By Len on Mar 8, 2012 in Prayer Updates | 1 Comment
Here’s our March 2012 Prayer PDF A highlight at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference, that didn’t get put in the newsletter was this: I was talking with a friend in the convention center. We had found two chairs that were out of the way and two of our fellow conference volunteers came up to us and [...]
By Len on Mar 1, 2012 in Prayer Updates | 1 Comment
I’m leaving in a few hours to attend the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Louisville, KY This will be my first conference being part of the Simply Youth Ministry Staff as the Pastor of Simply Soul Care. At the conference, I’ll be co-leading The Shelter with Patti Gibbons. The Shelter is the face to face [...]
By Len on Feb 10, 2012 in Prayer Updates | 14 Comments
While talking with a hospice patient a few months ago I shared, “God knows the desires of our hearts & occasionally He answers the prayers of our hearts, even when we don’t utter them.” I said this because something happened in her life that she was thrilled for but honestly didn’t have the nerve to [...]
By Len on Oct 17, 2011 in NNYM, Prayer Updates, Youth Ministry | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Len on Jun 6, 2011 in Prayer Updates | 3 Comments
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 [...]
By Len on Feb 28, 2011 in Prayer Updates | 3 Comments
1. I’m leaving Thursday for the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago. I’ll be packing long sleeves & my jacket. I’ll be there with a good portion of the NNYM field staff helping youth workers understand what we are about and how we exist to help them and their churches have a stronger youth ministry. [...]
By Len on Jan 4, 2011 in Prayer Updates | 0 Comments
I hope your new year is off to a wonderful start. I’m traveling to San Diego to participate in three series of meetings with the National Network of Youth Ministries. The first set of meetings is with people who will be leading the pilot versions of a national initiative that we are working on to [...]
By Len on Dec 15, 2010 in NNYM, Prayer Updates | 0 Comments
I will write more before the end of the year but here is the very short updates and prayer requests: Serving as a pastor for the National Youth Workers Convention in San Diego and Nashville was an honor and the experience affirmed I’m serving where I need to be. My car died and I shared [...]
By Len on Nov 5, 2010 in NNYM, Prayer Updates, Youth Ministry | 0 Comments
A good bit of what I do for the National Network is relational, slow and behind the scenes. I thought I would give you a peek into how I am currently helping a couple of great youth workers. Details have been changed but here is a portion of what I wrote recently: Here are a [...]
By Len on Sep 30, 2010 in NNYM, Prayer Updates | 0 Comments
1. September was the 1st Anniversary of working with the NNYM. Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragement over this last year. It has been just like starting a business with all the joys and stresses but we are pressing on believing that God is with us and for as we help youth [...]
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