Archive for July, 2009
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 [...]
28Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Book Review Monday -Leading on Empty
If you are in ministry you have had those moments where life just seems like an endless routine and you are spinning your wheels going nowhere. You wake up in the morning and head out the door to work more concerned about the task list you did not finish yesterday than you are about what [...]
20Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Rewarding night…
Last night we got to see three of our students step out and lead in our community of churches. They came together for a worship service that they planned and organized which involved several different churches. It went off with out any issues at all. There was a large crowd that showed up and really [...]
20Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 1 comment | Continued
Research on reaching the younger generation
Yesterday, this came across my email and as I read through it and thought about what it entails I think we all need to see this. Ed Stetzer recently did a presentation on the Younger Generation and has graciously posted it on his blog. Check it out it will be worth your time. Read the [...]
15Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Evangelism…
As I have led in Student Ministry for over 17 years I have seen many different programs come through our churches and book stores that encourage evangelism. All of them seem to be selling a particular method or identity that your group needs in order to be able to connect with those who do not [...]
14Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Book Review – The Principle of the Path
Book Review “The Principle of the Path” by Andy Stanley Over the years I have read just about anything that Andy Stanley has written. So, when this book became available I was excited to get it and read it. Andy has always done a good job of writing on leadership and sharing with us from [...]
7Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Recognize the things you value
How many times have you sat in your office wondering why your team just does not seem to get it. Why don’t they understand what you value? I mean really we have talked about in meetings and I have spent hours stressing and struggling over what is most important. Yet, your leaders do not seem [...]
4Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Get out of the Office…
Just a couple of days ago we had an day team meeting where we needed to come up with our fall teaching themes for our Wednesday night program called, .deW. This is program is geared to reaching students who are not attending church on a regular basis and to assist our students in inviting their [...]
2Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Creating Buzz
In a recent blog post by Tony Morgan he made this statement, “In my experience, different creates buzz. And, when there’s buzz, more people are talking about it and inviting their friends.” This caught my attention quite a bit. I know that in my leadership style and in creating structure in our ministry that we [...]
1Jul2009 | David Mehrle | 0 comments | Continued
Could not agree more! Many adults don't want to take on responsibility unless they are forced too, why would we ...
True 'dat! I've heard that one of the main possible reasons that adolescence is being extended into the late 20s ...
Hey David, glad to see the Men's Breakfast on the church website. However, I don't know those two scruffy dudes ...
Did you have any particular theme in mind or is that still something you are trying to decide? 
Good point; fb is not responsible for divorce. It is important to set limits in the use of fb, however; ...
yes there has to be some accountability. But just like anything else, people want to find someone else to blame