Archive for April, 2009
investment in students
Students can be some of the most frustrating individuals to work with. They have an idea of how it should be done and never seem to take into account that you have been doing it for a while and might have learned a thing or two along the way. Then there are those moments where [...]
30Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
christian hypocrisy
Christian hypocrisy is easily found when we as Christians focus on the impressions of other Christians. It is when we look at our lives and fear the judgment of those who are following Christ that we let hypocrisy set in.
11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. [...]
Shift Conference
While I ponder over whether or not to post the bulk of my notes to this blog. I have decided that instead of posting them and wasting all that energy on this little screen, I will send you to the video links of the sessions. They will be much more entertaining to you. Thanks to [...]
29Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
11 Principles of Church Growth
Filed Under: Leadership
Tags: Ben Merold • Church growth • david mehrle • growing a student ministry • Student Ministry
I have had the privilege over the last five years to work with an individual who has not made a name for himself in the publishing world or even tried to capitalize on his talents. However, this [...]
27Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
God use me…
During one of the worship sets at the shift conference we were asked to do this little exercise. On each of our programs for the week was a post-it note. The attached post-it note had a title that read, GOD USE ME… Bo Boshers asked us to take a minute and just ask God to [...]
26Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
Challenging question?
Yesterday at shift we heard the following two statement:
“teens are walking away form the church”
“Are two thirds of students leaving the church when they get to college? The data has been abused quite a bit, students are leaving the organized church but they are not leaving Christianity.” David Kinniman
In Student Ministry we have been challenged [...]
Shift Conference – Session 2, Mark Holman
Mark comes to us from a Family ministry philosophy in regards to methodology. He believes, teaches and writes mostly about faith at home. His website is http://www.faithbeginsathome.com check it out to find out more about him.
He started off his conversation with the Deuteronomy 6 text that we have all used to support the need for [...]
Shift Conference – Session 1, Francis Chan
Here are just a few of the things that Francis shared with us:
When I read the book of Acts and I see what they are doing and compare it to the church of today, that is so like us! Yeah Right! We do not measure up to what the church was doing in the first [...]
22Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
Social Justice
In light of all the organizations that are reaching out and trying to make a difference from a social justice perspective, we are reminded that we are to care for the poor. There are so many different ways to make an impact that I could not even begin to mention them here. A few that [...]
21Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
Gospel responsibility
In my reading today I came across the following verse:
“On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised.”
In Galatians we find Paul speking about shairng with us the process that he has gone through to [...]
I once was asked about if you needed someone to help you change a tire at 2:00 in the morning ...
Nicely written, Dave. Except that I've gotta push you some on number 1. How is it that we ...
Kyle you are exactly right. Too often we go to a conference or a friends church and we decide ...
Know your community.I see this time and time again, the service is made up of other peoples ideas and what ...
You become thankful for a good pit crew, a spare tire in the trunk, and the jack that you remembered ...
Glad to see what God is doing for you guys. Praying for you! 
Regretfully, I don't really have as much time as I'd like to read, since college is so demanding, but I ...
That's awesome. Really cool. 
That's awesome. Ashton is a good kid! On his way to changing lots of lives. 
Hey, guys thanks for all the encouragement and support that you are offering right now and have offered over the ...
