This week in respect for Single Awareness Day aka Valentines Day. We focused on Love, not the mushy kind but Compassion. In John 13:3-5 Jesus showed the love he wanted us to have for one another as he washed the feet of his disciples…in that culture an incredible act of service. He said in verseContinue reading “House Divided – Parent response week 3”
Author Archives: Sean Rheaume
House Divided – Parent response week 2
As we continue this series on bridging the divide in our homes we look at the ever constant struggle of communication. Parents can sometimes feel that teenagers speak a different language that consists of grunts and shoulder shrugs. Last night I challenged the students with some basic ideas about communication I used Matthew 12:33-37 andContinue reading “House Divided – Parent response week 2”
House Divided – Parent response week 1
This month RSM will be doing a series discovering the keys to bridging the divide in our homes. Most students say that there is constant tension between them and their parents and parents often have no idea how to deal with their teenager. We are going to explore some ways to help you. Last nightContinue reading “House Divided – Parent response week 1”
Victory
You know sometimes in church work (I won’t even call it ministry) we get caught up in the mundane. It doesn’t matter how big your church is or how busy your calendar is many times it just seems like you are doing “stuff” not ministry. How many of you spend more time working on sermonContinue reading “Victory”
The Year of the Zombie
This is the conclusion of our series “The Year of the Zombie”. It was a lot of fun!
Stay One Step Ahead
In my last blog I shared some hurdles that we had to leap in order to keep growing as a ministry. One of the hurdles we had to leap was staying “one step ahead” in our planning processes. I don’t think I explained that well enough so I will effort to do that now. ItContinue reading “Stay One Step Ahead”
Hurdles in growing youth ministries
I did the tacky thing last week and posted our youth ministry numbers on twitter. I did it because there are many church members that follow me on twitter and I know they would rejoice. I also did it because it is worthy of a wow! I am the first to admit that God usesContinue reading “Hurdles in growing youth ministries”
Sun Stand Still
Few preachers impress me. I have been in ministry over 18 years and I have been through the Rick Warren and Bill Hybel craze. I was there when Erwin McManus first got barbaric and Andy Stanley created environments. I remember when Steve Hill yelled his way through the Brownsville Revival. Today, I love me someContinue reading “Sun Stand Still”
Guest Blogger – Audra Rheaume
I am blessed with a beautiful wife that loves Jesus, loves our kids, loves worship and is an excellent writer. God placed some stuff on her heart and I thought it would make a great blog post…so here it is. Leadership thoughts from Audra. Lessons on Leadership from the book of Judges Judges chapters 6&7Continue reading “Guest Blogger – Audra Rheaume”
Ecclesia review
Ecclesia was our sermon series this month. This series was a look into what the Bible says the church is supposed to be. Week 1 = Was a night declaring how important it is to tell our story and the story of Jesus. Week 2 = We looked at the need to take care ofContinue reading “Ecclesia review”