mistake #2 – the comparison game Honestly, I do care about numbers. I care about how many students we have in our program. I don’t think you can get too many people in Church. I mean when do you cap it off? At what point do you tell the next kid, “I’m sorry we areContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 9”
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Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 8
mistake #3 – your on your own kid This is one that will probably be on my mistakes of 2009 because I still haven’t developed a process. Last year if a student accepted Christ there was no process in place to guide students into GROWING in Jesus. Now, discipleship is something that seems to beContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 8”
Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 7
mistake # 4 – revolving door A year ago I pitched a nutty saying that we needed some sort of tracking software. So in true Pointe North fashion we found the best out there and got it. We use a software called fellowship 1. It is a great software but incredibly cumbersome. Then, when weContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 7”
Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 6
mistake #5 – No man is an island It is important in ministry to have another pastor to spend time with. It is crucial to have someone to bounce ideas off of and to have a person to tell you that you are headed into a dangerous territory. I have had the pleasure of havingContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 6”
Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 5
mistake #6 – family feud At Pointe North, Sunday is the Super Bowl every week. We gear our energy, resources and creativity toward that end. However, when you are the leader of a “support” ministry often it is easy to allow the enemy to plant seeds of jealosy in your spirit. I deserve more budget,Continue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 5”
Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 4
mistake #7 “creating” chaos I love creativity, I am not that creative but I love the process. I work hard to package my sermon series in themes that capture students attention. I develop graphics, intro videos, and countdowns to hit home my point. However, sometimes I have let that take priority rather than the thingsContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 4”
Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 3
mistake #8 – unrealistic promises I stood from the pulpit this fall and said that I was going to hit every campus and would hit at least one campus every week during lunch. The youth were excited and began to look for me. The first week past and I was booked with meetings, the secondContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 3”
Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 2
Mistake #9 – Crash Derby This is the second installment of the 10 biggest mistakes of 2008. Picture opening night of our new youth facility. There is a buzz in the air. We have a huge crowd for us at that time, over a hundred students. We had a camera crew doing a commercial forContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 – part 2”
Top 10 mistakes of 2008 part 1
Well with all of the top 10 lists around I thought I would add my tidbits. This past year was unbelievable for Alive Youth Ministries. We grew to over 250 in attendance on our mid-week environment. Our volunteers stayed on track for the most part. We had 100 at Summer Breakaway and dozens accepted ChristContinue reading “Top 10 mistakes of 2008 part 1”
Coming in January
New foundational series beginning January 7th. January 7th – Milk vs Meat January 14th – Growing in the Word January 21st – Growing in Worship January 28th – Growing our influence in our World And don’t be late because the service will open with a hilarious new addition to the youth ministry team.
Sean Rheaume 