Post by: Pastor Corey
Guest Post, Leadership, Reflections & Introspection
What a beautiful time of year: Christmas. Celebration, gluttony, fellowship, and love fill our homes, and it seems to have all passed so quickly. Then the week after Christmas arrives: that awkward moment of reflection on the past year and, for church leadership, the one Sunday where you have no clue what to do for […]
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Guest Post, Leadership, Reflections & Introspection
Christmas Break, Does Not Mean a Break From Ministry Many years back I met with my executive pastor who challenged me to grow the student ministry during the Christmas break. At first I pushed back saying that, “we shut down during Christmas season because most teens are off doing family things.” He then looked back […]
“The culture of death that was the driving force to the Connecticut massacre on Friday that killed 26 people, including 20 precious children is the same one that killed 3,500 babies today through abortion. We as a country celebrate "choice”. We defend it & we have made laws to protect it. Yet for some reason […]
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Here’s the 3rd & final (for now) set of the Q&A session. Q&A Part 1 & Q&A Part 2 are also up. Take a few moments and look at those two posts also!!! Phillip C. from VA asks: “Hi, I am a Youth Pastor in VA. I have a quick question… What do I do […]
Intentional, relational, authentic ministry. I would like to think this is the goal for everyone and anyone in youth ministry. Students are the most accurate “B.S. Detectors” and can sniff out a fake from a mile away. One thing that has been on my heart lately is being real, genuine and intentional about relationships with […]
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Here’s the 2nd set of the Q&A session. Q&A Part 1 | Q&A Part 3 are now also up. Have questions??? Shoot me an email or DM me on Twitter/FB: corey@awakenthisheart.com or @meCoreyG Kelly P. from GA asks: “What’s your views on Women in Ministry, specifically youth ministry?” – Not to get in a Theological debate […]
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