Sidewalk Prophets in Concert...

So this week we have Sidewalk Prophets in concert. I am really looking forward to this because I have been trying to get them to my church for a while now but have never had the chance. So when I started putting events together for this year, they were the first band I called. I really like their sound and hope that my students do also.

Our concert last week with Jonah 33 was awesome. We had over 100 students that came and most of them loved it. I really liked the personal touch of spending time with them. Check them out on myspace and order their new cd.

Jonah 33 in Concert

So this Friday night we are hosting Jonah 33 in concert. I am so excited about this event. I love concerts and this one is going to be great. Right now we have 100 people coming and hopefully more will come. This is part of our Worlds of Fun Rally that I have spoken about before.

Jonah 33 is a Christian Rock Band that playing some great songs. They have been playing on the radio for a few years and have a new album out. I haven't gotten a chance to listen to it yet, but I know they are good.

If you get a chance to come out, tickets are only $10. The doors open at 6pm on Friday Aug. 10th and the concert begins at 7:30pm. We would love to have everyone there...

Busy Week

This week will be the culmination of a ton of planning and
preparation. Our Worlds of Fun Rally will start at 5pm on Friday and
kick of the biggest event of my career at PWC. I am truly excited
about this event. we have Jonah 33 coming to play for us and a day at
Worlds of Fun on Saturday. I know this event won't turn out like I
originally planned but I know it will be a great event for those who
come.

One of the other exciting things that will happen this weekend is that
our new 6th graders will get to join us. This will be their first
official event as a member of Flite Ministries. I am definitely
excited about that. I know a bunch of them are looking forward to
this event and to join our group.

We have some other exciting events coming up that I am also excited
about and will get into later...

Weekend Wrap-Up 08/05/2007

Sunday 08/05/2007

Attendance: Average (for the summer)
Lesson Topic: Can You Feel the Pres?: Matt 4:1-11
Fun Factor: Above Average
Volunteer Involvement: Average
Music: Average (2 songs)
Lesson Quality: Above Average
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes
Student Response: Above Average

We continued in our Join the Story series and discussed the Temptations of Jesus. We looked at the account in Matthew and talked about how Jesus gave us an example of what it means to overcome temptations in the our life. We had a visiting youth group with us and I think our kids responded well to them.

Lots of changes going on...

Holy cow the days are starting to blend together. Our youth ministry is about to kick into high gear and I am extremely busy. The next 3 weekends will be really busy for me. We have a workday this Saturday, which will probably start on Friday because we have a ton to do. Then Aug 10/11th we have our Worlds of Fun Rally with a concert by Jonah 33 and then Aug 17th is our Back to School Bash with a concert by Sidewalk Prophets. On top of that we are in the process or starting up some new programming. Very busy indeed.

One major thing we have just overcome is naming our youth group. Before I even got here that was my #1 priority. We held a contest for students/adults to submit logos and names for what they thought the group should be. We had 4 entries. The name that was chosen was Flite Ministries (Fellowship, Leadership, Involvement thru Evangelism) and the logo is what you see here. I think it looks great and have already started integrating it into our ministry. Now comes the fun part of getting all our marketing together with the new logo.

I am constantly amazed out how God works in our lives. I know for a fact that He moved us to KC. I am glad that He did, but there are times when I don't feel that what I am doing is really worth the compliments that I get (even though I am not the one who should take credit). I just feel that there are times when I don't put my best into a lesson, event, or anything else in my ministry, but He overcomes that and makes into something special. I am just amazed...