May 30th, My incredible city of Charleston, SC erupted into chaos. What started as a simple protest against the murder of George Floyd turned into riots and looting. This broke my heart seeing it unfold on the news. I was supposed to preach on John the Baptist the next morning but I could not inContinue reading “Too complex for a hashtag”
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Covid Chaos
So, March 22nd 2020 Live Oak Church had a great day. We installed our Elders and Deacons and were beginning a great surge forward with momentum. Live Oak Church didn’t explode onto the scene. It has been a slow and sluggish path. However, we were finally gaining some momentum…then it hit. The governor got onContinue reading “Covid Chaos”
What a year!
The Chinese have called 2016 the year of the monkey and that is fitting because this year has thrown some poo around! This has been for many one crazy year. Now I am not going to speak in hyperbole and say that it is the strangest year ever, or the most divisive year ever orContinue reading “What a year!”
MacGyvering the spiritual walk
So I am sitting here watching MacGyver (the new one). I was a huge fan of the old series…I used to watch it when I was a kid. My dad got me a swiss army knife just like the character on the show. I was immensely disappointed when I realized that there really weren’t anyContinue reading “MacGyvering the spiritual walk”
To Santa or not to Santa
This year I have had more run ins with parents about the “Santa situation”. To believe or not to believe. It is a common question with young parents and so I wanted to post some of my thoughts on the old portly purveyor of presents. There are two sides of Santa we need to remember…Continue reading “To Santa or not to Santa”
Vision of Surge
As I have stated we follow the systems/structure of the Purpose Driven model created by Rick Warren at Saddleback church. In that model Warren uses concentric circles to illustrate the levels of commitment to the local church related to the programs directed toward that audience. The goal is to move the people on the outlyingContinue reading “Vision of Surge”
Your values shapes your culture
You can tell a lot about an organization by what they value. Walmart values cheap goods. Chickfila values customer service. Our Values at Surge help guide us and dictate what we do. We used the name of our ministry as the acronym. S – Safe Place – the term sanctuary means a place of safety.Continue reading “Your values shapes your culture”
What is the mission?
Yesterday I began a series of posts sharing the strategy of Surge Youth Ministries. I will take the next few days examining each part of it. If you get anything out of it great…really I just like sharing it because it solidifies it in my heart. The mission of Surge is to REACH the students,Continue reading “What is the mission?”
Surge Youth Ministries (an organizational structure)
Every successful ministry has to have a structure. The pastors who wing it week to week will burn out and they nor their ministry will grow. Every ministry I have led since the 90’s have been different in culture and style but one thing is constant they needed structure. My church subscribes to the “PurposeContinue reading “Surge Youth Ministries (an organizational structure)”
Dear sandwich artist…
…I could see you were having a bad morning when I waited in the drive thru for 10 minutes and you never came. When I came in the store you were loading bread in the oven, taking care of a cranky mom in the drive thru and trying to smile at me as I walkedContinue reading “Dear sandwich artist…”
Sean Rheaume 