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Rach and I are heading off to Corpus Christ TX. Trying to sneak in one last vacation before little paul joins th fam. Looking forward to it..but not the 4am start time:)
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Crazy Cool Scary
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2009 by Paul Gaspar in Labels: fun, random, thoughts, Video Clip, web
I got to get me one of these! I came across this link from Mark Matlock's twitter.
Any thoughts about this? Please share.
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Sustainable Youth Ministry
Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 by Paul Gaspar in Labels: books, thoughts
I finished reading Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries. I think it is a must read for anyone in youth ministry. Its crazy to think that I graduated MBI 7 years ago! I found a lot of good reminders in this book. I feel that DeVries also provides a lot of good insights into the church and youth ministry world. Right now their is a lot of talk about youth ministry not being effective. DeVries points out that has a lot to do with un-realistic expectations put on the shoulders of one person. DeVries also points out that we also set ourselves up for failure because a lot of us do youth ministry moment by moment. We don't take time to really figure out what we are doing. We just try and stay a float. I must admit reading through this book brought up so challenging things to consider. This book will cause you to evaluate the ministry your involved in. This book can also be overwhelming. I don't necessarily agree with everything but I believe this is a great tool and helps you to look at what you are doing and what is expected of you in a constructive way. Check it out.
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