A few years back, we rented out one of the local schools for a mission trip we were hosting. I happened to come across some students of mine one morning who had taken some desks chairs out of the classrooms. They were having races down the hallway with friends pushing them at full speed. As…
Me. To our new worship leader. In a conversation where I was questioning him about what we’re going to do to “step it up a notch” this year. And, as soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted them. Why? Because I had just caught myself doing the exact thing that I’m going to…
I remember one night I had six kids show up for junior high youth group. That’s right, SIX KIDS. Normally, we’d have around 25-30, so six was pretty shocking. A few of my leaders were making negative comments about where all the kids were. Instead of dwelling on who wasn’t there, I decided this was…