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...

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...

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...