Over the last two weekends I’ve had the great experience of being at Bedlam, a junior high retreat put on by our district.  It amazes even now how such a simple formula can consistently pump out incredible results.  Our students always come back energized and motivated and sometimes even transformed by the experience.  God shows [...]

I like vimeo and it seems that vimeo likes me too because they continue to reveal great art and excellence in film making.  Here’s another one if you’re interested.

Shaped, Coloured (Happy Christmas) from VsTheBrain on Vimeo.

So, I am about to give away one of my biggest trade secrets.  If you are in ministry and looking for a great place for sermon graphics, I recommend stufficanuse.com from South East Christian Church in Louisville, KY.  They put up all their graphics for free and from time to time include videos too.  It’s [...]

So, Fuel Junior High begins tomorrow and I am really excited.  Not sure what the turnout will be but I love hanging out with grade 6 to 9 students every week.  We kick off a new series this week called Catchin’ Rays and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun and give [...]

The global financial crisis and the way that churches had to respond, many moving from annual projections to quarterly and even monthly projections has got me thinking a lot about how I plan in student ministries.  My habit is over the summer months to plan out the whole year in terms of message series and [...]