Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for May, 2007

My Kids

Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Last night we had a cookout at my house. The feeling at the end of the night was so overwhelming. I have never been a father or anything like that, but as my kids left last night, I had such a proud, fatherly feeling for them. I think with the ‘CEO’ mentality that has taken [...]

Read Full Post »

Delegating vs. Dumping (Part 2)

Posted in Leadership on May 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »

The issue here is not necessarily overwhelming staff or team members, but rather the difference between delegating and dumping. Craig Groeschel has a couple great posts on how to delegate here and here. So many leaders, though, are guilty of dumping more often then they are responsible for delegating. The reasons can be many, but [...]

Read Full Post »

Memorial Day

Posted in Uncategorized on May 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Today I went to my parents for our annual Memorial Day cookout with our friends and family from the old Living Water Camp. It was a nice, relaxing day and as you can see I was the cook!! Not to brag or anything, but I must say I’m a pretty good cook – everyone ate [...]

Read Full Post »

Delegating vs. Dumping (Part 1)

Posted in Leadership on May 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Imagine for a second a good friend has asked you to help them move. As you walk into their house they are holding a heavy box of valuable china and ask you to put it into the moving truck. So you take a few steps towards them and you’re suddenly taken off guard as they [...]

Read Full Post »

Transitions

Posted in Transitions on May 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This morning in our youth Sunday School class I shared some insights on transitions and just thought I’d share them with you.Acts 1:9-26As Jesus ascended to heaven, we can learn a lot about what his disciples did in His physical absence. 1. They came together. With many of the Jewish sects or religions that were [...]

Read Full Post »

Geauga Lake

Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday I took the Norwin Middle School Bible Club to their annual Geauga Lake trip. What a blast!! It’s sad to think it was my last time, but we had a whole van load – so that made it that much better. If you’re not familiar with Bible Clubs in a public school, they are [...]

Read Full Post »

Transition

Posted in Uncategorized on May 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Well, it’s official. Last night I announced to my leaders and students that I will be moving in two weeks and will no longer be their youth pastor. The flood of emotion in such a decision and announcement is incredible. I feel like I’m leaving my family – those I’ve put my heart and soul [...]

Read Full Post »

Leading from the Heart

Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

One tendency as a pastor is to become someone that leads with their position or title rather than their passion and heart for God. The problem in leading with your title out front is people only follow a title to a certain point. The reason this is so prevalent in the Church today is that [...]

Read Full Post »

The Disease of Singleness (Part 3)

Posted in Singles on May 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »

In each of our lives, we have and will find ourselves in various ‘stages.’ In each of these stages, God has purposes & plans for us – things He wants to develop in us as well as teach us. For example, as a person goes through their college years, they often learn how to live [...]

Read Full Post »

Making a Fool of Yourself

Posted in Uncategorized on May 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Tonight I had the pleasure of attending a 9th Grade Chorus concert that some of my students were in. It was the typical chorus concert: a few show tunes, some oldies, the always faithful patriotic song, and of course my favorite, the goofy dances. In fact, one young man was actually doing splits on stage…yeah, [...]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 2,993 other followers