I was just wandering through Dollar Tree trying to find the something I needed when I heard the conversation. They were just two twenty-somethings co-workers trying to pass time as they restocked the shelves. "Oh did I tell you..." one asks the other as if she's simply going to state some random fact about her… Continue reading I’ll Love You Forever!
Category: College Ministry
The Presence of God Around Us
This past weekend was a lot of fun for me in ministry... a little crazy... but a lot of fun. It seems that the Christmas season creates opportunities for people to connect with each other than normally wouldn't be around. Over the past week or so, this has been the case time and time again:… Continue reading The Presence of God Around Us
Myths about Young Adult Church Dropouts
As a Director for Young Adult Ministry, one of the most common things I hear about or get asked about is what we're doing to "keep kids from leaving the church after high school." While the "what we do" part is a constantly a work in progress, I found this article put out by Barna… Continue reading Myths about Young Adult Church Dropouts
College Road Trip
I'm not exactly sure where the idea came from but I recently decided to visit as many of First Trinity's college freshmen as possible. I've met up with a few of the students studying in the Buffalo area, but what about the ones that went away to school? So, two weeks ago, I fueled up… Continue reading College Road Trip
Looks like NY will soon have a new Resident
Yep that’s right… in case everyone at First Trinity didn’t hear this weekend, I officially accepted my call! Check out a copy of my letter below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 26, 2011 Dear Members of First Trinity Lutheran Church: What an immense blessing it has been to work and serve God with you… Continue reading Looks like NY will soon have a new Resident
This “Lost” Generation
Please... please don't give up on this "lost" generation! Instead, encourage them, love them, show them Christ and help them "reverse" things. (P.S. Be sure to watch the WHOLE video!) So how are YOU going to help reverse things?!?
My Blogging “To-Do” List
Wow. There are so many things I’ve been wanting to blog about, but because of all the awesome things happening right now, I have has less and less time to actually write about it. So, before I forget what they are, I’ve started a list, right here on the blog. I hope to get to… Continue reading My Blogging “To-Do” List
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