Husband. Dad to 5. Student Ministry Pastor. Follower of Jesus. Yatta yatta.

DEALING WITH DISCOURAGEMENT: 3 of 5

I used to watch "The Practice" religiously.  It was a tv series about a law office that constantly was hired to defend thugs and guilty men and women accused of the worst set of crimes. Their anti-thesis was the District Attorney.  Being a D.A. … [Continue reading]

DEALING WITH DISCOURAGEMENT: 2 of 5

After you've given yourself some time to de-emotionalize the funk you're in, you might be in a better place.  But if you're like me, you're probably still pretty discouraged and honestly, a bit wounded.   The images of discouragement and the voices … [Continue reading]

DEALING WITH DISCOURAGEMENT: 1 of 5

Ok... so I tried to let it sit for a day before I blogged about it. But frankly, yesterday was one of those days where when you're done with teaching high school as a pastor, you want to crawl in a hole and not come out. Several students texted and … [Continue reading]

WANNA INFLUENCE PEOPLE?

This fall there have been 3 things that I've had happen or observed that are worth stealing if you want to make a difference in the lives of students or families or even your friends.  I can take credit for none of them.  But all of them both … [Continue reading]

YOUTUBE I CAN USE

Two of my friends, Adam McLane and Mark Oestreicher recently formed a little company called "the youth cartel".  Well, apart from doing some coaching that I was the beneficiary of and apart from them both volunteering in our student ministry and … [Continue reading]