Record of Ministry this week
Morning Worship - 1 hour
Evening worship - 1hour
Mid week service - 2 hours
Office Hours - 5 hours
Total Hours this week: 9 hours
Personal Reflection
This is going to be a mixture of personal and spiritul reflection. Last week I talked about checking my perspective: Am I caring for souls or am I caring about politics? Unfortunately when we start to focus on what really matters in ministry (the care of souls) the Evil One starts fighting against it. During this week I started praying for the kids in the youth group and for direction in how to teach them. Throughout this process one of the teens moved out of his parent's house because of alot of issues going on. I don't know if this is legimately a result of spiritual warfare, but it certainly did come at an opportune time. Please keep this teen and his family in prayer as they transition.
We are well on our way to raising all of our funds for Lovemercy. It is so cool to work with these teens and learn about all of their different personalities as well as just have fun. I am having such a blast ministering to them and being ministered to.
Spiritual reflection
This week I have been trying to make some changes in my spiritual life. There is an old saying that whatever takes up the most of your time is what matters most to you, and most of my time has been spent in front of a computer or sleeping when I get the chance. I have been making the effort to leave the machines off in the house and read (the Bible or something else--right now it is Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis) and spending time in prayer. I have especially been praying for my church and my youth group, because I feel like God wants to move in a mighty way.
I hope that all is going well where you are.
For His Glory,
Jon
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Report 3
Record of ministry
Morning worship - 1 hour
Evening worship - 1 hour
Mid-week service - 2 hours
Office Hours - 5
Pumpkin walk fund raiser - 5 hours
Personal reflection
This week had its ups and downs. RAM Camp fell on the same day that one of our big fundraisers happened, so I was scurrying all over the county doing stuff. I got alot of face time with teens (some from my group and some from other groups) and played paint ball for the first time. I had alot of fun hanging out with the kids at ram camp and my youth group raised quite a bit of funds selling glow sticks at the pumpkin walk.
I was a bit frustrated this week because of church politics. I asked my senior pastor if it would be possible to take the teens out of the evening service in order to create a discipleship group because the teens didn't want to be in the night service. It is a little bit frustrating not to get what you think will help people grow, but this is part of ministry.
During the pumpkin walk I had the chance to hang out with some of the teens and get to know them better. It was a good time.
Spiritual Reflection
This week I had to check where my heart was in regards to ministry. I talked to someone I trust about my frustration with not being able to start a discipleship group and he pointed out that when we focus on church politics instead of souls, it really changes the game. This conversation caused me to stop and ask "am I caring for the soul or the program?" and even look at where I was spiritually. Praise God that He speaks through other people.
I hope this is encouraging to y'all. :)
Morning worship - 1 hour
Evening worship - 1 hour
Mid-week service - 2 hours
Office Hours - 5
Pumpkin walk fund raiser - 5 hours
Personal reflection
This week had its ups and downs. RAM Camp fell on the same day that one of our big fundraisers happened, so I was scurrying all over the county doing stuff. I got alot of face time with teens (some from my group and some from other groups) and played paint ball for the first time. I had alot of fun hanging out with the kids at ram camp and my youth group raised quite a bit of funds selling glow sticks at the pumpkin walk.
I was a bit frustrated this week because of church politics. I asked my senior pastor if it would be possible to take the teens out of the evening service in order to create a discipleship group because the teens didn't want to be in the night service. It is a little bit frustrating not to get what you think will help people grow, but this is part of ministry.
During the pumpkin walk I had the chance to hang out with some of the teens and get to know them better. It was a good time.
Spiritual Reflection
This week I had to check where my heart was in regards to ministry. I talked to someone I trust about my frustration with not being able to start a discipleship group and he pointed out that when we focus on church politics instead of souls, it really changes the game. This conversation caused me to stop and ask "am I caring for the soul or the program?" and even look at where I was spiritually. Praise God that He speaks through other people.
I hope this is encouraging to y'all. :)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Report 2
Record of Ministry activities
Sunday morning service - 1 hour
Sunday Evening service - 1 hour
lesson prep time - 2 hours
Fundraising plans - 2 hours
Miscellaneous Lovemercy tasks - 2 hours
Thursday evening service - 2 hours
Total hours: 10
Personal reflection on ministry
I met with a pastor a few weeks ago to talk about his philosophy of ministry and what I could expect in my first ministry position. The best thing I took from it was "in your first year of ministry, you need to focus on surviving." I wish I could really convey how true this statement is. This week I looked at the calendar on my wall and noticed that the permission slips for lovemercy were due to go out. I hadn't written them yet. By the time I had the service for thursday written out and gotten a basis for the permission slip, it was time to go. I handed out the permission slips asking for a $50 deposit from the parents before the 24th of October. Some of the teens were very upset because the previous youth pastor didn't do it that way. Needless to say we had some issues to deal with that evening.
