Saddleback Church’s High School Ministry “Do Something” Series

We’re in a pretty cool series. It’s called Do Something. Each week we have a different hands-on project for our students to do: Last week: Fill Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes This week: Wrote letters to soldiers, wrote Thanksgiving cards to senior citizens, prayed for their friends, heard about mission opportunities in Africa, etc. Next [...]

Sarah Palin – Going Rogue

This is not a political blog, but I think Sarah Palin is great. Congrats to her on her new book already being #1 on Amazon. Going Rogue: An American Life

A Few Thoughts About Setbacks

I’ve been striving for an elusive goal for 10 years. I can never seem to nail this down. I’ve got the skill set needed, tons of experience, the drive to accomplish it and the passion to back it up. I just can’t seem to make it happen. Tonight I had a few thoughts about this [...]

The Skit Guys’ Doritos Ad

The Skit Guys have entered Dorito’s Crash The Super Bowl Video Competition. Click here to see the video and vote for it.

Not Letting Discouragement Go To Waste!

Today I got some very discouraging news. I’m putting the feelings I had about this to use in my teaching this week. There’s no use having an experience if it doesn’t make me better. If it makes me better, why would I not use it to help others? Tomorrow I’m teaching a lesson to my [...]

YouthMinistry.com Announcement

YouthMinistry.com announced that until November 16th they are offering a 15% discount storewide. Click their logo below to check it out.

Jib Jab Halloween Video

This was a pretty sweet and fun Jib Jab video which included some of our High School Ministry staff. They showed it during our weekend services October 31-November 1

Recommendation: Great Web Hosting

This is the company where VolunteerYouthMinistry.com is hosted. The service is great. If you need a hosting account for your web page or blog, check them out. Great price. Great service.

My Interview with Tim Schmoyer at Life In Student Ministry

This week I did an interview for an Internet talk show that Tim Schmoyer hosts. It was a great discussion between me and some other youth workers. I recommend listening to it and checking out his archives. He interviews a different youth worker each week. There’s a lot of great wisdom to gain. Click here [...]

Tweet This

I’m trying out something on my blog starting today. If you see something you like, and you’re a Twitter user, please click the Tweet button on the right side of the post to share it with your Twitter followers. I appreciate your help getting the word out. If you’re not a Tweet-er, but you blog, [...]