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Finally Friday: A Wing & A Prayer
Image by: Plush Studios/Digital Vision/Getty Images (https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/food-fighting-101.htm) A Wing and A Prayer This phrase was first used in WWII. It means just managing to get the job done. I believe one of the ways we can get…
Read MoreRemind me again why I do youth ministry
– By guest blogger Chris Lassiter I just had a “Remind me again why I do urban youth ministry” type of week. Our annual camping trip hit some major snags. Money came up missing. Curfews were missed. We even had a few physical altercations. Collectively, I had more challenges in one week than I’ve had…
Read MoreFinally Friday: Trip Lee Spits on Security in Christ
Check out Trip Lee’s “I’m Good”… Love this part: “Fear says I’mma perish, but that ain’t what my Lord say, He said I aint’t guilty though I still ain’t have my court date”
Read MoreMotivational Monday- The Weight of Perfection
Often times, especially working in a field where you are the role model, we find ourselves struggling with the pressure of being perfect and complete. After all, doesn’t Matt. 5:48 we must be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect? And, doesn’t James 1:4 say we should be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing? HUGE…
Read MoreMoney, Love, Money
Chip, stash, bank roll, Benjamins, C-Notes. Whatever you call it, teenagers love to get & spend money— on concerts, clothes, shoes, food, and of course, music. But when it comes to giving money, the love affair dwindles. Teenage giving should be a priority, not to have money in your budget, rather to teach young people to…
Read MoreMotivational Monday- Young and Bold
Found this verse and thought it would be useful as we encourage our youth: “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 No matter how young, how inexperienced, how large the task, let’s empower our youth…
Read MoreDunk Tanks and Digital Downloads
By Chris Lassiter After pelting me with a barrage of whip cream pies, the group of teenagers I took to summer camp knew exactly how to clean me up….The dunk tank. I trudged back to our dorm room, soggy but happy. I hopped in the shower and got ready for bed. And that’s when it…
Read MoreYouth Look up to YOU… Lecrae’s “Just Like You”
Lyrics: “I grew up empty cause my daddy wasn’t with shoot. I wasn’t picky I’ll take any male figure… you.” Believe it or not, your youth are watching! The rarity of positive role models increasingly infects our urban communities. Let’s make sure we, as ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor. 5), bare witness to the…
Read MoreThe Help: Part Two
This is Part 2 of a series by Lee Wilson on recruiting a great ministry leadership team. You can read Part 1 here. In the movie, The Help, one of the main characters, Skeeter decides to write a book from the perspective of the African-American maids in her community. In order to do this,…
Read MoreThe Help: Part One
Recently, I went to minister in Kenya, Africa. While taking the longest, most grueling flight from Syracuse, NY to Bungoma, Kenya, I decided to do something I rarely get to do – watch a movie. And I am so glad that I did. I ended up watching the award winning film, “The Help.” This movie…
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