More Flags More Fun

Yesterday 40 of us went to 6 Flags and had a blast. Goliath is the best ride in the park and I must say it is way better in the front seats. We rode it a couple of times yesterday and the front is the best. John Knud rode Superman with me and he could be Superman, he loves that junk.

It was great to see our students just having fun and hanging out together. We have an awesome group of students and they were responsible and did everything I asked them to do. So don’t miss anything else we have going this summer because we are half way through our 40 Days.

What I believe

This is still the belief I have of who we can be come at MLC.

10 Reasons Paintball is for Men

1. You get shot – any game that involves voluntarily getting shot at is a man game

2. The world is your urinal – no explanation needed

3. We don’t know the meaning of the word surrender…or that the statement is completed “or die”

4. Trask talking is essential – even if you get lit up like a Christmas tree

5. You have to take off clothes to reveal battle wounds

6. Paint balls don’t always break – ouch

7. Field speed of the guns is set to 290 FPS – dude that leaves a mark

8. Bright colored clothing makes you a target – most men do not own bright colored clothing

9. Rules are essential only for the purpose of taunting the other team. Outside of that they are of no use.

10. Crotch, head, face and chest shots are no fun if you are shooting a girl which takes all of the joy out of paintball

We took 32 guys out today to Paintball Atl and it was great. We had a blast and I got shot four times by Jacob Westbrook, man that kid hates my guts. My favorite was as I was exiting from the last game after being shot in the head, I took a face shot from a student who certainly knew I was out and yes I know who you are and I know where you sleep. Be very afraid.

40 Days of Summer Update

We are 10 days into 40 days and it has been awesome. From Camp to Fuze to Sports Picks we have had a blast hanging out together. Don’t miss out on everything else we have this summer. We have Girls night Friday, paintball Saturday (Beware I am a Ninja), and the 10th Grade on Sunday at my house. Anyway check out the calendar on the student page on the MLC site.

Generation Me

I am reading a book right now that anyone who wants to impact this generation needs to pick up. It is titled Generation Me by Jean M Twenge and it is blowing me away. She has some great cultural research to where this generation is coming from and where they are going. I picked it up at Barnes and Noble in the Social Science section. From what I can tell she is not a believer so the data is not skewed toward Christianity.

Pick it up and let me know your thoughts. It is rocked my world and will change how we reach and communicate to students.

When God moves

We move with him. I know that God is moving in our minstry right now. We are expereincing some great things and it is only by the hand of God who can move the human heart. I am so thankful for our leaders and the students who are giving so much of themselves right now to reach people who do not know Christ.

If you are expereinceing God moving right now in your life in this ministry let me know it. I would love to hear the story.

Fuze – Installment 1

Well the first one is in the books and I think it went rather well. We had great attendance and the worship was great and Deal/No Deal was fun. We had three students want to commit their lives to Christ and that is why we do what we do. All in all I thought the first one was great.

We have a ton of stuff comming up in the next few weeks so make sure you sign up for Girls Night, Paitball or Six Flags. We are also playing some sports this week at Central Park at 4:00. Don’t miss out cause it will rock.

And so it begins

We start Fuze tomorrow and I am so pumped up about what God is doing. It’s not the theme, even thought it is awesome, it’s not the music that will be exploding or even the potential of some cool new students coming to hang out. I am pumped that God is at work and I know for a fact that students are coming to pray and confess and cry out to Jesus to continue to move and work among us.

God has been messing us up and I pray that he continues to do so. He is so big and I am not sure I know where this is going, but I know that he is in control of it.

Fuel – 2008

Well this one is in the books so I have some time to get back to blogging. I wanted to drop some thoughts from the week and say thanks to all those involved. God did more than I ever could have imagined and I am thankful that he is in control and I am not. Here are a few highlights from the week.

Six Piece Suit with Chris Coleman – These guys killed it and were the best possible band we could have had. They loved on our kids and lead them in worship.

Student Leaders – We gave several students the chance to lead this week and they made camp happen. Their leadership and service was what set the tone for everything God did.

Adult leaders – The student team laid it on the line and probably got a combined 10 hours of sleep, but they did it because they wanted to see life change and God honored their efforts.

Just us – This was the best possible thing for our students at this moment. It was so great to be just us and have the place to ourselves and just circle up and get real. We laughed and cried and hurt and healed, but we did it together.

Bonclarken – This was a great facility and the staff was amazing

Life Change – We brought home 48 students that were different than they came and 20 leaders who changed as well.

It was worth every moment and every struggle and I know that this was God’s will for this moment. Thank you Father for who you are and what you did this week. I know you will continue to move in our lives this summer as we follow after you.