Archive for February, 2009

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Non-Christian music

Okay, here is the deal.  I already hate the title of this post but I recently had a conversation with a student on how to be selective when it comes to listening to music as a follower of Christ and as a leader.  I know that there are thousands of opinions out there.  However, I [...]

26Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Mentoring

What a great morning yesterday.  I had the chance to turn the pulpit over to a student who is in our ministry.  Several months ago he came to me and was really struggling with a few issues and I sent him down a path of trying to discover a reconnect with God.  He actually took [...]

23Feb2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Is Your Church Protected?

This past Monday we gathered with our leaders to talk about ministry and to cover some of the things that we are facing in our world.  We had a great conversation and shared some really exciting things that are going on with our leaders and students.  However, we invited one of our children Ministries staff [...]

18Feb2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Relational Student Ministry

I have been doing a lot of reading lately and came across this book, Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students.  The book is written by Richard Dunn and really does a good job of presenting the fact that in realtional ministry we need to be fully present.  Or as he states in his book we [...]

16Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Kindle’s New Challenger Brings E-Books to iPhones – PC World

In an article out on the heals of the new Kindle just out for pre-order the question still remains, “can the iphone compete as a book reader on some level.” Check out this video and the article that follows. Let me know what you think? [ht PC World] more about “Kindle’s New Challenger Brings E-Book…“, [...]

11Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Spiritual Desert

The Israelites wondered in the desert for years trying to figure out who they were.  At times we can see them beginning to understand God and His desire for them.  Then at other times it was if they were just out there roaming and wondering what was going to happen next.  Their search for authenticity [...]

10Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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What If?

Brilliant video! [ht Lanny Donoho] more about “What If?“, posted with vodpod

9Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Public School invests globally

I just got off a great phone call with an individual from a local Jr. High.  It appears that they have done a fundraiser and have some money to give away.  In our conversation she shared with me that they do this several times a year and it has been a real blessing to them [...]

9Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Evaluating your philosophy of ministry

Philosophy change is one of the hardest things to go through in an organization.  When you have been functioning at a certain level and in a particular model for a long time it makes it very difficult to change.  However, it is something that we must all look at or we will become a complacent [...]

9Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Age Of The Millenials Video – CBSNews.com

Millennial’s have been a force to that many corporations have struggled to understand. They are changing the face of the workforce and even impacting the way we work and play. When trying to figure out what makes them tick and how to get them to be productive many have failed. In this video that came [...]

8Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Weight issues changing…

While for years we heard the debate over image and how women are portrayed on television.  It appears that there may be a segment of women starting to fight back against the issue.  In a recent People magazine article you would have found an article about the weight that Jessica Simpson has put on.  She [...]

8Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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