Today I had a meeting with Nyke (the Student Ministries Pastor at NW) and Cody (the Youth Pastor at Pflugerville) to discuss the awesomeness that is going to be the Spring Bash. And let me just tell you it is going to be majorly sweet. I'm serious, good times for everyone. I don't think it is possible for you to pack more fun into one night. One thing we were talking about was the prizes we are going to be giving away at one portion of the night and things like $500 dollars in cash and Ipods were brought up. Seriously, I wouldn't miss this for the world. Where else can you see an illusionist, have a chance to win $500, see a good movie, go swimming and then do a little bowling/glow-in-the-dark putt/rock wall climb all in the same night? Only at the Spring Bash my friends, only at the Spring Bash.
I think I am going to be counting down the days to this thing as if it were Christmas itself. If there was a Spring Bash Santa I would go sit on his lap and tell him all about how much I want to win an Ipod and kick Seanzy's rear in some bowling.
Until this fateful day comes though we need to build up to it by inviting everyone we know to come. This is going to be a blast and if you really like your friends you will not want them to miss this. Plus it will give your friends a chance to connect with you and our group and ultimately to Christ and you know they don't want to miss that. So invite your friends. I have about 400 invitations in my office right now just waiting for you to pass out to everyone you know. So come and get them. And just to make things interesting I am saying right now that the student who bring the most friends to the Spring Bash gets a $150 Simon Gift Card. Yeah, you read that right. $150 bucks. Just for inviting your friends to something you know they want to go to already. How sweet it is.
Oh yeah, and since I have to be Howie Mendel for the Deal or No Deal Game I am going to shave my head bald if our group brings more than 160 people. That is a lot of people, but if you do it, then off goes my hair.
So that is what I am thinking about and my guess is, now it is what you are thinking about too.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Walk Across the Room
I started a new book yesterday that I think I am really going to enjoy. It is by Bill Hybels, the Pastor of Willow Creek in Chicago. The book is all on evangelism and allowing yourself to be led by the Spirit to talk to people about Christ. Sharing the gospel with people is one of my favorite things to do, there is nothing like it. My hope is that this book will help motivate me to listen to the Spirit's leading in that area on a daily basis.
About This Blog
Do you want to know what is going on in the youth ministry? Do you want to know what is going on in my life? Do want a forum that will provide you the ability to discuss either of those items to your hearts content? Then you are in the right place. For this blog exists so you can keep up with Two14 Student Ministries and my life.
This blog is updated every Monday morning for your personal enjoyment. The desire is to see you interact with the topics that are brought up and enable you to give feedback on our Student Ministry. Under The Gathering tab you will find my thoughts on the previous Sunday morning and a plea for your feedback. It is there so you can let me know what you think. What did you like? What would you change? What would you add? I want to know.
Under the other tabs, such as what I am thinking, doing, watching and listening to you will find random tidbits about me and what I am up to. On the sidebar you will also find that I am now listing the music currently playing on my Ipod. Pay close attention to that because you wil find incredible music there that could quite possibly change your life. (For I have heard the music most of you listen to and, how do I put this, it needs work.) Some of you might find that you only like keeping up with one portion of this blog. That is fine. Make yourself at home. There is a lot here to enjoy and I don't expect everyone to be able to take in all at one time. Pace yourself and have a good time.
So that's the blog. I hope you enjoy it and comment often.
This blog is updated every Monday morning for your personal enjoyment. The desire is to see you interact with the topics that are brought up and enable you to give feedback on our Student Ministry. Under The Gathering tab you will find my thoughts on the previous Sunday morning and a plea for your feedback. It is there so you can let me know what you think. What did you like? What would you change? What would you add? I want to know.
Under the other tabs, such as what I am thinking, doing, watching and listening to you will find random tidbits about me and what I am up to. On the sidebar you will also find that I am now listing the music currently playing on my Ipod. Pay close attention to that because you wil find incredible music there that could quite possibly change your life. (For I have heard the music most of you listen to and, how do I put this, it needs work.) Some of you might find that you only like keeping up with one portion of this blog. That is fine. Make yourself at home. There is a lot here to enjoy and I don't expect everyone to be able to take in all at one time. Pace yourself and have a good time.
So that's the blog. I hope you enjoy it and comment often.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
A Monday Night Fumble
Monday night television is the fillet Mignon of all television watching. Sure some may argue that Thursday nights are best but they would be wrong. Thursdays are not bad, but Thursday is certainly no Monday. For on Monday you have the greatest show of all time, yes of all time, 24. I love me some Jack Bauer. Also on Mondays the show Heroes comes on as well as Studio 60. Krista and I are huge fans of all three shows. The problem is Heroes and 24 show at the same time and Studio 60 might not actually make it as a show. It wasn't on last night. In fact last night was a huge fumble when it comes to Monday night television watching.
Not only was Studio 60 not on but we chose to watch Heroes over 24. I know. Let me explain. Krista has been sick since Wednesday and though she loves 24 this season has been moving a bit slow. The big cliff-hanger of last week was that President Logan was back in the mix and I hate President Logan so I wasn't feeling hugely excited about having to see him again unless I was watching Bauer take a hacksaw to his head, which he might have. I should of watched it. Anyway, Krista wanted to see Heroes for it was an important one and so I gave in. I thought it was a nice thing to do. Yet today when I woke up I felt dirty and disloyal. How could I have betrayed Jack like that? Honestly I feel scared just typing this blog because I am pretty sure if Jack sees it he might come over to my house and shoot in the knee or something and make me say I will never watch Heroes over 24 for as long as I live. So just in case you are reading this Jack then first of all, hey man I am a big fan, and second of all I will never do that again no matter how sick Krista is.
