My God is awesome and huge…
In the words of M.C. Hammer, “You can’t touch this…”
When I look at these…I look small…and I realize I am small compared to my God!
Images were taken by the Hubble Telescope and I got them via MSNBC online.
Becoming A Blog Community
I posted a new blog post over at the PDYM Blog today…Go check it out there!
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
There are thousands of youth workers in the virtual world who have a lot to say and a lot to contribute. However the average post on this blog attracts 2 or 3 comments. I personally want to hear from you. We may start a topic, but the point of a blog is to provoke conversation and idea sharing. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
ReThink Money Workshop
Casey Graham spoke at TCAG Sunday about God’s purpose for our money. I loved the verse he used from the Message:
1 Timothy 6:17-19 Tell those rich in this world’s wealth to quit being so full of themselves and so obsessed with money, which is here today and gone tomorrow. Tell them to go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage—to do good, to be rich in helping others, to be extravagantly generous. If they do that, they’ll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life.
His bottom line thought was: “God wants us to do well (financially) so we can do good.”
His main ideas: God gives us riches (money) so we can…
- Do Good
- Help Others
- Be Extravagantly Generous
The message was an introduction to our new series, “Bling” which will include a financial workshop on Saturday, November 8 from 8:15 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. If you live in the Augusta, Martinez, Evans, or North Augusta area, I highly recommend you attend this workshop. The details for the workshop are as follows:
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During our next series, “BLING,” Casey Graham, of ReThink Money, will be hosting a workshop to help you get your finances in order.
- Wouldn’t it be great to learn how to get rid of your personal debt quickly?
- Can you imagine what it would fell like to have an exact date that you will be debt free?
- What about retirement…are you ready?
ReThink teaches four life-changing concepts:
- Spend Less
- Kill Debt
- Invest Wisely
- Provide Hope through Giving.
You can’t AFFORD to miss out!!! Cost for materials is $20/singles & $30/couple. RSVP Today or contact our office to sign up.
The Outreach Videos
Here are a couple of funny videos that spoof the Office. Shane has played these for the students at Fusion. I downloaded them for free from http://www.bluefishtv.com
The Outreach: Starving Kids:
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The Outreach: Helping the Needy:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP33JdxKl1A]
Join the Conversation: What is a funny video that you could recommend for our viewing pleasure?
2009 Kingdom Day Update
I am blogging over at the PDYM Blog today, but my post is very relevant here as well. I started promoting Kingdom Day HERE and HERE a while back. Purpose Driven has picked up on it and has allowed me to promote the day within our Network and is helping put an engine to the locomotive. I was given the opportunity to promote the day to our state mentors at the Gathering and will have the opportunity to promote it at the PDYM Conference in March with a breakout session. We are calling it PDYM Kingdom Day, but this day is definitely not limited to student ministries who use the PDYM paradigm for their ministries, this day is for every student ministry that uses the Bible for a foundation of what they do. Kingdom Day is about living out the Gospel, I hope we all believe that to be important. Here is an excerpt to what I wrote on the PDYM Blog, I encourage you to go read it in its entirity there!
200.
Currently, that’s the approximate number of churches that will be participating in the 2009 PDYM Kingdom Day on Saturday, April 25, 2009.Kingdom Day is set to be the single largest Service project in the history of the church, and you have the opportunity to be a part of that history. In a single day, student ministries will unite together despite denomination and regardless of group size to live out the Gospel of love to our communities by serving those who are in need. This is a great opportunity to emphasize the purpose of ministry within your student ministries, as well to promote our individual churches working together united as ONE body to be more effective in reaching our communities, to impact our nation, our country, and our world. READ ENTIRE POST