Wanted to share a budget outline that we gave to all of our ministry leaders.

Sunday night we kicked off our new series for Christmas titled Tis The Season. All during the week, I was going decorate the room with this really cool winter scene. That way when the students walked in on Sunday night, they would be able to experience a “winter wonderland.” Then I had the thought (not a new one at all). [...]

After we complete a series at The Pipeline, we always try and do an off night. Not that we take a night off, and do nothing, but we strategically do something different. Out of the norm. To shake things up. One of those ways is by doing a $5 Mystery Night. We tell the students to bring $5 and we [...]

Tonight Katie and I had a chance to go see a couple students from our youth ministry in the musical Little Shop of Horrors. Last week when I told Katie that we had tickets to it, she goes, “What kind of school would put on a musical called Little Shop of Whores.” LOL. The musical was in Neoga, population of [...]

Ball Player: Ball players are probably the only men in the world that should get a pass at wearing: stirrups, knickers, turtlenecks and goatees (at the same time). This look is best complimented by a healthy dip. Nu Grunge: Let it go, you look like a Midwestern youth pastor. I found this on Sloshspot.

For the past 18 months (give or take), First Assembly knew that we could be going thru a face lift. One of the major tasks that needed to be put under the surgical knife was our web presence. Everything was on hold because of all of the transitions we were going thru. This past month First Assembly changed their name [...]

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In October I was part of a team that put together Momentum 2008 youth conference for IYCM. We setup a camera to capture the production setup.