I love the relational side of youth ministry, but I had the administrative part. I always forget about the little details. This time around, I learned the lesson of planning ahead.
Spiritual reflection
This week I have been focusing on getting into the word and getting more sleep. I have found that these two things have really changed my outlook on life. It gets difficult though, simply because by the time I sit down to do devos I have already spent 5 hours in the day studying the Bible for a class, and when it comes to sleeping, I need to finish a project. I need to prioritize. I wish I could hit the pause button for a minute. ;)
Sunday morning service - 1 hour
Sunday Evening service - 1 hour
lesson prep time - 2 hours
Fundraising plans - 2 hours
Miscellaneous Lovemercy tasks - 2 hours
Thursday evening service - 2 hours
Total hours: 10
Personal reflection on ministry
I met with a pastor a few weeks ago to talk about his philosophy of ministry and what I could expect in my first ministry position. The best thing I took from it was "in your first year of ministry, you need to focus on surviving." I wish I could really convey how true this statement is. This week I looked at the calendar on my wall and noticed that the permission slips for lovemercy were due to go out. I hadn't written them yet. By the time I had the service for thursday written out and gotten a basis for the permission slip, it was time to go. I handed out the permission slips asking for a $50 deposit from the parents before the 24th of October. Some of the teens were very upset because the previous youth pastor didn't do it that way. Needless to say we had some issues to deal with that evening.
I love the relational side of youth ministry, but I had the administrative part. I always forget about the little details. This time around, I learned the lesson of planning ahead.
Spiritual reflection
This week I have been focusing on getting into the word and getting more sleep. I have found that these two things have really changed my outlook on life. It gets difficult though, simply because by the time I sit down to do devos I have already spent 5 hours in the day studying the Bible for a class, and when it comes to sleeping, I need to finish a project. I need to prioritize. I wish I could hit the pause button for a minute. ;)
Report 1
Record of Ministry activities -morning worship - 1 hour
-Evening worship - 1 hour
-Met with Pastor to plan and pray - 1.5 hour
-lesson prep - 2 hours
-thursday night service - 2 hours
-dinner and Sunday afternoon with one of the teens - 5 hours
Total Hours: 12.5
Personal Reflection on your Ministry
This week I got a call from my pastor about the state of the youth room. Someone had left the window open and apparently 'ransacked' the entire area. I went to the church and realized that someone had rearraged all of the furniture without talking to me. Being a person who doesn't like confrontation, I struggled to talk to the teens responsible. My wife and I took the teen out to dinner on Sunday and it seems like everything was water under the bridge.
Through this experience I saw that even though teenagers sometimes feel like their style is being crimped on, they really need to know that boundaries are in place. To add to this, they also need to know that just because they have come up against a boundary, we still love them as people and want them to succeed. After lunch with the girl from my youth group, I sensed a greater trust being formed because I set a boundary and was still interested in investing in her life.
Spiritual Reflection
Needless to say, I was mad and confused when some of the teens re arranged the youth room without asking my permission first. I was surprised at myself because I had never dealt with a situation like this before and my first inclination was to ask God to calm my heart and guide me in my actions regarding this indicent. Praise God for working in my heart even when I am not conscious of it!
-Evening worship - 1 hour
-Met with Pastor to plan and pray - 1.5 hour
-lesson prep - 2 hours
-thursday night service - 2 hours
-dinner and Sunday afternoon with one of the teens - 5 hours
Total Hours: 12.5
Personal Reflection on your Ministry
This week I got a call from my pastor about the state of the youth room. Someone had left the window open and apparently 'ransacked' the entire area. I went to the church and realized that someone had rearraged all of the furniture without talking to me. Being a person who doesn't like confrontation, I struggled to talk to the teens responsible. My wife and I took the teen out to dinner on Sunday and it seems like everything was water under the bridge.
Through this experience I saw that even though teenagers sometimes feel like their style is being crimped on, they really need to know that boundaries are in place. To add to this, they also need to know that just because they have come up against a boundary, we still love them as people and want them to succeed. After lunch with the girl from my youth group, I sensed a greater trust being formed because I set a boundary and was still interested in investing in her life.
Spiritual Reflection
Needless to say, I was mad and confused when some of the teens re arranged the youth room without asking my permission first. I was surprised at myself because I had never dealt with a situation like this before and my first inclination was to ask God to calm my heart and guide me in my actions regarding this indicent. Praise God for working in my heart even when I am not conscious of it!
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