Month: December 2013

My friend posted this on Facebook. Great reminder and challenge!

1. 52 Reasons to Believe by Gregg Peter Farah
2. 52 Ways to Grow Your Faith by Gregg Peter Farah
3. 99 Thoughts for Volunteers by Danette Matt
4. A Covenant With My Eyes by Bob Sorge
5. A Treasury of Saints by Malcom Day
6. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
7. A Youth Minisry Volunteer Speaks His Mind by Rick Williams
8. After The Fall by Craig Demartino
9. Criticism Bites by Brian Berry
10. Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley
11. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero
12. Epic by John Eldridge
13. Hard Sayings of Jesus by F.F. Bruce
14. How Good is Good Enough by Andy Stanley
15. Ivan Spencer: Willow In The Wind by Marion Meloon
16. Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence by Paul Feig
17. Ministering to Gay Teenagers by Shawn Harrison
18. Night by Elie Wiesel
19. Safe in the Shepherd’s Arms by Max Lucado
20. Stepping Up: A Call to Courageous Manhood by Dennis Rainey
21. The Daily Bible: In Chronological Order
22. The Danger of Raising Nice Kids by Timothy Smith
23. The Divine Hours by Phyllis Tickle
24. The Life of the Body: Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Formation by Valerie E. Hess and Lane M. Armold
25. The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen
26. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
27. When Sorry Isn’t Enough by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas
28. Wisdom Chaser by Nathan Foster

Glad to be reunited with our friends in the Coachella Valley!

Thanks to our friend Tim Smith “The Parent’s Coach” and his wife Suzanne for hosting our visit and showing us around Malibu and Calabasas. We spotted actor Kevin Bacon and drove over to Justin Bieber’s neighborhood (I have a two girls, OK?!) Great people and fun times! (Follow Tim on Twitter by clicking on his name above. Check out his website, and invite him to speak at your next function!)

I recently asked a group of parents from student ministries to help me show love to our adult youth leaders throughout the year. They have been doing simple acts of kindness about every other month. For Christmas they presented each of our volunteers with a beautiful platter of home made cookies with a note of appreciation. Our leaders were so blown away and felt so appreciated. For ideas on how to encourage  volunteers, I recommend Go Team: 101 Ways to Energize Youth Ministry Volunteers.

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