My students (and Janell) pulled off a great surprise birthday party yesterday after class. I almost blew it because I wouldn’t leave the classroom so they could set it up. I had some emails and things to take care of, so I stayed behind because my office is really hot in the afternoons.
Well, they eventually got me to leave, set up the room, and then surprised me with an AWESOME video they made for me, complete with a song they wrote and performed. I don’t have a copy of the video yet, but when I do get one, I’ll definitely post it here.
Here’s some video of me taking a bite out of the cake.
I have been thinking about a lot of things today, and these things have made me come to one great conclusion: I am so grateful for my students at the Seminary.
At our Seminary, we talk about the fact that the students aren’t “pastors in training;” they are pastors. Understanding this helps me so much whenever situations happen and we need to evaluate them, ask for prayer, and basically look for someone to listen.
I am privileged to have my students and the people at the Seminary. It makes days like today a little easier.
Besides graduation, every year’s school activities conclude with the choir concert. Last night was this year’s concert. Here’s a quick clip I recorded on my phone.
This past Saturday, the Seminary had a big publicity event. My participation in the event was to help the youth ministry students with our information booth, teach a youth ministry seminar, and organize a skit for one of the worship times. The event was a huge success.
There were more than 300 people at the event (which was our attendance goal), and during the two seminar times, my youth ministry workshop was packed. I spoke about the goal of youth ministry to more than 100 prospective students. We handed out fliers and collected names at our booth. I even ran out of business cards.
There is a great thirst for youth ministry training in Latin America. I believe that we are living in a time where youth ministry training is about to explode both in Mexico and other places in the world. It is humbling and exciting to be a part of what God is doing.
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