We are kicking off our new series “REFUEL” this Sunday- The series really began last week as we canceled service for “REFUEL Weekend” and asked everyone to take time with their family and with God to prepare for the new year. I am excited about 2010 for New Passion! We are hitting the ground running [...]
Live Blogging Final Session
Doug Fields
God has the leaders you just have to find them
Who do you think cares more about your ministry? You or God? Don’t you think he has the shepherds ready to equip your ministry?
There is a myth in the church that you have to be young and cool to be a good [...]
Live Blogging Session 6
Doug Fields: Discipleship
1. Discipleship cannot be reduced to programs and people
Discipleship can be viewed as 50% Relational 50% Educational
If student’s faith is married to a program or a person, when they are gone, their faith is gone
2. An “On Your Own” Discipleship philosophy is a top down philosophy
A Discipleship Strategy is the [...]
Live Blogging Session 5
Doug Fields: Fellowship
1. Smaller is better when focusing on Fellowship (building relationships)
Christ had a group of 12 but invested in 3
Figure out how to make “Large” Feel “Small”
2. Volunteer leaders are better than paid leaders.
Paid leaders’ main focus should be to develop other volunteer youth workers, the volunteers job is to love [...]
Live Blogging Session 4
Doug Fields: Worship
There is a direct connection between Evangelism and Worship
We need to expand our focus of worship to celebrating God
Genuine Celebration is attractive and makes a heartfelt connection with unbelievers
We have to be careful not to create a “Club” mentality in our environments
Be aware of your audience.
Work hard for an understandable [...]
Live Blogging Session 3
Doug Fields: Evangelism
An evangelistic student ministry will have evangelistic adult leaders
Evangelistic leaders NEVER stop ringing the evangelistic bell
You can either be a “best friend” or you can be a leader
No one values what you value as much as you value it.
Evangelistic baby steps create momentum
There is not just one way to be [...]
Live Blogging Session 2
Doug Fields
Purpose Driven Ministry has Godly leaders.
If your Ministry is bottle necked take a look at your ministry, it may be because of you.
Discovering God’s Purposes Begin with God’s Word. (The Great Commission & The Great Commandment)
You have to own the Purposes of your ministry, no one will bleed it like you!
If [...]
Live Blogging Session 1
Doug Fields
Food is a value in student ministry at Saddleback
Their Student Ministry was not built around theater seats and a Refinery Student Building
Student Ministry should be simply built on a dependence of God’s Power
There are a lot of Small Values for Student Ministry:
#1 Be Faithful in the Small Things
#2 Have Small Faith
Saddleback [...]
One of the cool things that we got to do while in California was tour the Refinery; we also held our daily meetings there. Doug expressed his love/hate relationship with the building and I think every youth worker who has a solid focus on growing their students spiritually through relationships would agree with his premise, [...]
The 2008 Gathering is over. I hate having to type those words. I think Doug tweeted it best, I wish we were all neighbors. Every year I make new friends and deepen my relationship with those who I am already connected with. My favorite part of these few days together is pictured above, sharing life [...]
