Christmas Communion

I really enjoy what has become a tradition at Youth – our Christmas Communion together. Gathered in the sanctuary lit only by Christmas lights, we pause to remember Christ’s arrival. Christmas and everything it has become can often distract us from celebrating the birth of Christ. We took time to reflect, to remember. We also […]

A Pastor’s Role

A pastor’s role is often misunderstood, so this week we discussed my take on the primary functions of a pastor. Here’s the list you created last night when asked, “what does a pastor do?” Preach, pray, teach, marry people, perform funerals, read Bible, counsel, visit, baptize. You could have created a longer list, but I […]

Generosity

We briefly reflected on the morning worship service – everyone enjoyed the testimonies, but what stood out the most was the music. There was more energy, more effort, more impact in the music – the offertory instrumental, Diem and Deb’s duet, the praise team, the quartet, the congregational singing – it all was great! Our […]

Week at a Glance

We started Youth by charting how our week went (represented from last Sunday on the far left to Saturday on the far right of the line). The black line represents neutral – everything above it was positive, everything below was negative. Here’s what we discussed: no-one’s week was just like someone else’s no-one had a […]

Seed Growth

We spent some time covering a short parable that Pastor Conrad mentioned in this week’s sermon, the parable of the growing seed. And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The […]

T-shirts

The new t-shirts have arrived! I’ll bring them to Youth this Sunday.

Stones not Thrown

I didn’t teach this week – instead I facilitated your insight, your perspective, your thoughts, your discussion about John 7:53 – 8:11. The passage is too long to post here, so please follow the link to read it or read in your own Bible. Its the story about a women caught in adultery, who was […]

Temptation

At Youth, you listed several temptations you face and we narrowed them down to your top three: sex, alcohol, drugs. Cheating and lying were close behind. We discussed how valuable it is to know your temptations – you can name them, you can expect them, and you can plan for them. We read James 4:7 […]

Psalm 6

Claire F. (HS freshman) provided our lesson this week and also wrote this summary. Thanks Claire! Pastor Jason asked me to pick out a Psalm, read it, interpret it, and explain what it means to me. I chose Psalm 6. When planning out how to deliver this lesson, I divided this chapter into four parts: […]

10K

We completed a 10K last night while being chased by Zombies. We all started the race with 3 flag football strips attached to our belts. During the race, zombies and other creatures chased us and tried to grab our flags. This race was our last physical challenge for the year – congratulations! Nice job team! […]

Peeing on Walls

We started the evening with a meaningful discussion about how to better care for each other, then ended by talking about peeing on walls! I’ll start with our discussion. I want to thank everyone who was there for the depth of our discussion. For those not there, I’ll try to describe our conversations. Addy was […]