At the moment, I’m sitting in Panera enjoying some coffee and typing on my blog, because I’m told that’s what 8 out of 10 “hip young youth pastors” do in their free time. Got a new Sony HD video camera today, and I’m pretty excited about it. I went ahead and bought one today because there are a bunch of things happening at FCC that I’m pretty excited about, and I want to not only be able to remember...

At RSM, we’re in the middle of a teaching series in our Wednesday night program (it’s called Oasis, and if you’re a Jr/Sr High student looking for a place to hang out on a Wednesday night at, say, 7pm, you should come check it out!) about the church. I never realized how much I really am passionate about this until we started into this a couple weeks ago. I get that it’s important to be “at church” but...

One of the features I’ve found most convenient about Twitter is that I can use it to update my Facebook status instantly to match my most recent Twitter posts. (FYI, for the nine of you who still use MySpace, you can use Twitter to update your status too. Maybe I’ll eventually post a blog about this as well.) I like that I don’t have to post the same thing two or three times in two or three places. It’s also useful...

You might have wondered why we take communion every week at FCC. Or maybe you’re wondering what’s up with the idea of taking communion in the first place? It may be brand new to you. Let me sum up, in a nutshell, what communion is and what it means. As for the what, at FCC, our communion emblems consist of a small piece of unleavened bread and a little plastic cup of grape juice. We don’t believe (as some religious groups...

I started blogging in college with the intention to make it a frequent part of my life. I’ve enjoyed writing for a long time, and I set out with great intentions. Needless to say, it wasn’t long before I was missing the mark in several ways, the least of which has been inconsistency in posting. Every once in a while, I begin posting with a “renewed commitment” to post every day, or every other day, or once a week, or...

That’s right. There is no “off the clock,” there’s no “off duty,” there’s no “time off” when you’re a leader. For the past couple of months, I’ve had a group of Sr. High guys from RSM (that’s Refuge Student Ministry, our teen ministry here at FCC) that I’ve met with to talk about, study, and grow in leadership. One of the things that I hope is being communicated...

Saw this video this morning on DC Curry’s blog. How lucky is this...