By Len on Jan 31, 2010 in Quotes | 0 Comments
“We are not asked to teach a discipline like mathematics, physics, history or languages, but we are called to make our own faith available to others as the source of learning. To be a teacher means indeed to lay down your life for your friends, to become a ‘martyr’ in the original sense of witness. [...]
By Len on Jan 24, 2010 in General, NNYM | 1 Comment
Along with everyone else in youth ministry world, I’m thrilled that Tic is back with Youth Specialties. Tic shared his own thoughts and many others (Tony Jones, Mike King, Marko, Wayne Rice, Walt Mueller, & Karla Yaconelli) have too, so I just wanted to share my experience with Tic and why I’m so thrilled that [...]
By Len on Jan 22, 2010 in General | 0 Comments
There are things about my job with the National Network of Youth Ministries that blow me away. One of them, and you’d think it wouldn’t but it does, is when people tell me they pray for me every day. I have a prayer team and I send them prayer updates so they can pray for [...]
By Len on Jan 9, 2010 in NNYM, Prayer Updates | 0 Comments
It’s been a wonderful experience to be at the NNYM headquarters collaborating with our Ministry Council. The NNYM Ministry Council is composed of youth ministry leaders from around the country who love our mission and are able to help guide us. It’s not a room of consultants, though some are and all could be in [...]
By Len on Jan 5, 2010 in NNYM, Prayer Updates | 0 Comments
I am confident that what I?m doing will not just help youth workers but help churches and advance God?s agenda for teenagers throughout Texas and New Mexico for now and more states later. My confidence is based not on my work but so far I?ve been able to catch the wave of God moving me [...]
By Len on Jan 5, 2010 in General, NNYM, Prayer Updates | 2 Comments
My big goal for 2010 is to find and discern who God is preparing for each of these 9 areas. My job is overwhelming. Can one person really care for youth workers across Texas and New Mexico? No, but one person can work with many other people and lead them to ensure systems and strategies [...]
By Len on Jan 4, 2010 in General, Youth Ministry | 0 Comments
I live in Lubbock, TX and over the three years we’ve lived here, we drank the kool-aid and become fans of Texas Tech athletics and Mike Leach.? Over this last week, Texas Tech and Leach have been national news for all the wrong reasons.? A squabble that probably could have been settled,? if everyone had [...]
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