Just some random, unorganized thoughts this morning...

I've noticed that the talk about what is appropriate to wear in worship has picked up again.  It never really died but settled for a bit, and in the past week I've noticed a number of posts on facebook, twitter and other places.  It's a topic I will take up later.

I read a fantastic piece by Patrick Mead the other day about children/sports/church attendance.  It can be found at http://www.travelingmead.net/uncategorized/creating-a-culture-of-absence-in-our-kids/  I suggest you go check it out! 

That's a discussion that a number of youth ministers, preaching ministers, elders and I have had in recent months.  It's probably one of my biggest frustrations.  It doesn't only apply to sports either.  There are plenty of other things that have become "more important" than church.  In our high school class on Sunday mornings we're getting ready to begin a study of Kyle Idleman's book gods at war.  There are many idols that we place in front of God and our relationship with him.  Somehow we have to get back to putting God first in everything!

More later...

Summer fun...

Summer is in full swing!  We've been to camp (some of us twice), and now we're in the middle of VBS!  Summer is always the busiest time for youth ministers although it seems like more and more every year I'm staying busy year round with events or planning for them.

Had one of those, "Oh No!" moments this past Monday.  Our scheduled mission trip fell through due to not enough people signing up.  A number of them had schedule conflicts which is not unusual, so I've spent the past 48 hours or so trying to find something else to do.  Nothing concrete yet but a number of possibilities. 

It's great to be part of a church community where you know people in a lot of different places and when something like this happens then you can put out the word to a number of them and possibilities begin to spring up!