I’ve been asked it at the grocery store, the gas station, in text messages and emails, and in a steady stream of phone calls from good friends… people, I’m sure, aren’t trying to pry, but are simply demonstrating their concern and curiosity. Thank you.
Tag: ministry
Three Books I’m Reading in Transition
I wasn’t surprised the first time I sat down with my Higher Ground group this summer. I asked this small group of counselors and summer leaders what one thing they wanted to be intentional about as they walked through the seven weeks of summer camp. I knew that the weeks would fly by, for them […]
Never give up.
I hear it a lot. “I’m giving up my weekend to go with the youth ministry to a retreat.” “I’m giving up my Sunday morning to teach a kids’ class.” “They’re giving up their summer to serve as camp counselors.” “You’re giving up a year (or two, or five) of your life to serve in […]
Curriculum-dependent.
On Sunday morning, my friend stood up in front of our congregation to share a brief testimony. It was an introduction to a sermon on being salt and light. What he said blew my mind. “When I was in high school, I shared my faith. When I was in college, I shared my faith. But I […]
This is your big red truck moment.
I had heard Enoch Olson’s story before about how God provided the big red truck for camp. But this weekend, when I heard it again, I realized that it wasn’t really about a big red truck. It was 1968 or 69 when our founding director took a phone call from a church less than two hours south […]