I was with my four-year-old tornado (daughter) Rose Marie Morehead at Walmart. I was pushing her in the cart when we passed a random man and Rose shouted out to the top of her lungs “SHOEHORN!” I asked her what that was about and she just LAUGHED and said “SHOEHORN!” The rest of our shopping tripContinueContinue reading “2) CORE VALUES: LAUGHTER”
Category Archives: Free For All Friday
1) CORE VALUES: WORK ETHIC
The Morehead, Bilbrey, Well’s, and Greninger families have a tradition that every Christmas Eve, we all go eat at Red Lobster and then we come over to the Morehead house and exchange family presents and have desert. Of course this means one thing for the Morehead family- the house must be cleaned. This year, itContinueContinue reading “1) CORE VALUES: WORK ETHIC”
THUMB WAR BY MATTHEW SMITH AND JOHNATHAN NAZARIAN
(Slide created by Matthew L. Smith of www.DesignsByMattslid.com) One, two, three, four, I declare a thumb war. Five, six, seven, eight, try to keep your thumb straight. Next youth group meeting try an old classic. Youth Ministry legend Johnathan Nazarian recently resurrected this old classic by hosting a “Thumb War” tournament. He had two girls teams and two guys teams. TheyContinueContinue reading “THUMB WAR BY MATTHEW SMITH AND JOHNATHAN NAZARIAN”
SHOE SIZE OFFERING
I recently learned a great fundraiser from Rev. John R. Bailey, District Sunday School Director of Illinois. You announce to your church that on a particular date you will be taking up a shoe size offering. On the purposed date of the offering, everyone in the church will give an offering the size of their shoes. EXAMPLE: IfContinueContinue reading “SHOE SIZE OFFERING”
“TO BE” OR “NOT TO BE” A CONSPIRACY THEORIST
On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing — or was it just a sinister hoax? — TIME looks at 10 of the world’s most enduring conspiracy theories. 1) The JFK Assassination 2) 9/11 Cover-Up 3) Area 51 and the Aliens 4) Paul McCarthy Is Dead 5) Secret Societies Control the World 6) The MoonContinueContinue reading ““TO BE” OR “NOT TO BE” A CONSPIRACY THEORIST”
DUCT TAPE FUNDRAISER
Duct tape the youth pastor to the wall! This is a very exciting and easy fundraiser. It can be done in conjunction with another event, such as a lock-in or outreach effort. HOW IT WORKS: Buy duct tape and sell three-foot strips for $1 apiece. The youth pastor will need to stand on a chairContinueContinue reading “DUCT TAPE FUNDRAISER”
GUIDELINES FOR A CREATIVE OFFERING
I am one of the crazy guys who actually LOVES taking up special offerings at church. I understand that giving must come from the heart, but I also believe that you have to teach students to give and you can have a fun time doing it! Here are some of my principles for taking upContinueContinue reading “GUIDELINES FOR A CREATIVE OFFERING”
BOOK REVIEW: THE CARPENTER BY JON GORDON
Once again Jon Gordon reminded me of why he is one of my favorite authors. In captivating story form, Gordon portrays the ultimate mentor relationship between the Carpenter and Michael. This is a model every leader should follow with people they are mentoring. Through the process of several woodworking projects, The Carpenter shows Michael “TheContinueContinue reading “BOOK REVIEW: THE CARPENTER BY JON GORDON”
THINKING ABOUT THINKING
I recently posted several tweets about the topic of thinking. I was asked what I was working on. I’m really not working on anything particular . . . I’m just thinking. However, it has been my experience that what I think on now becomes material for things that I am doing later. So startContinueContinue reading “THINKING ABOUT THINKING”
SURVIVING PARENTS
I recently received a call from a newly minted youth worker who had just made a startling discovery. She had realized that students have parents. Yes, that’s right she realized that every student in her student ministry due to mere biology has parents. Or grandparents or aunts or uncles or family members that are surveyingContinueContinue reading “SURVIVING PARENTS”
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