Lewis Girls Journey Group Caroling @ Our House
I didn’t forgot to mention Maddie in the video credits, it just cut her name off when it edited it. Sorry Maddie!!!!!! You were awesome on your solo part too!!!!!!!
NYMC: Day Four
After some great worship with Tim Timmons and another devotional piece by Duffy Robbins, the day started differently than the last two.
We no longer were in our 8 hour intensive tracks. We could chose a number of different shorter tracks. I chose Mark DeVries, president and founder of Youth Ministry Architects. His track was on Building a Sustainable Youth Ministry. Though I have been a youth pastor for 12 years, I know I can still learn a great deal about healthy youth ministry.
Over all I would give the conference a C+. My only complaint is that I was hoping for a conference about WHERE youth ministry is GOING. Not necessarily about where it has been and where it is at now.
If you interested in attending next year, click here. It is in Chicago next year.
NYMC: Day Three
Day Three. Not really much different than Day Two. Worship was done by Station 2 and the devotional was given by Duffy Robbins (by the way, Duffy Robbins is one of my favorite youth workers. His love and passion for students is contagious. If you haven’t picked up his book, The Ministry of Nurture, do so).
Today, we were back into the 8-hour track intensives. Rahn and Klein are doing a fabulous job. I am thankful I chose this track. My hope is to make it applicable to our (Olentangy School District) current expanding dilemma. To many schools, to few youth pastors in them.
Tonight, we had the privilege of hearing from Doug Fields, founder of Simply Youth Ministry and Teaching Pastor at Saddleback Community Church. He challenged us with taking simple coins in our pocket and using them to remember God’s faithfulness to us. Here were his points:
P–Past (Ephesians 1.6-7; Colossians 1.13-14)
N–Now (Romans 8.11; 15.13)
D–Determined Destiny (John 5.24; Romans 5.21)
Q–Quality Growth (Matthew 13.4-8)
This talk was a great challenge for me to remind myself of how great God has and is and will be in my life. Next time you look at the coins in your pocket, remind yourself of God’s faithfulness.
