Jeremy

King Herod got a little excited that the Jews got a little excited when "he had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword" (Acts 12:2 NIV), so he proceeded to...

People Are Always Down With What They Are Not Up On Gossip occurs when there is not enough information. If they don't know about something they are a bit suspicious from all 3 angles: followers,...

Always lead people, not programs What are you managing? Why are you managing? Do you try to relate to God through a program and miss actually relating to God? Why is it scary to lead people? Failure? Success? We...

You're going to enjoy reading this book! Really, you are! I know, I know, I'm reviewing the book so I supposed to say things like that, right?! Well, I typically have to trudge through books,...

Leaders define reality What’s really going on with your organization? Are you honest with yourself? Are things good, really? If someone were to ask the people who work for or with you these questions, what would they say...

This past weekend, over one hundred middle school students descended upon the Hayward Wesleyan Church for the Spring Lock-In. I don't know why they like doing this?! In order to organizationally survive 10 hours with middle...

When I was in college @ Multnomah University, I had a professor named, Dr. Steve Patty. In his class on Managing Church Ministries, Dr. Patty taught his students some proverbial wisdom he affectionately called:...

Common Sense Rules Guard your privacy Protect your reputation Nothing is private online Assume everyone is watching Apply the Golden Rule Watch the clock Choose wisely Don't hide Think about what you see Be smart and safe [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd520wZZGDE?rel=0] HT Digital Kids Initiative via Common Sense Media source...

When I was in high school, my youth pastor, Mike Mobly loved sharing this story with us. We probably heard it 10+ times. Mike told it so well that I could almost picture the...

When asked to draw a picture of herself @ Kindergarten screening a couple of days ago, this was Sari's interpretation:

This is fascinating: "The common usage of texting and Facebook has changed the dynamics of teenage dating. The biggest changes can be seen in the courting process where the goal is to ask the other...

Ranked Methods of Communication for Teens Meet in person = 58% Texting = 28% Talking on mobile phone = 5% Facebook = 5% Talking on the home phone, email, Twitter = 1% Who would have thought that the majority of...