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”
Category Archives: Leadership
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”
Community Impact
Our church’s name is Pointe North COMMUNITY Church. The name is no accident. We are here for a purpose to care for our community. We need to provide clean water in Africa. We need to rescue girls from slavery in Thailand. We also however, need to take care of the needs in our own backyard.Continue reading “Community Impact”
Satisfied
Well if I am going to blog again I may as well get personal from time to time. If you don’t know me I am a bit of a pain in the neck because I am never satisfied and I tend to act like everything is messed up. Yesterday at our staff strat opp planningContinue reading “Satisfied”
Organic Discipleship
We are taking a new direction in our church when it comes to making disciples. The church is calling this “Trader”. In the realm of youth ministry we are calling it “Organic” It really is nothing new but I wanted to share with you a bit of what I will be sharing with our SmallContinue reading “Organic Discipleship”
Thoughts from an OLD youthguy part 4
You don’t have to be cool I am 36 years old. I just bought my first PS3 and I don’t play it very well. I don’t skate. I don’t watch Twilight, MTV or any reality TV. I don’t know the latest Lady gaga song, the latest Kanye or the latest Beiber. I walked into aContinue reading “Thoughts from an OLD youthguy part 4”
Lessons from an OLD youthguy part3
Something keeps popping up in conversations lately with pastors, youth pastors, lay people is what is wrong with the world. Youth Pastors can I beg you to stop ranting on twitter and stop ranting on Facebook. Rather than bash Twilight and the sin it represents use your pulpit and communication skills to talk about theContinue reading “Lessons from an OLD youthguy part3”
Lessons from an OLD youthguy part 2
Lesson #2 – Study – Don’t be lazy in your prep Chances are you have some game when it comes to presence, leadership and speaking ability or you wouldn’t have been hired by a church in the first place. However, the more talented you are the easier it will be for you to fall intoContinue reading “Lessons from an OLD youthguy part 2”
Lessons from an OLD youthguy part 1
Today is my birthday, I am 36 years old. Now that is not too old by most standards…in youth ministry it is getting up there. When I go to youth conferences or to training websites and look around I see a bunch of tattooed, wild haired guys who never wore parachute pants or even knowsContinue reading “Lessons from an OLD youthguy part 1”
Sean Rheaume 