Tue, September 22, 2020

Could Never Wear it, but still…

283bgblack.jpgI am making a whole lot of geek posts lately, but I guess that is just who I am. But I saw this shirt and laughed out loud. You really have to be a paper gamer to understand the idea of a saving throw reducing something to half-damage, but if you are, this shirt is too great for words. I would love to own one, but I really don’t want to go through my day trying to explain it, much less trying to explain why Jesus has a mace instead of a sword (he is a cleric in case you were wondering). But I would love to play Jesus as a Character. "Swarm of beholders? Who cares! We have Jesus in our party!"

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 “Could Never Wear it, but still…”

  1. -B says:
    June 28, 2006 at 6:28 PM

    Permission granted to break into the African Anteater Ritual whenever you feel like it.

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  2. chris paytas says:
    July 2, 2006 at 1:02 AM

    A "Can’t Buy Me Love" reference on Shane’s post…A little ashamed to admit that I actually know the reference. Oh well…that movie gave me hope as a geeky high school student.

    Reply
  3. The Average Youth Minister says:
    July 2, 2006 at 2:52 AM

    If there was anyone who looked anywhere close to as good as chick in that movie I would have sold blood for the $1000.

    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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