I just finished the Listen Retreat for my youth group. It was a great weekend and for some it was an amazing weekend. The basic idea for this retreat is that theology is for people who don’t hear God. If we heard God (at least perfectly), we probably wouldn’t need theology. So in an effort [...]
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The Listen Retreat
11 Feb 2009 at 08:24
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Winter Conference 09
I just got home from the AMIA Winter Conference and was so glad to see my family again. This was my second in attendance and I think I learned just as much as the year before, which is really great.
What I learned:
1. There are a lot of details that go into one of these conferences, [...]
Twitterpated
This may come as a bit of a surprise to many of you, but I don’t use Twitter. Not only do I not use Twitter, but don’t really ever plan to. I usually try to stay ahead of the curve on technology and this would be a good way to do that, but there are [...]
Monday Catch Up
Well, it’s the Monday after Christmas and I am trying to catch up on some work that I didn’t start before the holidays. Today is a fun, but busy day. Here is my plan:
1. Get in early, respond to emails – done
2. Meet with Glandion Carney – Canceled – Glandion is a friend, sometimes mentor [...]
The Day the Earth Stood Still
I went to see this movie starring Keanu Reeves last Saturday night, and I have been thinking about it a lot since. It isn’t the most entertaining movie I have ever seen by any stretch of the imagination. There was something in it that has captured my thoughts though.
In the movie [spoiler] Klaatu (Reeves) is [...]
Growing Souls – Ministry Roles
15 Dec 2008 at 09:49
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I am still processing Growing Souls the book form Mark Yaconelli about his work with the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project. One thing that has convicted me about this book is three approaches it outlines in youth ministry. It really shows the difference in what I do in ministry and what I would like to [...]
The Truth About Numbers
10 Dec 2008 at 06:14
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After the last two posts, I thought I might put myself into the spotlight for a minute. Honestly, all that I wrote here and here is what I have to tell myself constantly. It is a constant struggle for me not to look at the numbers to measure myself. Here is the best part though.
A [...]
Danger of Numbers in Ministry
By reading the title of this post, I hope no one thought it was about the danger of boring people in ministries by reading the book of Numbers. Instead, I am responding to a series over at Lifechurch.tv that Craig Groeschel started about measuring success in ministry. Craig pointed out that it is wrong to [...]
Cultural Phenomenon – Twilight
OK, so I went to see Twilight with our children’s pastor today and I have to say it was pretty good. I was wanting to see it because it is such a phenomenon among females ages 10 to 100 and I love a good vampire movie anyway, but I was really surprised at this movie.
The [...]
Tribes – Leading from the Bottom
05 Dec 2008 at 06:26
Paul
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There is a problem with leadership that Seth Godin in his book Tribes. Check out previous posts here, here, here and here.The problem with leadership is that people feel inadequate or lacking authority to lead. Even those who are “ordained” to lead feel it. Without the sense of authority, people don’t lead. Ask anyone in [...]
