Sat, September 19, 2020

…and we’re back

If you are a regular Nailscars.com follower you will notice that I took a couple weeks off recently. I had plans to totally revamp the site with my own css code and other tweaks. But that is taking longer than I wanted and I don’t want to leave the site closed until I figure everything out.

I have made a couple of changes. I have changed the comment system to one that needs approval. Part of my new focus for 2010 is to spend less time online. This means that I can’t constantly check the comments being made here on Nailscars.com. When I was checking several times a day I could easily respond to negative or inappropriate comments, but since I am trying to spend more time in the real world that won’t be possible so I have come up with this system. In a few weeks I may decide that it isn’t what I want to do either, but I am going to try it for a while.

Anyway, we are back up and running. I hope the break didn’t cause any undo hardship on anyone.

Average Youth Guy
https://www.nailscars.com
I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. I am an average youth minister.

2 thoughts on “…and we’re back”

  1. Becky says:
    January 11, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    I’m glad you’re back. I’ve been coming to your blog for awhile and was so worried it was only going to be open to members of your church!

    Reply
  2. Tanya from Michigan says:
    January 13, 2010 at 5:10 PM

    SOO glad you are back! We love your site. Thank you for your ministry.

    Reply

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About Me

I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I forget students names sometimes and say stupid things that hurt their feelings. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I have put the finishing touches on a Wednesday night Bible study on Wednesday more times than I can count. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. I try every new youth ministry model that comes from the "experts" and I have had at least 3 mission statements over the past 5 years.

But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. Like I said, I'm an average youth pastor.

About Nailscars.com

For almost 20 years now I have been trying to add creative ideas for use in the local church. In the early days Nailscars.com was just a place to publish some scripts, but it has become a collection of creative ministry resources for youth ministry and worship.

I began writing a blog more to process my own thoughts more than anything else. As I started writing the comments that I got back from people amazed me. As I was honest with my struggles most of them would write and say “Thank you.” “It is just nice to know someone else struggles with these same things,” was a common response.

So this has become a place where I share the struggles and successes of being in youth ministry. I hope that you find something that God can use in your life and ministry.

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Thank you for coming to check out Nailscars.com. Everything here is free to use in any non-commercial way. Feel free to use the resources without giving me credit. If you are want to republish an idea let me know and I will probably give you permission.

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