It's hot in here--must be change (or summer) in the atmosphere

It's kind of a crazy season around the Edge YM. A lot of the kids are doing summer mission trips, extreme summer camps, and family vacations so the youth are all over the place. I got an email from one of the girls in the ministry that I hadn't seen in about 2 months asking for summer camp info.

It's makes it an interesting time for the youth band because we have slimmed down quite a bit. Right now we have a leader, backup singer, and a drummer :) Makes for a fun little gig.

Our entire band has gone through major transition over the last 6 months as our electric guitarists, drummer, and bass player have all graduated high school and are not out of the youth ministry. We have a 12 year old drummer now and a bass player who doesn't really play the bass (but he is learning) and we don't have an electric right now.

So---we are in a season of transition and change. That's where I come in...and cause more change :)

I am actually leaving the youth ministry after being there for 4 years (in Sept). This is a huge step in my life as I will also be leaving Teen Mania Ministries as well after 7 years of service with them. What an incredible ministry. The Lord has really put His hand upon Teen Mania and Ron Luce for the past 20 years and it is an incredible-God motivated ministry that is reaching teens by the thousands every year. I'm so thankful for the opportunity that I had to serve at this ministry.

I would recommend anyone to Teen Mania's programs...check it out below:

www.soarconference.com
www.honoracademy.com
www.soarconference.com/vault
www.globalexpeditions.com
www.extremecamps.com
www.centerforcreativemedia.com

So-I'll be headed out in August and on a new adventure. The sky's the limit!

The teens are doing well with it. I think it's a good season to do it because we still have a very strong pastoral leadership in the youth group and we are bringing in a young lady who is filled with God and the band is going to enjoy her. It will be a good shift after 4 years...not easy...but good :)

I'll be back for the SOAR Leadership conference in November. We are expecting to have 1,000's of Pastors and Youth Pastors on Teen Mania's campus in Garden Valley, TX this November. I'm looking forward to coming back to help out.

WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE!

TIME with GOD vs. TIME with STUFF

HELLO MY FRIENDS

Last night at the EDGE Youth Ministry we talked about Daniel. We talked about how he stood in the midst of great peer pressure and persecution. He was so faithful and devoted to God in prayer and life-style.

Then in our small group we went around and shared what has taken up most of our time this summer.

13-20 year olds spend most of their time on movies and video games during the summer.

Not many of the kids are spending time in their Bibles or in prayer. This is a little concerning. It starts with us though–the youth pastors.

Here’s a great quote:

"But my life is so short, and my meeting with the Lord face to face is so imminent and so real, and my desires to make a 100% return on God's investment of grace in my life are so strong, that I am just not interested in any kind of fellowship that does not help people explode with more love, more compassion, more joy, more holiness, and more zeal for God, and more boldness in witness, more power in ministry, more vision for missions."

SO – Let’s do it. Let’s lead the way :)