A Lot Like Middle School Ministry
Monday, December 27, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas!
To all of my Fantastic Youth Leaders,
I want to say a huge Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! Our family is so grateful that we have the opportunity to know each one of you and the privilege of serving Jesus alongside you. Blessings to you and your families this holiday season!
PK, Ady, Claudia & Natalia
I want to say a huge Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! Our family is so grateful that we have the opportunity to know each one of you and the privilege of serving Jesus alongside you. Blessings to you and your families this holiday season!
PK, Ady, Claudia & Natalia
Monday, December 20, 2010
10 Commitments of Youth Ministry (Doug Fields)
- I will move slowly (Proverbs 14:15-16)
- I will regularly check my motives and evaluate my heart (Proverbs 20:8-12)
- I will steer clear of the numbers game (Matthew 18:12)
- I will not criticize the past (Philippians 3:13)
- I will avoid the comparison trap (Galatians 6:4)
- I will focus on priorities (Matthew 22:36-40)
- I will pace myself (Hebrews 10:36)
- I will serve (Matthew 20:26-28)
- I will be a learner (Proverbs 4:5; 13:20)
- I will pursue contentment (Philippians 4:11
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
12 Things We Hate About Youth Ministry
Yesterday, we reflected on 12 things we love about youth ministry—it was hard to keep the list to just 12! Serving in youth ministry is great, but sometimes we allow our priorities to get mixed up and give it more than we should. When the needs of the ministry consume and devour our lives, and it results in no margin, no accountability, and no joy…it’s time to change things. Here are some of the warning signs, 12 things we hate about youth ministry: HERE
12 Things We Love About Youth Ministry
By Doug Fields & Matt McGill
The Christmas season has a lot of movement. People are usually stressed and borderline psycho during a time when they should be slow and reflective. The pace quickens: Christmas parties, visiting family, special church services, and last minute shopping. Everything seems more urgent.
With a little intentionality, this season can become a natural time to reflect on the important things in life. So, instead of singing the 12 days of Christmas (which we would love to do, but you would hate it), we thought we’d share 12 things we love about youth ministry: HERE
The Christmas season has a lot of movement. People are usually stressed and borderline psycho during a time when they should be slow and reflective. The pace quickens: Christmas parties, visiting family, special church services, and last minute shopping. Everything seems more urgent.
With a little intentionality, this season can become a natural time to reflect on the important things in life. So, instead of singing the 12 days of Christmas (which we would love to do, but you would hate it), we thought we’d share 12 things we love about youth ministry: HERE
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Vote for Teresa!
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
To Date or Not to Date?
Tonight we are beginning a 3-week series on dating in the high school ministry, PI-912. Students will be given booklets and we will be talking about:
- Dating & The Bible
- Principles for Building Healthy Relationships with People of the Opposite Sex
- Seizing the
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Why Teens Seek the Wrong Crowd
Does your teenager feel valued and significant in your home? If not, they'll look for value and acceptance somewhere else. There are plenty of people who can make them feel valued, but mostly from the wrong crowd and with the wrong motives. We parents do a ton of stuff for our kids, but what if they still don't feel valued? Should we do even more, or less? Are we doing the right things, or all the wrong things? How can we best instill value in our teenagers? And why is that so important?
Think of it this way; there are four things you can offer your teenager to make them feel valued ... Read full article.
Think of it this way; there are four things you can offer your teenager to make them feel valued ... Read full article.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Belize Hurricane Update from Pastor Ron Braaten
"What a shock to see so many beautiful tree uprooted or broken. My yard looks strange. The carport was dismantled today and now we begin again. Three vehicle were damaged. This all can get fixed. My family and friends are all safe. Thank you Lord. Our church lost the entire back section we put up for the Sunday School. We will have to start over. The power meter and lines were torn off the building as well. We may not have service tomorrow night. Keep praying for the recovery and rebuilding process. And the funds we need to do that. I'll send pictures." - Ron
Here are a few pictures of the back section of the church that was there when we were there this summer, which was lost in the hurricane. Friend Pastor Ron on Facebook for updates.
Here are a few pictures of the back section of the church that was there when we were there this summer, which was lost in the hurricane. Friend Pastor Ron on Facebook for updates.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Winter Retreat 2011 Early Bird Special!
Hand in your $60 non-refundable deposit by Thursday, October 28th and go for a total cost of $160 instead of $175!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Great Adult Youth Leader Luncheon Today!
Hi Friends! It was such a joy to be together with our team and our families for our adult youth leader luncheon today. If you were not able to make it, we missed you! (Also, be sure to get your free new resources from the youth office!) Over a great lunch from Buona Sera we enjoyed a fruitful time of fellowship, training, sharing, and praying for one another. It was community in action! Can't wait for our next one!
- PK
- PK
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Need Game Ideas?
Monday, October 11, 2010
Bullying
Tonight I will be facilitating a conversation about bullying at PI-678 for our middle schoolers. Here are two videos I'll be showing. The first one features author Frank Peretti talking about his past, and the second one is a music video inspired by his book No More Victims.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Grafting ... Video, Scripture, & A Powerful Meditation
At Group having a great conversation about grafting. Read the Scriptures below, watch this video, and reflect on this reality of life in Christ.
Romans 11:11-24
11Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
13I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry 14in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in." 20Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. 21For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
22Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. 23And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
John 15:1-17
The Vine and the Branches
1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.
Romans 11:11-24
11Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
13I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry 14in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in." 20Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. 21For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
22Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. 23And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
John 15:1-17
The Vine and the Branches
1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Planet Impact Small Groups
Meet Wednesday Nights 7:30-9:00 p.m. All students gather together for a brief time of worship then get into small groups by grade to study the Bible and discuss matters of life and faith.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Disney Land Student Ministry
We live less than 20 miles from a world famous amusement park—Disneyland. We went there today. My family loves to go there and it’s been a ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
After Edmund Concert Tickets
New High School & Middle School Programs Launched
Sunday Night we launched PI-912, our new high school ministry for 9th-12th graders. It meets weekly from 6-8pm.
Monday Night we launched PI-678, our new middle school ministry for 6th-8th graders. It meets weekly from 7-8:30pm.
PI-912 High School Pics:
PI-678 Middle School Pics:
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Small Group Leaders
What a great night we had together Wednesday! It was so refreshing to see so many of our existing leaders joined by so many new team members.
If you are a small group leader, you should have received an e-mail today from www.symlive.com. You just need to click on the link and create a password to access your lessons. Follow the schedule you were given at our meeting on Wednesday. If you have any issues getting signed into the site, please call Giovanni Monday at 631-982-8215.
If you are a small group leader, you should have received an e-mail today from www.symlive.com. You just need to click on the link and create a password to access your lessons. Follow the schedule you were given at our meeting on Wednesday. If you have any issues getting signed into the site, please call Giovanni Monday at 631-982-8215.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Summer Missions Trip Testimonies 9/5/10
Best part ... Jackie says that Belize was 112 degrees and the whole church gasps. In reality it was only 80-90 degrees but very humid. LOL!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Spontaneous Summer Surprise!
Tomorrow, we are going to Splish Splash! Here's the info. Click on the picture to enlarge.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Serve & Swim Week 4
Last night we handed out almost 200 bottles of water to people outside of Waldbaums, helped Pastor Rich Collingridge unload some supplies for a bathroom he's building, and assembled 25 computers for a local school. We then had a great time swimming and sharing about our service experiences.See all of the pictures from the evening here.
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