The 2008 Gathering is over. I hate having to type those words. I think Doug tweeted it best, I wish we were all neighbors. Every year I make new friends and deepen my relationship with those who I am already connected with. My favorite part of these few days together is pictured above, sharing life […]
The Bowling gods Hate Me
Last night the PDYM State Mentors went to Lucky Strike Lanes for a little dinner and bowling. My Results: Game #1 3rd place 114 pts Game #2 4th place (I didn’t get serious until frame 6) 101 pts Doug Fields showed all the youth pastors how to do it with the high score of the […]
California
This is where I am this week…Yes, California! I am at Saddleback for the Gathering with Doug Fields and his team. There are so many Youth Ministry geniuses here, I am wondering why I am here. I may not be blogging a lot over the next couple of days because of this. But that’s ok, […]
Blogging: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Today I had a pastor point out to me the dangers of blogging, especially when there is little to no context given behind certain posts. He brought to my attention a couple of posts I had written several months back and revealed to me a little bit about the attitude it seems I was portraying, […]
Sharing Life Through Difficult Times
I was contacted a couple of months ago by Samantha, an editor, writer, and representative for Bluefish TV, about contributing to their new website, The Small Group Exchange. I was really blown away & honored that they would be asking me (a nobody) to write something for such a well known ministry resource company. My […]