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

FAN-PAGE-O-RAMA

I went on a fan-page-o-rama the last few days on facebook. I created one for our encounter high school youth ministry. www.facebook/encounterhsm I created one for our local network of East County youth workers here. I created one for our summer … [Continue reading]

NUMBERS SPEAK

I'm not a numbers or a statistics guy. I don't think that more students in church makes for an effective morning or anything.... but that said, numbers do speak. They say something and sometimes they say more than pictures or paragraphs.Here's … [Continue reading]

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR CAN MAKE

Exactly one year ago today, our whole world changed.We brought Becky and Billy home to officially become part of the Berrytribe on U.S. soil.Since that time, we've had a year of firsts, especially for Billy and Becky. Here's a small list of what … [Continue reading]

WHY ME? AND WHY IT MATTERS.

When was the last time you asked yourself, "Why Me?"Not "whyyyyyy meee?" like you have some bone to pick with God.But, "why me?"... like how did I get here and not there?When I see the tragedy of Haiti or drive 30 minutes south of my house into … [Continue reading]

THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A YOUTH PASTOR

Today was a day that I don't think I could have done church any better. Truth is I'm our own worst critic and I don't say this often, but this Sunday was legit. Student involvement was high. Our hosts did a great job with the morning. The room … [Continue reading]