This year I’ve decided to be more intentional with tracking my reading … which means I’ve started logging everything on Goodreads. I read five books and four trade paperbacks in June. Here’s the list in order of when I finished them and my quick thoughts on each one: On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of … Continue reading June Reading Recap
https://youtu.be/8RrPw_MYmTc This was a fun year for mission trips! Zach was one of several students who came back from El Salvador sick so he missed our report Sunday; he and the others who missed shared their reports the following week in Student Quest, our student hour. The video above is his report, as well as … Continue reading Zach, Noah & Heather’s Mission Reports
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for June 28th, 2026! We played Last One Standing Summer, a summer themed game I created that involves two students standing up front and facing off over a question. We had several students that were unable to come to our Student Missions Report Sunday share about their mission trips … Continue reading Sunday Recap | June 28
This Sunday was a little different; it was our Student Missions Report Sunday! We took over all three worship services so our 129 students and youth leaders who went on mission trips to West Virginia, Canada, and El Salvador could share about their experiences and what God them. It's my favorite Sunday of the year! … Continue reading Sunday Recap
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for June 7th, 2026! We played Googly Moogly: Feeling Lucky, a game I created that plays with Google's search function's predictive text. For our teaching time, we had a special Sunday with eight of our students teaching the separate middle school and high school groups! Sam, Kenzie, Ezra and … Continue reading Sunday Recap | June 7
This year I’ve decided to be more intentional with tracking my reading … which means I’ve started logging everything on Goodreads. I read five books in May. Here’s the list in order of when I finished them and my quick thoughts on each one: Reimagining Church as Family by Rich Griffith and JJ Jones. I really … Continue reading May Reading Recap
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for May 31st, 2026! We played Mind Reader: Choose Adventure, a game I created that involves the whole room trying to figure out what one student is answering up front. For our teaching time, we continued with our second of three weeks in the book of Ezekiel. We had … Continue reading Sunday Recap | May 31
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for May 24th, 2026! We played Useless Trivia Home Run, a baseball themed trivia game I created. For our teaching time, we kicked off three weeks in the book of Ezekiel. We had a few announcements/reminders: Download our app! It has our event calendar, updates, photos, social links, podcast feed, … Continue reading Sunday Recap | May 24
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for May 17th, 2026! We played One to Stay One to Go Away Summer Edition, which was a fun ice breaker. For our teaching time, we finished a two week series from Coleader called Influencer. We had a few announcements/reminders: We have an app! It has all our events, updates, photos, social … Continue reading Sunday Recap | May 17
I just finished reading Reimagining Church as Family by Rich Griffith and JJ Jones, with contributions from Shelly Melia, Larry Fowler, and Kevin Jones. It's an incredibly thoughtful and important book on ministering to and with families of all shapes and arrangements in our current culture. The authors point out that while most churches focus … Continue reading Reimagining Church as Family [book review]