Thu, December 03, 2020

M-Fuge: Belmont

Are there any Nailscars.com readers heading to M-Fuge this year? We are going to Belmont next Monday. Here is where the fun of summer really kicks into high gear. Working at a church with no real means of transportation (search for VAN to find some of the troubles we have had with our church van) means that I am stuck trying to find a seat for every student who decides to go. That puts me in the weird position of wanting 30 or so people to go and knowing that there is no way I can find a ride for all 30 of them.

Actually that brings up another good point. I have lost some of my faithful youth chaperones to graduation and moving and such so I am down to a precious few (who are too marvelous for words) but I hate to keep asking them to do everything. Anyone have ideas on how to recruit some new ones? 

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.

5 thoughts on “M-Fuge: Belmont”

  1. Daniel Haigwood says:
    June 5, 2007 at 2:31 PM

    We’re are going to M-Fuge. Not Belmont. We are heading to Philly. Went to Belmont 5 years ago. Great camp. You can tell the headquarters of Lifeway is there. It’s pretty obvious that they put more money in the Belmont site than some of the others.Praying you all find enough space! And not sure on finding more help. I have the same trouble.

    Daniel

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  2. The Average Youth Minister says:
    June 5, 2007 at 4:19 PM

    Philly is a Fuge I would love to go to. We went to St. Louis one year, and that drive was nearly enough to make me quit.

    Every year at camp I say I am going to do M-Fuge international the next year, but then I come home and life comes in and we are back in the states again.

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  3. Daniel Haigwood says:
    June 5, 2007 at 6:06 PM

    This will be our 3rd Philly fuge. It is a great opportunity. It’s a 1200 mile trip from here to there, but it is more than worth it….

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  4. Christopher says:
    June 15, 2007 at 11:38 PM

    The youth group at my church is at Belmont this week (June 11-16). I didn’t go this year for the first time in probably six years. This will be the third time that our group has been to Nashville. I hope you go over your hurdles to get there. Your group will be blessed!

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  5. Pressed says:
    June 17, 2007 at 4:14 PM

    Hey, My youth group was at Belmont this last week (June 11-16). How did it go for ya’ll???

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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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