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My team rolled 510 lumpias today! We’ll be selling them at a carnival this upcoming weekend to raise funds for our missions trip to the Philippines. I have to admit, it was my first lumpia… but it definitely won’t be my last! So much fun! If you want to donate to me or my team [...]

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Any good organization capitalizes on their unique positives and not their unique negatives. In thinking of our youth ministry’s unique positives, here’s some things I think we should do: Go Late. The typical youth ministry service is… 90 minutes? Because we meet on Friday nights we’re not bound to early curfews. I’d like to see [...]

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See Related Post: “Opted For Friday Nights”

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16 months ago there was no youth ministry at my church. So when we began our weekly meetings, the obvious question of “when do we meet” arose. Surprisingly, an overwhelming majority of students polled wanted our weekly youth service to be on Friday or Saturday nights! With the freedom to escape the traditional Wednesday-night mold, [...]

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With the season premier of LOST on the horizon, I thought I’d post my top 10 favorite TV shows of all time. West Wing. It’s smart, intense, realistic, passionate, and entertaining. I’ve watched the 7 season series… four times through? And every time I’ve loved it more than before. LOST. Heading into the season finale [...]

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A student bio of one of our team members, Gabby. Donate online at http://bit.ly/philippines-2010.

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I heard that some scholars believe Paul wrote another letter to the Corinthian church that we do not have in our canon (they think he wrote another letter because of various things Paul refers to his letter in his 2 Corinthians letter that were not in 1 Corinthians). I was reading 2 Corinthians this morning [...]

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We are in the process of renovating our church’s website. While it still has leaps-and-bounds to go, it looks, feels, and is way more functional than before. I experimented making a “welcome” video for our youth ministries’ page. I think I’ll do another this Friday as the shadows on my face extenuate my pimple-scars. Regardless, [...]

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A friend asked me about the end times. He’s been talking with someone who believes the end times are going to “start” in 2011. He asked me for my feedback. Here’s what I told him. —– Jesus repeatedly talks about the second coming catching people off guard: The Parable of the Watchful Slaves “You also [...]

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I thought it was appropriate after the quick thoughts on how you can help young ministers grow into their ministry that I turn the tables– Here’s a handful of quick thoughts on how young ministers can help themselves grow in their ministry. Don’t Starve Your Faith. Giving more means you need to take in more. [...]

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