Deep Thoughts by Mr. G

So Yesterday, a friend & I paid a visit to a church around the corner from me. A $40 Million Dollar Facility. Impressive. Or made me jealous in some ways. Hope Community There were some cool moments though. Meeting and hanging out with the staff. Hearing the stories of God's story. The ones that really hit me was the ones about their receptionist. She used to work for Thy Dollhouse, as a stripper. Came to the Lord. The finance committee helped her with her bills (Going from making loads of $$$ to hardly any was hard) and she on her own decided to not stay with her live in boyfriend and moved back home. (On a sidenote, my friend was taking pictures for his church because of their possibly using the same architect and recommendations and to get some ideas and the receptionist was Shy and didn't want her mug taken - we thought it odd, and still are like after hearing about her story ...makes some sense). So the receptionist had friends come to the church as well. One used to w

Some insight from an Interview Some Resources: Things They Never Taught you in Seminary Practical tips for dealing with the nitty-gritty issues of pastoral life by Deborah and James Bushfield Herald Press, 1994. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Makes - Hans Finzel. Victor books, 1994. What I wish my Youth Leader knew about Youth Ministry by Mike Nappa 8 Habits of an Effective Youth Worker - Tim Smith. All star Bloopers from All-star Youth Leaders - group. Things They Don't Teach At Bible College .... But you Really Need to Know About Youth Ministry! By Todd Clark. Foreward by Les Christie. Ten Skills They Didn't Teach you in Seminary by John Gocke And here are my Top Ten: (Adapted from Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make) 1. Attitude - make sure our attitude reflects the Saviour. 2. Paperwork Before People - Ministry is about Relationships. 3. Absence of Affirmation - Encouragement goes a long way. 4. No Room for Lone Rangers - You are not alone in Ministry. 5. The "I know all the A

My friends over at Think Christian have this Blog Entry I find it amusing. I enjoy doing research, offering resources for FREE, and helping out but there has to be some effort to put your mark and take for ministry. I had a Senior Pastor that preached from a Book word for word. (I still remember the title: How to Love someone you can't stand). Sad really. And then I heard one of my favourite authors was fired for plagiarizing from Bob Russell(Bob Russell's sermons from his radio show) ( article here . He wrote a book entitled, Escape From Church, Inc. That made me SAD. And then @ a Teen convention I heard a seminar plagiaring Mike Yaconelli and telling the story of Sadie as if it happened to them. And then also at a youth convention - where the Main Speaker was paid - He spoke from a book entitled Great Youth Outlines and Discussions. Is plagiarizing something new? Nope. I just pray that the pastors that do it are convicted to STOP! As someone once told me - Quoting only one s