Posted on May 14th, 2012
Here’s some interesting stats regarding media consumption: Young people, ages 8-18, spend an average of 7.5 hours a day consuming some type of media. Smartphone owners spend an average of 30 minutes more a day interacting with media compared to those who don’t have smartphones. (How many preteens in your group own one?) The [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2012
I am really excited about a new preteen series coming soon – Epic Fail. I spent all day Saturday with Chris Santos, our video guy, shooting segments for the video series. I even have a sunburn to prove it (we shot outside)! Epic Fail will be a six-week series helping preteens deal with failure. Preteens [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2012
If the above video doesn’t appear on your device (iPad, iPhone, etc), click here to watch it - Caine’s Arcade I came across the Caine’s Arcade video and was inspired. Yes, I even shed some tears near the end! If you haven’t watched it yet, I highly recommend you do. You’ll be inspired by what a [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2012
After the 2012 preteen leaders’ conference, which ended last Friday, the FourFiveSix team, who coordinated the conference, got away for a few days. We drove from Sacramento to a town called Truckee (near Lake Tahoe) in northern California. We hung out together, played SuperSmash Brothers (yes, on the Gamecube…the cabin even had a [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2012
Last week, the FourFiveSix team led the Preteen Leaders’ Conference in Rocklin, CA. We had 160 leaders from around the country (and some Canadians) gather to learn how to take the next step in their preteen ministries. By the way, the dates for next year’s conference is April 17-19, 2013 and it will be hosted [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2012
The preteen leaders conference ended on Friday and it was awesome. The night before the conference I had the opportunity to visit Elevate, a preteen ministry that Sean Sweet leads. I took some pics, so if you want to check them out, scroll down to the bottom of this post. Here’s my thoughts after sitting [...]
Posted on April 9th, 2012
I’m_really excited about PreteenMinistry.net‘s new series – Hot, Bold & Confident! It’s a six week spring/summer series helping preteens to rely on God for boldness & confidence. Let’s face it, following Jesus can sometimes be difficult. External influences like peers, the need for approval, and the media often make it hard for preteens to follow Jesus. [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2012
“Uncertainty is what goes on in your head, your heart, your gut as you strive to create anything truly extraordinary.” – Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertianty When the first disciples started to follow Jesus, the path was filled with uncertainty. But they were compelled to move forward. When Abraham was told to leave town with [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2012
Easter is right around the corner and I wanted to share with you what we’re doing at Seven San Diego Church. First of all, I take credit for none of this. We have some super volunteers, Paul & Margi Curtis, who have come up with the idea and implemented every aspect of the event. I’ve [...]
Posted on March 7th, 2012
Chris has been a volunteer leader with preteens for 10 years at my first church, the Vineyard of New Orleans. i remember first recruiting him years ago. He was the parent of a two preteens in our group at the time. Chris and I joined small groups together, went to men’s retreats together and planned [...]
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