Thu, December 03, 2020

Just Rambling

Alright I mentioned yesterday that VBS is kicking my butt. I feel like I am walking underwater most of the day. At least finally tomorrow I can take a break and catch my breath from camp. Now that I am past my youth lesson I should be able to relax a bit and maybe share some of the cool stuff that I am learning and that we saw at camp.

One of the biggest things is a fresh look at salvation and what that really means. I think we as a church have really done people a disservice. As we have tried to make the gospel something easy to understand and to accept we have robbed it of truth and to a certain degree the mystery that makes it so wonderful. Somewhere in the whole scheme of things we have taken a surrender to Lordship and changed it into a transaction where we give God our confession and He gives us eternal life.

Alright so that didn’t make that much sense, but I am not thinking clearly yet. I will flesh this out a little more in the next few days.

One more quick “Engaging Worship” update. I got my comp copies today so now I have like 4 of these books floating around that I don’t really know what to do with, but every time I look at them I smile so I guess that is pretty cool.

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.

1 thought on “Just Rambling”

  1. Rich Clark says:
    June 23, 2005 at 8:24 AM

    You are spot on about the salvation issue. That was good to read.

    If you’re wanting to give away one of those books, I’m willing to send like $5 for one!

    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.

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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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