Yosemite Summit for Women?!?

September 7, 2008 at 6:37 pm · Filed under Children's Ministry, Conferences, Kidology, Leadership, Yosemite

YES! When I first announced Yosemite Summit last year I got many e-mails asking me to plan a similar event for women, even a few polite scoldings for making my event “men only.” Obviously, I can’t host a women’s retreat! So I went to one of the most remarkable children’s ministry leaders in the country, Kim Bobb, (who happens not to be a man) and challenged her to create a similar event for women. Unbridled was born!

Unbridled!
October 20-22, 2008
Circleville, Ohio

No, it’s not at Yosemite, but it is one fully staffed ranch and horses are included! Unbridled is less than TWO MONTHS AWAY and enrollment is limited! Your host is Kim Bobb, Pastor to Children & Their Family at New Albany First Church of the Nazarene. Her children’s ministry is called Recess Ministries and can be visited at www.recesslive.com Kim is a favorite and regular children’s ministry trainer at Kidology Conferences. Her enthusiasm for life and ministry is contagious. You will have a fantastic time getting away from ministry and getting close to God and some other women who share your passion for ministry and are on the same journey as you. GET ALL THE DETAILS. (Or click on the Women tab on YosemiteSummit.org)

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Part 3 of DISCIPLESHIP Series

September 5, 2008 at 4:48 pm · Filed under Discipleship

Scripture Memory is out of style these days. Perhaps it is because its hard and we are a culture that likes everything easy. Maybe we are just too busy to memorize. Some even try to discard it as rote repitition that is considered less effective than comprehension and perhaps even harmful. Many today contend that scripture memory is not effective because it doesn’t encourage thinking and therefore doesn’t impact the heart.

I agree! I agree that if ALL we did was rote memory, we’d be bad off! But to dismiss scripture memory on the basis that if ALL we did was rote memory is to push a beneficial spiritual discipline to its extreme and then reject it as though the extreme is all it offers.

Let me suggest three reasons I believe Scripture Memory is essential to discipleship:

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An Impossible Task

September 4, 2008 at 4:17 pm · Filed under Humor

Did you know it is impossible to eat six saltine crackers in under one minute? I know, I tried! My wife saw something on TV about it but first asked me to try it. 4.5 crackers later I discovered this deeply profound fact of life. How did I live so long not knowing this? I wonder what other impossible things I’ve never tried. Maybe I’ll try six pieces of licorice next! Then Nutter Butter Peanut Sandwhich Cookies or six cans of Mountain Dew!

Seems like six little crackers should be possible, but alas, it is truly impossible!

Go ahead, try it!

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