GUEST POST – ANTHONY MOREHEAD – PARENT STRATEGY

Anthony Morehead has served as the lead student pastor at Calvary Church in Fort Worth, Texas for the past eight years.  He has a true love for people and his heart is to invest in the lives of those around him.  He is married to the love of his life Erin.  They have an amazingContinueContinue reading “GUEST POST – ANTHONY MOREHEAD – PARENT STRATEGY”

THE LIABILITY OF THE LIMBO

A very popular old school party game is the Limbo. The game is innocent enough, you simply have two friends hold a stick, play some crazy type polka music and have people walk under the bar with the expression of, “How low can you go?” I became curious with this game and looked in the GuinnessContinueContinue reading “THE LIABILITY OF THE LIMBO”

STUDENT AWARD CEREMONY

I love providing memories for students! I tried to listen to our students and discover things they wanted do or be involved in. I then tried to prayerfully balance that against what they needed. As Youth Pastor of X-treme Se7en Student Ministries our students asked for a replacement type event for prom. They wanted to be ableContinueContinue reading “STUDENT AWARD CEREMONY”

MINGLE

  A great teacher strategy I love to use when I am working with a large group but need to divide them into smaller groups is called MINGLE. Start out by yelling out random numbers and have students get in a group with that many student EXAMPLE: If you shout 7 then everyone should get in groups ofContinueContinue reading “MINGLE”

KRISPY KREME TEACHING EXPERIENCE

We tend to view preaching and teaching in two separate lights. We see preaching as high energy and inspiring, yet we perceive teaching as low energy and mundane. Many view teaching in a “sit and get” fashion. People need a varied approach to teaching. Join me as we examine “Krispy Kreme®” to consider how IContinueContinue reading “KRISPY KREME TEACHING EXPERIENCE”

CREATIVE PUMPKIN PIE CONTEST

I love pumpkin pie! This is the time of the year to have a pumpkin pie contest. Pickup some cheap pumpkin pies somewhere, or have someone in the church make some, or if your really brave have someone in your church oversee your students bake the pies. Then have the students decorate them. Once theContinueContinue reading “CREATIVE PUMPKIN PIE CONTEST”

AN UNPLUGGED NIGHT OF WORSHIP AND THANKSGIVING

We live in in a very busy and social media driven culture. Our students are bombarded with activities and messages. During this upcoming holiday season it would be fun to change the atmosphere a little and have students take a step back and focus on what they are thankful for. A few years ago, IContinueContinue reading “AN UNPLUGGED NIGHT OF WORSHIP AND THANKSGIVING”