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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Philip Talks About Youth Ministry In Romania
Philip is a Senior at the Baptist Bible Institute of Bucharest. He was one of the students in my class when I taught there last week, and he will be one of the first to have taken all 9 youth ministry courses being taught by Youth Ministry International in Romania. In...
read moreYouth Ministry in Romania
"I don't know what church I will serve in, but I that my heart and my experience and all I've done has prepared me for youth ministry." That statement from Philip, one of the Seniors at the Bucharest Baptist Bible Institute, made me smile as I sat in the chapel with...
read moreThe Missionary’s Relationship with Language
This week I am in Bucharest, Romania, with my friends Phil and Scottie Rice. Their family is the newest on the field for our organization, having arrived about 8 months ago. It is really fun to see how their story has come around because Phil visited my family in...
read moreAnswered Prayers: Certificate Program in Guadalajara
"I have been wanting to train others in youth ministry since I graduated," Chaire (pronounced Chi-Ray) said as we sat at Starbucks in Guadalajara with her husband Miguel and their little boy. "I just haven't had an opportunity." Hearing those words come from her gave...
read morePeople are Important…Do They Know That?
We live in a world of activity. Busy lives lead to little time to actually look people in the eye and communicate that they are important. Even in many churches, people are hurried to the next event as if was more important to keep the schedule than it is to connect...
read more5 Things I Learned about Life and Youth Ministry from Joe Gauthier
These last few weeks have been very difficult for me. My mentor, friend, and youth pastor Joe Gauthier had been battling pancreatic cancer for 6 months now, and on February 8, he was called home. While it was great for him, it was painful for the rest of us. I have...
read moreRegional Update for Latin America
“Who would have thought that you would be teaching here in Mexico?” That’s what I asked Darwin Gonzalez as we took another bite of our tacos one evening in January while sitting in my living room in Mexico City. Darwin, the director of the Center for Youth Ministry in...
read moreA little post I posted over at Daddysmac.com about kids and technology.
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New Adventures Await
I've changed the name of my blog to be DennisPoulette.com. The old domain, ymimexico.org, still exists, but all of my content has been imported here. You probably know we're going through a major transition as a family. Last weekend I finished selling and getting rid...
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