 | studenw4 | Comments | Continued
Stop motivating your employees…
When work environments consistently fail to provide the direction, resources and respect employees require, their innate desire to achieve is suppressed or redirected.
12Oct2009 | studenw4 | Comments | Continued
Parents Meeting…
You stress and worry about every little piece only to have three parents show up. Frustration sets in. You begin to feel like they don’t care what you are doing.
1Sep2009 | studenw4 | Comments | ContinuedWhen to submit to leadership
After more than a year of being without, we have just recently hired a new senior leader. The excitement is high and everyone is looking to the future to see where we are headed and what the church will look like in a couple of years. Outside the church and even a little inside the [...]
25Aug2009 | studenw4 | Comments | ContinuedCollaboration with your team
With a new Sr. Minister starting we have a lot of people getting exctied about where they need to be in order to funciton more efficiently. Especially in the area of worship on Sunday morning. Our previous minister was not worried about themeing out a worship service or even creating any sort of creative elements. [...]
19Aug2009 | studenw4 | Comments | ContinuedTwo great reads
Over the last week I have read a couple of blogs that have been really good and I want to share them with you.
“Top Ten Leadership Lessons”
Relational YM Jacko Style
The Energy Bus
The Energy Bus
by John Gordon
This book had me wanting to change the way I live in so many different ways. In life we struggle with negativity all the time and are often stuck in the middle of conversations that cause us have negative feelings. We wake up dreading going to work. We struggle with [...]
28Jul2009 | studenw4 | Comments | Continued



