Fri, September 25, 2020

Anniversary and Final Push

flowers.jpgToday was our 9 year wedding anniversary. I can’t believe I have been married that long. It seems like just a few months ago that we were just kids standing together in the sanctuary of First Baptist, Pell City. Of course at the same time I can’t really remember living without Meredith. I guess time flies when you are having fun.

I am now about to dive into the final push of my stuff with Lifeway. My last deadline is on Monday and I will need to work pretty much straight from in the morning until then to finish, but I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Of course once that is finished we are back into winter retreat stuff, but that is next week’s problem.

 

Average Youth Guy
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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.

3 thoughts on “Anniversary and Final Push”

  1. Allie H says:
    January 18, 2007 at 2:41 PM

    Happy Anniversary Shane & Meredith!

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  2. Andrew says:
    January 18, 2007 at 9:27 PM

    Happy Anniversary, you two. Congratulations on 9 years and best wishes for many more!!

    Reply
  3. gavin says:
    January 19, 2007 at 2:27 AM

    happy anniversary! many blessings for more

    Reply

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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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