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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Lost Art of Disciplemaking – Quotes #2
Here is the second in a series of my thoughts on some important quotes from The Lost Art of Disciplemaking by LeRoy Eims. Click here to read the first post in the series. These quotes have a lot to do with spending your time with and investing your life with others....
read moreOrientation Week Finished
The 2006-2007 school year was officially opened tonight at the opening service at the seminary. While class doesn't actually start until next Tuesday, the seminary year has started. We had three days of orientation that culminated tonight with the worship service....
read moreSquidoo lens on Discipleship in Youth Ministry
Since I've been researching so much about discipleship in youth ministry, I decided to make a Squidoo Lens on the subject. Make sure you go check it out, rate it, comment on it, and forward it to people who are working in youth ministry. If you have suggestions for...
read moreThoughts on the Future
It never fails, seven weeks from now, seminary students will be coming to me, saying that they just can't continue their studies. They will be tired. They will be discouraged. They will be ready to quit. They will be weary and will have lost heart. Many times I feel...
read moreCoffee illustration
I got this in my inbox today from Mikeysfunnies. It's pretty good. A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his...
read moreBaptist Youth in Mexico Survey Results
I finally translated the survey results fron the National Baptist Youth Conference that took place this year in Puebla. If you want to know more about the young people in Mexico, please feel free to download the results here (324K, PDF). Please remember that they are...
read moreBreakfast with a youth pastor
If you have been keeping up with this blog at all, you know that here in Mexico there are very few youth pastors working in local churches. You also know that there are even fewer full time youth pastors working in local churches. This morning I got to have breakfast...
read moreOwned by Mexican businessmen
Here are 5 things I bet you didn't know were owned or partially owned by Mexico's rich and powerful: Entenmann's pastries Thomas' English Muffins GE Stoves and Refrigerators (many are made by Mexican companies) CompUSA Saks Fifth Avenue Carlos Slim, according to...
read morePreliminary Survey Thoughts #1
Answers: 10 years or more: 76%; 5-10 years: 12% Eighty-eight percent of the young people surveyed have attended church for 5 years or more. This tells me that we have a generation that is not being reached. If the only people who are attending this conference are...
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