Archive for December, 2009

The Frustrations and Joys of Ministry »

By Len on Dec 29, 2009 in General | 1 Comment

I joke with friends about how much I loved my dam job before I took my last church job.  In case you don’t get the reference; I worked for an industrial construction crew that repaired a dam in Three Rivers, TX, therefore it was and will forever be referred to as my dam job.
It wasn’t [...]

Geek Hobby Confession »

By Len on Dec 24, 2009 in General | 0 Comments

This picture was taken from my office when YS ran a Crazy Youth Worker Office Contest, or something like that. What is obvious is that I still have plastic army men and their kin, what isn’t obvious is that when I have the time, like Christmas break, I custom make them.
The ones I’ve [...]

Time to Begin 2010! »

By Len on Dec 23, 2009 in Prayer Updates | 2 Comments

This is our prayer letter, if you’d like be part of our prayer support, please leave a comment and I’ll add you to the email list.  Thanks!
January Ministry Events

Jan 6-8 San Diego NNYM Ministry Council

This is a diverse group of national youth ministry leaders who buy into the mission [...]

Learning to Play the Publishing Game »

By Len on Dec 18, 2009 in General | 0 Comments

I met with a youth pastor this week and it was a great time of getting to know each other, hearing how God has worked in his life to this point and looking forward to our friendship growing deeper.  As we were wrapping up our time together he mentioned wanting to be published and asked [...]

Youth Worker Support Hope »

By Len on Dec 13, 2009 in General, NNYM | 0 Comments

I’ve shared in a variety of places that our overall budget needs for my work with the National Network of Youth Ministries is $6K a month.  Last month I shared my $10 = 25% idea.  So far, 10 people have said they want to give $10 a month, only 140 more to go, woo hoo!
A [...]

Connecting on a New Level »

By Len on Dec 12, 2009 in General | 0 Comments

Thursday was the last lunch for the Lubbock Youth Pastors Network in 2009.  
In some ways, for me, it was a very typical meeting.  We gather, introduce ourselves, have lunch, talk and pray.  Yet while a normal meeting, for me, it triggered something new that’s hard for me to label, but I’m going to try.
We [...]