2009 November : Len Evans

Archive for November, 2009

Reviewing Tony’s New Book »

By Len on Nov 25, 2009 in General | 1 Comment

Tony Jones is?throwing a blog tour in support of his new book: The Teaching of Twelve: Believing & Practicing the Primitive Christianity of the Ancient Didache Community. Good evangelical that I am, (simultanously implying the good and the bad) I’m not familiar with the Didache but I am looking forward to reading Tony’s book.? Tony [...]

Jeff Foxworthy Affirms Youth Workers »

By Len on Nov 21, 2009 in General | 0 Comments

For you youth workers, I know you pour your heart into these kids. What you are doing is impacting the next generation that will be raising the torch for the cause of Jesus Christ. So thank you so much for what you do. Jeff Foxworthy

Perry Noble ATL 2009 »

By Len on Nov 21, 2009 in General | 2 Comments

One of the joys of listening to Perry Noble was he speaks in sound bites and paints great pictures with his words. “You hear Francis Chan and you’re not even sure you love Jesus.” I’m looking at this speaker list and I go, why am I there? If you’re here and feel like you’re a [...]

Francis Chan ATL 2009 »

By Len on Nov 20, 2009 in General | 0 Comments

Francis Chan is the author of Crazy Love?, which I own but have yet to read.???This was the first time I’ve heard him speak.? After hearing him speak, I’m now committed to finish reading this book. This snapshot of his talk can not convey the apparent impact of his message but I’d hope that you’d [...]

Uncertain Times with a Trustworthy God »

By Len on Nov 20, 2009 in General | 0 Comments

Andy Stanley knows about leadership. He writes about it, he speaks about it and more importantly he lives it. Though Andy spoke about leadership, the underlying principle that he shared is transferrable to each of us, living in uncertain times with our trustworthy God Here are a few of my notes: When you face uncertainty, [...]

Kicking off the National Youth Worker Convention »

By Len on Nov 20, 2009 in General, Youth Ministry | 0 Comments

I love that Mark Matlock is the one introducing the weekend at the National Youth Worker Convention.? Mark has a great heart for students, youth workers, the local church and the Kingdom of God.? He resonates with a passion and understanding for youth workers in the local church. Youth Specialties has a history of loving [...]

Biblical Networking »

By Len on Nov 11, 2009 in Networking, Quotes | 1 Comment

As saints we belong to that huge network of God’s people that shines like a multitude of stars in the dark sky of the universe. Henri Nouwen

Meeting An Answer to Prayer »

By Len on Nov 8, 2009 in NNYM, Networking | 0 Comments

Yesterday was a good day but my morning was AMAZING because of two simple meetings and one was with a person I had no interaction with until the day of our lunch. While in Dallas, on the first leg of my Texas Triangle Road Trip, Doug Clark, Mark Whitaker and I met with network coordinators [...]

The Useless Wedding Ring »

By Len on Nov 8, 2009 in Devo, Family | 1 Comment

Many people in our culture wear a wedding band on their left ring finger. Wearing a wedding ring doesn?t make you ?more married?. It?s a cultural sign to people you come in contact with that at some point in your life you choose to be married with someone and probably vowed to them in front [...]

$10 = 25% »

By Len on Nov 7, 2009 in NNYM | 2 Comments

A little bit can make a big difference, everything adds up or as Ben Franklin taught us, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” The principle is clear and applies in many areas of life. We have a team of financial supporters who enable me to work for the National Network of Youth Ministries. We [...]

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Simply Soul Care Testimony January 30, 2012

Here’s a a recent testimony we received from a youth worker who we’ve helped. I can’t begin to tell you how much Simply Soul Care has helped me. (But I’ll try anyway!) I was really struggling with staying in my current position. I was given advice to leave by many who heard my story. But […]

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Networking is My Spiritual Gift November 19, 2011

I absolutely love what I get to do for the National Network of Youth Ministries. I tell people all the time that if I won the lottery, I’d keep working for NNYM because it is what i’m purposed to do. I was reminded that networking is my spiritual gift this past week, when I went […]

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Soul Care Stories November 11, 2011

Simply Soul Care has been operating for a few months. l getting our legs under us as we discover better ways to serve youth workers. If you’ve followed us on twitter or if you’ve been one of the numerous youth workers who have been helped by one of our Soul Care Advocates, would you please […]

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Bios are Weird October 24, 2011

It’s strange to write a short bio about yourself, if you haven’t had to do one, try. Here’s the latest one that I wrote for an upcoming youth ministry book, that I have a chapter in: Len is a youth ministry activist who oversees Texas and New Mexico for the National Network of Youth Ministries, […]

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My Three Hats at the National Youth Worker Convention October 17, 2011

I joked about wearing three hats at the National Youth Workers Convention before I went but I turned out to be so true and I didn’t suffer from identity whiplash because all three roles are who I am. The three hats were: National Network of Youth Ministries hat, We Love Our Youth Worker hat and […]

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Jim Rayburn’s Prayer October 17, 2011

Dear Lord, Give us the teenagers that we may lead them to Thee. Our hearts ache for the millions of young people who remain untouched by the Gospel and for the tragically large proportion of those who have dropped by the wayside and find themselves without spiritual guidance. Help us to give them a chance, […]

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All of Life is an Interview August 16, 2011

You never can tell when you might be meeting a future boss. So it’s important to always be yourself and to guard your character. You might lose a job because of some snide comment about a mutual friend or someone they don’t even know. I met Doug Clark, my boss with the National Network of Youth […]

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Prayer Update August 15, 2011

Quick update to all of our praying friends: Family Stuff: Tonja is now working for Lubbock ISD as a library assistant, splitting her time between two junior highs. As a bibliophile, she’s ecstatic! Taylor will be a Junior at Lubbock High and will be driving soon. (Lots of prayers for that one) Sarabeth is going […]

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Prayer Update June 6, 2011

Thanks for your prayer support. It results in more than we will ever know on this side of heaven, so please keep praying for us. 1. Tonja’s Job Tonja’s job at the school is over and currently doesn’t have anything. Please pray for a better permanent job or for a good temporary job until school […]

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When Others Hurt You June 5, 2011

People hurt each other. We know that. We even know that “Hurt People Hurt People“. That’s a great book that shares the majority of people who habitually strike out at others, are deeply wounded themselves. Duh! But it’s by a Ph. D and it goes way more in depth, so if you have a chance, […]

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