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Trying to check out ideas from other youth groups. And I had a chance to check out a student ministry in tx. in a leadership meeting tim [anemployee of chick-fil-a] was doing a stalling moment in youth ministry. He shared some wisdom that he has gained from Chick-fil-a
The questions he started with is what if student ministries used the principles that have made Chick-fil-a succesful:
First:: Operational excellance.
Second:: mile service.
Third:: a commitment to relationship
what would it look like for students ministries to incorporate these principles to what they are doing in their ministry. what changes would have to occur. it was challenging as well as funny.
just saw a video linked from Scott Hodges twitter. it was very interesting. here is the video.
Generation WE: The Movement Begins… from Generation We on Vimeo.
definitely a video everyone in ministry should watch. I was a little disappointed that I missed this cut off by a few days. raises interesting questions for ministry in the future?
you can visit the site here www.gen-we.org also you can download the free ebook in pdf form at this site.
We have a group of A4 students that are at our church. This is a discipleship program that runs for 10 months. We have some great students this year in the program. I get the chance to teach them a few times. We have a few that are vegetarians and one that is planning to go totally vegan after the program. We made a challenge the other day that I would go vegan for one week and that some of the students would do without any form of caffeine for the week. That is right no coffee, soda, chocolate or any other form of caffeine for one entire week, [seven days]. So tomorrow I start my new eating habits. I think I should be able to make it. Let me tell you one thing I have learned so far it is so expensive to eat healthy. so i only have a few more hours to scarf down a steak or a burger. At least cows and chickens will be thankful for me this week.
it was a massive cleaning day today at the escamilla’s household. as we were locating an unpleasant odor that had permeated the upstairs of our house we located a trashcan. as sara was getting ready to pull the bag out see found some liquid filling the bottom of the trash can. at first glance she thought it may have been just a rotten fruit that had liquefied but it was not. the next conversation ensued, josiah and micah does anyone know about urine in the trashcan? josiah no, micah “yeah why” yes that is right our son peed in the trashcan cause he did not want to come down and flush the toilet and wake someone up. i had the privilege of cleaning this trashcan. i just laughed the whole time. as my hands got wet cleaning the toilet.
I am having to switch from reverseyourworld.com which was hosted at blogger to reverseyourworld.wordpress.com. so why the switch? that can be summed up in one word:
IPHONE
yep the apple was the down fall in the garden in genesis. it was the downfall of snow white. it has now been the downfall of my blogspot account. sorry blogger you did not offer the web app for me to update and view my blog from my apple iphone. so i can no longer use you. it was good while it lasted but it is over now.
This year on July 25th Sara and I celebrated 10 glorious, adventurous, exciting, and fun years of marriage. Due to the fact that we are youth pastors and summers are really busy we settled for a 3 day get away in the month of July. However 10 years can’t be celebrated by sneaking away for a few days. So on Sept. 6th we fly out to Miami to go on our first cruise. I am so excited and I can’t wait. It is a much needed vacation in our lives. So here is to sunny beaches, eating good food, spending a week with just me and sara. Any ideas for a great anniversary gift to give my wife, please comment below
ONLY 11 DAYS LEFT!
started with a beard [or my poor excuse for one] then went with the gotee and long sideburns>>into a nasty mustache with long sideburns>>then to a weak mustache with long side burns>> to the clean shave. any preferences or comments are welcomed.
ONE THING:
Reggie Joiner
//Prodigal Generation//
Reggie Joiner
//Prodigal Generation//
Strategy must be linked to this one thing. Or you will not be sucessful.
If the truth is taught aside of this one thing, then it falls flat.
ONE THING is something that defines you, by how you respond or don’t respond
ONE THING is not:
truth | message | strategy | community | relationships | family | leadership | creativity | Holy Spirit
The one thing that is integral in making your church distinctly different
all of these are needed but must be connected by
ONE THING:
[Telling the story of the prodigal son]
*only two people were not happy about the prodigal coming home – the older brother and the fatten calf
*to understand the point of this story you must understand why the prodigal story was told
*are you an older
*Now the tax collectors ad sinners were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15.1-2
*Jesus came to this earth to build a bridge to sinners.
*He unpacks two different approaches to the prodigal through the three parables.
_Pharisees Approach | Older Brother
_Jesus Approach | Father
*What would happen if we decided to do this ONE THING?
to treat every prodigal in the same way a father would treat his own son
Loving Fathers Older Brother
*Loving Fathers are pre-occupied *preoccupied with themselves
with whoever is missing
Andy Stanley: I never want this church to be about who we are trying to keep but instead who are we trying to reach!
//warning: if you are not preoccupied with who ever is missing you are going to be preoccupied with something | and if you are not preoccupied with whoever is missing those in organization will try to get you to be preoccupied with themselves
*older brother operate from a *older brothers from a context of shame
context of forgiveness
//warning: we live in a generation that wants to feel better about doing bad stuff. The solution is not to make them feel bad about bad stuff, but to help them feel forgiven.
*loving Fathers throw parties *older brothers throw fits
//warning: if they are going to keep the heart of the prodigal when he comes home it can’t just be around him. it is community around a context of a loving father heart and approach
//warning: you want to put two characteristics that matter and that are going to build your house, put forgiveness and joy there.
*loving fathers confront * older brothers criticize loving fathers
older brother thinking
*loving fathers keep the lights *older brothers close the doors and turn the lights off
on for as long as it takes
ONE THING: Treating every prodigal like a loving Father would treat his son then your process, team, creativity, articulation, doesn’t matter
I have 1440 mins in everyday. I usually sleep for about 420 of those. Which means I have about 7140 mins to get done everything i need to accomplish in a week. currently i listen to about 14 podcast every week. everything from:
[Mars Hill, Relevant, AskaNinja, Hillsong, and more]so i am thinking of refocusing my podcast list. maybe cutting down a little or droping a few, and adding others? so the question is what podcast fill your 7140 mins?
