I don’t sing at youth events. Generally.
I remember when my youth minster brought in the old guy he just loved and had him sing at our youth camp. Oh, so awkward.
The OP shirt didn’t fool anyone. And it definitely didn’t make his crooning sound more like what was in my tape deck back home. If moms and dads like your music, their kids almost never will.
But I’ll sure teach youth about the bible. The gray and the minivan aren’t a hindrance to that at all. Maybe they’re even an advantage.
My pastor said on Sunday that wisdom is “I’ve made that mistake before.” And the older I get the more I can say that with conviction.
I’ll be sharing some wisdom at The EDGE Conference (for youth and youth leaders) January 19-21 in Pigeon Forge, TN.
The EDGE is a student & leaders conference designed to point middle school & high school students toward a loving relationship with God and equip youth workers to minister to today’s generation.
If you work with youth at your church you can register your group at theedgeconference.com/register.
If you refer five youth groups to the conference you’ll get an iPad! Just make sure those youth groups put your contact info in the referral blank on their registration form. All the details for this giveaway are on The EDGE Conference blog today.
Thanks for your help spreading the word. Could you pray for me and the other speakers/singers/whatnot as we prepare for The EDGE? Thanks.
What can I pray for you today?
Kris says:
Very cool. I have no doubt your speaking/singing there wille encouraging and inspiring to some of those young minds and hearts at EDGE.
Prayer requests? For the words and time to write, working on a project and its going slower than I’d like. Pray that I’d hear God? Thanks, Shaun!
Zoë says:
Hope all goes well with the above.
Please pray that we find a new church in our new area. We moved nearly a fortnight ago and tried a church last week but… ‘meh’ is what my husband and I were left with. I nearly cried when I thought about our old church. Also, my special needs son is still at home with me because ‘the special school is full’. He needs more than I can give at home and yet the local education authority don’t seem at all bothered. They are having a meeting today, to which I am not invited and have not been told the details of.
The investigation into the abuse I suffered as a child is ongoing. I would ask you to pray for justice. I may not be the only victim. Also, my dangerous ex-husband was trying to get supervised access to my children. He seems to have left us alone for now. Please pray for our protection. Sometimes the law is not enough. God is the only answer.
Sorry for hogging the comments… things are getting better for us, but it’s a continuous struggle. Please pray that every struggle may be for His glory. In the end that’s all that matters 🙂 Thank you, Shaun.
Kit says:
My husband works with a lot of youth groups, but I don’t really want him to have an ipad, so maybe I won’t show him this 😉 (kidding! sort of)
PRayer requests? I’ve been so stressed all summer, lots and lots of stress, but I didn’t always see the forest for the trees and things have been mishandled. Now I find myself having various physical problems, linked to not handling the stress well. So that makes me….. more stressed. yay. So prayers for healing and health would be appreciated, body and mind.
it would be great if the things that stress me out would just be all better too, but at least it would be good if I could bounce back from all this and learn to handle stress better before it leads to more. Thanks.