At the end of Workcamp asked all of the workcampers to reflect on the week and share some of their thoughts as well as what God did in and through them that week. One of the questions was to describe the week in one word or phrase. Here's what some of them said: Shine Fearless… Continue reading Workcamp 2013 Reflections: One Word
Category: Youth Ministry
Workcamp 2013 Reflections: Rebekah Freed
Our youth mission team got back from Workcamp this Sunday! It was an amazing week with countless stories of God at work in and through the 25 youth and adults that attended. The theme of the week was "What Do You Stand For?" and each day of our trip we had chances to explore how… Continue reading Workcamp 2013 Reflections: Rebekah Freed
Crossroads High School Ministry: March Update
God continues to be alive and active in First Trinity's high school ministry! Here are some events and activities coming up along with ways to pray for this ministry and/or get involved. Sunday School: Why All the Suffering and What Can I Do? On Sundays we're continuing to our series on suffering and pain in… Continue reading Crossroads High School Ministry: March Update
Coming Up in High School Ministry – February
Last week, I gave a quick update on a few things coming up soon in Young Adult Ministry and thought I could do the same for High School Ministry this week. Sunday School: The Least of These For the weeks leading up to Easter, we will be our series in High School Sunday School is… Continue reading Coming Up in High School Ministry – February
Satan is a Jerk: Pray for each other!
The brokenness of this world is real. Some of the walls I've put up to keep myself ignorant or naive have recently been shattered, and I can't deny the truth of this verse any longer: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy..." (John 10:10a) There is nothing I can do to change… Continue reading Satan is a Jerk: Pray for each other!
My “Other Half”
"Is that your other half?" he asks (referring to the married man with 3 kids sitting beside me.) "No." I reply introducing them to each other anyway. "So, how come I haven't ever met your other half?" "Perhaps because I don't have one." "Oh...That's... a good reason." He responds as we all laugh. The phrase… Continue reading My “Other Half”
Guest Blogging Today at MoreThanGossip.com
Today, instead of posting here at Joyfullyblessed, I have the joy of being a guest blogger at MoreThanGossip.com, a Youth Ministry specifically for ministry to junior high and high school girls. The blogger there, Neely McQueen, is on a mission trip with some of her youth in Kenya, Africa. Please join me in praying for… Continue reading Guest Blogging Today at MoreThanGossip.com
We Bought Jesus a Prom Dress Today! :)
(My afternoon was just so cool that it warrants pausing my 31 Days of Imperfection series.) So this afternoon I went prom dress shopping with 11 ladies. Yes, it was as insane as it might sound. But the coolest part about it all was that these ladies weren't shopping for their own dresses. Last week,… Continue reading We Bought Jesus a Prom Dress Today! 🙂
If the church won’t talk about it… (groundswell part 5)
To end this series of my reflections from the groundSWELL online conference (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) , I wanted to share a comment I’ve thought a lot about since I heard a high school senior share it last Thursday. When asked what the church needs to be addressing that they’re not,… Continue reading If the church won’t talk about it… (groundswell part 5)
Love Jesus not Church (groundSWELL part 4)
We’re nearing the end of this 5-part series based on what the teenagers said at the groundSWELL online conference I attended last week (Here are Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). For this post, I wanted to focus in on a few things I heard that reminded me of the results First Trinity received… Continue reading Love Jesus not Church (groundSWELL part 4)
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