This is big news, but there’s nothing wrong. Yesterday, Doug Fields announced he is resigning from Saddleback Church after taking two months off to pray about it. The only reason I mention it here is to be one more source getting the truth out ahead of any rumors that might pop up. Nothing is wrong [...]

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One of our students made this video for our current series on The Beattitudes. Good stuff.

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Tonight we’re having a meet and greet for small group students and their parents. If you read my post What Parents Need To Know, you’ll remember that I put a high value on what I communicate to parents and how I get the messages across. This is an extension of that concept. You’ll see the [...]

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UPDATE 2: My brother-in-law let me know tonight that my sister is now cancer-free! The tumor was egg-size when they originally discovered it. However, after her chemo therapy treatments, it was the size of a pea when they removed it. It was so small, in fact, there wasn’t enough there to do whatever tests they [...]

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Parker and Boyd are starting their first full year as volunteers in High School Ministry at Saddleback Church. We’re going to get to follow them through their first year as they figure out what they got themselves into. It’s going to be fun. As they navigate working with a group of senior guys, they’re going [...]

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I read a great article today over at YouthMinistry.com about suicide causes, signs and preventative measures. I like that the article is written mostly in bullet points. It makes for easy-to-read-and-absorb information. I highly recommend reading through the article so you’ll be more likely to see the signs of suicide. Being aware of this information [...]

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I went over to SimplyYouthMinistry.com today and saw they published my article Helping Families Through Conflict. I’m sure I sent it to them at one point, but never knew it got posted. If you have any use for material on this blog, please feel free to use it. All I ask is that you cite [...]

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Today I was reminded of the importance of getting facts together before saying something I’ll regret. Somehow better judgment caught me before responding to a person who deserved to be put in his place. Instead of sending my comments to him (this was an online discussion), I sent the thoughts to the other person in [...]

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Snapped a couple of pics. I wasn’t supposed to take pics inside the studio, but I’m a youth worker. Gotta let loose from time-to-time.

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Tonight we had our small group leader training. Katie, one of our staff members had a pretty good visual aid that helped us understand how many people can influence the lives of our students. The idea behind the illustration is that each person in a student’s life has some kind impact. In light of that, [...]

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