http://www.leaderlounge.com Connecting, Encouraging, & Entertaining Adults Who Get & Live Out Relational Youth Ministry Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:16:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the same (or similar) topic as my last post, this post from Windblown Hope, with an article written by Mike Yaconelli encourages us to fear God. The tragedy of modern faith is that we no longer are capable of being terrified. We aren’t afraid of God, we aren’t afraid of ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/11/19/be-afraid-very-afraid/ What Jesus do I live with?  What Jesus do I introduce to my kids?  Is it the real, biblical Jesus or some watered down, nice, friendly, tolerant, politically correct Jesus? The Internet Monk has a name for that Jesus.  He calls him the "Abbreviated Jesus". You’re going to discover that there’s a ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/11/19/give-me-jesus/ Help the Mentoring Project and get a signed limited edition hardback copy of Blue Like Jazz. The Mentoring Project - Recruiting 10,000 Mentors Through 1,000 Churches. We'll send you one free book for every $10 pledge you make between now and Christmas. When you give $10 per month, or more, we will ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/11/18/autographed-copy-of-blue-like-jazz/ Written in his typical, brutally honest tone, Mark Driscoll provides a free book dealing with pornography called Porn Again Christian.  I've heard statistics say 75% of men struggle with pornography, so more than likely either you have or you are right now and your guys probably are, too.  Why not talk ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/11/18/for-the-fellas-porn-again-christian/ This cartoon is from the Naked Pastor. http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/11/17/our-witness/ The election is over and I have no excuse to continue listening to Boortz, Hannity, & Limbaugh or even to incessantly refresh the Drudge Report to find out what I should be mad about.  Honestly, I've been in one of those spiritual funks lately and as I've prayed about it ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/11/17/back-to-reality-go-bama-bama-wooo-not-what-you-think/ Been a while.  Sorry! Here's some flyer fodder. While in a Grocery Store Every time you turn the corner with your shopping cart, yell “Make Way!!!” While scratching frantically, ask the manager if he or she has anything for body lice. Bring your own buy one get one free tags and put them on random ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/10/10/fun-things-to-do-at-the-grocery-store/ We are NOT counselors, but what can we learn from one? Chris & Jason interview their friend Eddie Kaufholz to discuss 2 questions. As a counselor, what types of things have you learned that would be helpful for anyone in youth ministry? Folks in youth ministry are not counselors, so at what point in relationships ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/08/21/podcast-episode-17/ We apologize for the lack of podcasts in the past few months.  We actually have one in editing right now, but in the meantime, I thought we would take a look back at 2 podcasts we did on Camp.  My area is headed to Sharptop this Sunday, so it's timely for ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/06/03/podcast-re-run-episode-3/ Quote of the day... I'm always trying to work out what 'he' or 'she' or 'it' is. I don't know if it's Allah or Jesus or Mohammed or Zeus. But I'd go for Zeus. I lay claim to being the only person in the world who still believes in Zeus. - ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2008/06/03/maybe-its-zeus-yeah-ill-go-with-that/