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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
YM Training Explosion
Youth Ministry training in Latin America is about to explode. I'm no prophet, but the things that are happening are incredible. In case you haven't noticed, I've been blogging more and more about things that we're up to ministry-wise. There's a reason for that...we're...
read moreSuper Sweet Mosaic
I'm working on an idea for chapel next week, so I was looking up "Mosaic making software." I came across AndreaMosaic, a freeware program that allows you to make a mosaic out of your photos. It's super cool, and here's the mosaic I made out of some of our most recent...
read moreMiddle School students lead Mission church
One of my students is the middle school pastor of his church. In January, he told me that his group has doubled in growth since he began taking classes in youth ministry. They have gone from 30 students to 60 in a little more than a year. He has continually told me...
read moreYouth Leadership Retreat
I spent all weekend at a leadership retreat for the youth ministry at First Baptist Church of Satelite. We had a great time talking about leadership, doing different team building activities, and sharing the vision for what these young people can become as the...
read moreCan you believe this?
I gave the youth ministry students an assignment to go out and interview real young people about their problems. Oscar went to a school in one of the neighborhoods around here, got some great interview footage on video (I'll post that later), and then got us invited...
read moreGeneración Lideres 2.0
We scored a place to host the Generación Lideres conference in Puebla, the Spanish equivalent to Youth Specialties' Core training day (which I'd love to go to this year, but living in Mexico makes it difficult...that's another post). We'll be holding the conference...
read moreDaily Things
Every other week, we have small groups instead of chapel at the seminary. I'm not usually a fan of the studies for the week. Not that they're bad; they're just not my thing. This week's study seems pretty useful, though. It's title is: Daily things in the life of...
read moreThere is Hope!
Remember the "Mi Esperanza" campaign we told you about a while ago? Well, there's a great article about it in December's issue of the Decision magazine from the Billy Graham Evangelical Association. The story talks about a family who invited people to watch the...
read moreThings done today
Wow. I got a lot done today. Here are some highlights: Had a great meeting with a guy named Victor who will be teaching a course on counseling youth in his church. I had a great opportunity to share lots of great resources with him. Got a lot of work done on the...
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