(Don’t be fooled by the cheesy graphic, it’s a great conference!) PDYM Student Leadership Conference Saddleback Church || July 14-17, 2009 Want to take your student leaders to the next level? Want to start student leadership in your youth group? Take a trip to California to the Purpose Driven Youth Ministry Student Leadership conference July [...]
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Update: Click here to see the video interview As I mentioned in a couple of previous posts, tonight’s the night to interview Alex the Atheist in front of 3 of our high school small groups tonight. While I’ve been thinking about this interview for a couple of weeks, today I’m putting the questions on paper. [...]
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Last night at church, Nathan told me about a new ministry at church he’s been invited to participate in. He was invited by somebody who saw him doing a skit for the High School Ministry. The excitement in Nathan’s eyes showed how much this new venture meant to him. I asked him to write his [...]
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Update: To see the video of the interview I did with Alex, click here Yesterday I wrote about my friend Alex, an Atheist, who is going to come to the high school Bible study I teach on Wednesday night. The most popular response I’ve seen to inviting Alex as an Atheist to help me with [...]
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I was at a Catalyst ministry conference last Friday when I saw this 4Runner with a message on the back window. Even though it’s not my car, I was still encouraged by seeing a church caring for their youth pastor. Coincidentally, I happen to have a black 4Runner just like this one, that may have [...]
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This week my atheist friend is coming to the high school small group I teach. He’s not coming as a participant, but as the focus of the evening. Alex has agreed to come in to allow me to interview him about what he believes and why he believes it. My goals for this week’s Bible [...]
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Having a little fun with my iPhone. I love what this thing can do… even if some of it’s goofy.
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Since 1999 Dennis Beckner has been volunteering in the youth ministry at Saddleback Church.