Not only was Studio 60 not on but we chose to watch Heroes over 24. I know. Let me explain. Krista has been sick since Wednesday and though she loves 24 this season has been moving a bit slow. The big cliff-hanger of last week was that President Logan was back in the mix and I hate President Logan so I wasn't feeling hugely excited about having to see him again unless I was watching Bauer take a hacksaw to his head, which he might have. I should of watched it. Anyway, Krista wanted to see Heroes for it was an important one and so I gave in. I thought it was a nice thing to do. Yet today when I woke up I felt dirty and disloyal. How could I have betrayed Jack like that? Honestly I feel scared just typing this blog because I am pretty sure if Jack sees it he might come over to my house and shoot in the knee or something and make me say I will never watch Heroes over 24 for as long as I live. So just in case you are reading this Jack then first of all, hey man I am a big fan, and second of all I will never do that again no matter how sick Krista is.
Monday, February 26, 2007
New Things
Obviously things have changed a bit with my blog. There is not a lot of rhyme or reason for the change other than I just wanted to. And since it is my blog that was a good enough reason for me. I am not completely done with it yet. I am trying to get Colin to help me add a few more upgrades to it. My hope is that it will turn out nicely by the end of this week...but don't hold your breath. Feel free to let me know what you think or if you have any other ideas of cool things I should add.
So Sunday I led the high school girls discussion group. I know. Krista was sick, Beth was out of town, Kristin was home with Aliaya, who was sick, and so I stepped in. Now I thought this wouldn't be such a big deal. I am their youth pastor. Turns out I was wrong. As soon as I announced that I would be the one leading their discussion time nervous energy filled the room. As I watched the girls fill the pink room each expression was priceless. It was as if I was invading their safe place and they didn't know what to do about it. Nervous laughter, quick glances from girl to girl, no eye contact with me...if I didn't know better I would have thought I had food all over my face or something.
As I began to ask questions to the girls I learned pretty quickly that an amazing phenomenon occurs as soon as they walk into the pink room. Amazingly, these girls forget how to formulate sounds into words and words into sentences. And here I was thinking girls were the more talkative sex. Instead I found that the junior high guys could talk these girls into the ground. It would be no contest. Jonathan Baker could single handedly make these girls ears bleed before they managed to say one sentence. Sure the jr. high guys talk about dumb things 99% of the time, but hey, at least they talk. Three girls said something during our 15 minutes in the pink room. Three girls out of 11. To no one's surprise I talked the most. I didn't want to be talking so much but I couldn't handle the silence much less the nervous giggling. Words had to be said.
At the end of the discussion time I left the room to round up the other groups. Instead of being followed out by the girls they stayed in the room and closed the door. What was that? I know they couldn't have begun talking to each other. I wonder if they began to sign to each other or just make gestures like they were playing some kind of game. Whatever they were doing it left me felling pretty curious.
I tell you this just to say that it was quite the new experience for me. I also bring this up in case one of those girls wants to tell me what was really going on in there. I need to know if it is true that you all forget how to talk and are left only to laugh nervously. I need to know if you are always that quiet and if you are, then why? Because, I have to tell you, it is not normal. And finally I need to know what was said, or gestured or signed, when I left the room once the discussion time was over. So someone help me out. Feel me in. The mystery of the pink room is killing me.
So Sunday I led the high school girls discussion group. I know. Krista was sick, Beth was out of town, Kristin was home with Aliaya, who was sick, and so I stepped in. Now I thought this wouldn't be such a big deal. I am their youth pastor. Turns out I was wrong. As soon as I announced that I would be the one leading their discussion time nervous energy filled the room. As I watched the girls fill the pink room each expression was priceless. It was as if I was invading their safe place and they didn't know what to do about it. Nervous laughter, quick glances from girl to girl, no eye contact with me...if I didn't know better I would have thought I had food all over my face or something.
As I began to ask questions to the girls I learned pretty quickly that an amazing phenomenon occurs as soon as they walk into the pink room. Amazingly, these girls forget how to formulate sounds into words and words into sentences. And here I was thinking girls were the more talkative sex. Instead I found that the junior high guys could talk these girls into the ground. It would be no contest. Jonathan Baker could single handedly make these girls ears bleed before they managed to say one sentence. Sure the jr. high guys talk about dumb things 99% of the time, but hey, at least they talk. Three girls said something during our 15 minutes in the pink room. Three girls out of 11. To no one's surprise I talked the most. I didn't want to be talking so much but I couldn't handle the silence much less the nervous giggling. Words had to be said.
At the end of the discussion time I left the room to round up the other groups. Instead of being followed out by the girls they stayed in the room and closed the door. What was that? I know they couldn't have begun talking to each other. I wonder if they began to sign to each other or just make gestures like they were playing some kind of game. Whatever they were doing it left me felling pretty curious.
I tell you this just to say that it was quite the new experience for me. I also bring this up in case one of those girls wants to tell me what was really going on in there. I need to know if it is true that you all forget how to talk and are left only to laugh nervously. I need to know if you are always that quiet and if you are, then why? Because, I have to tell you, it is not normal. And finally I need to know what was said, or gestured or signed, when I left the room once the discussion time was over. So someone help me out. Feel me in. The mystery of the pink room is killing me.
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