Last week, I scheduled the last half of Friday to just get off campus and pray for our student ministry. I turned the phone off and went to a coffee shop in Little Rock and just prayed. I wrote down some prayers as they became powerful in my mind. I began to feel like there [...]
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Starbucks Logo Change
I really love to see the heart behind leaders that drive change in big organizations, in or outside of the church world. Recently, Starbucks announced an upcoming change. This seems like it might be one of those situations where a business does something that doesn’t really matter in the long run. Either way, I love [...]
Top 15 Videos of 2010
Here are our student ministry’s Top Ten Videos of 2010. 1. Katelyn’s Story 2. BigStuf Beach Camp: Day 2 3. BigStuf Beach Camp: Day 1 4. Dolla Dolla Bills Countdown 5. Student Takeover (Full Service) 6. “Will They Do It?” Game 7. Mayo Announcement Video 8. Exposed: Week 2 (Sex Series) 9. BigStuf Beach Camp: [...]
Top 15 Posts of 2010
If I were to be honest, I would have picked a completely different group of posts (mainly because I thought there were some great posts that aren’t on this list). But the numbers speak louder than my opinions. So here are they 15 most read posts on my blog in the year of our Lord, [...]
The Best Gift A Senior Pastor Can Give Their Youth Pastor
Over Christmas break, I had a question I wanted answered. So I asked a bunch of youth pastors this question. I wanted to do this right, so I didn’t just ask people from my city. I talked with youth pastors from all over the country. 53 Youth Pastors. 1 Question. What are the 3 greatest [...]
Creating A Culture Of Discipline
This post was inspired by Jim Collins’ “Good To Great,” and includes excerpts from the book. Please don’t confuse his content with mine. I don’t want to claim rights to this excellent material. I was going through Good To Great the other day when I hit this section. It popped out at me, so I [...]
Warren Buffet and Jay-Z Talk Success And Money
I saw this in a recent issue of Forbes Magazine. Check out this conversation between two successful guys who came up very differently.
Are You The Best Youth Pastor Around?
I’m not either. Thanks to Student Life for putting this video together!
The Revolution Of Facebook
Interesting interview on 60 Minutes with Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook. Do I really need to link to Facebook?
Passion 2011
If you’re a college student, lead college students, or have friends that are college students, you need to know about Passion 2011! Check it out at their site.