Comments for His Story Ministries http://www.hisstory.org Providing book of hope to students in the United States Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:50:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Double Standards? by cculbreth http://www.hisstory.org/2008/07/02/double-standards/#comment-16 cculbreth Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:22:44 +0000 http://www.hisstory.org/2008/07/02/double-standards/#comment-16 Please understand my comment is not necessarily an endorsement on Christian dating web-sites. I know of some people who have had negative experiences. I found it an easy way to meet new people and did meet a number of wonderful people and became friends with them. However, distance eliminated some from consideration and because of personal convictions and commitments, marital or religious background eliminiated others Please understand my comment is not necessarily an endorsement on Christian dating web-sites. I know of some people who have had negative experiences.

I found it an easy way to meet new people and did meet a number of wonderful people and became friends with them. However, distance eliminated some from consideration and because of personal convictions and commitments, marital or religious background eliminiated others

]]> Comment on Double Standards? by cculbreth http://www.hisstory.org/2008/07/02/double-standards/#comment-14 cculbreth Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:08:28 +0000 http://www.hisstory.org/2008/07/02/double-standards/#comment-14 In regard to the comment on Christian dating. Here is my take. I was married to the same lady for 38 1/2 years before cancer took her home to be with the Lord. After many months of being single, I felt I was ready to start dating again. I wanted someone who was not divorced, a strong Christian, and someone who was of a Pentecostal/Charismatic background. That really narrowed by choices. I turned to some of the Christian dating web-sites and met a wonderful lady. After 6 months of dating, I re-married. In regard to the comment on Christian dating. Here is my take. I was married to the same lady for 38 1/2 years before cancer took her home to be with the Lord.

After many months of being single, I felt I was ready to start dating again. I wanted someone who was not divorced, a strong Christian, and someone who was of a Pentecostal/Charismatic background. That really narrowed by choices.

I turned to some of the Christian dating web-sites and met a wonderful lady. After 6 months of dating, I re-married.

]]> Comment on Proper Focus by Jason Lamer http://www.hisstory.org/2008/08/07/proper-focus/#comment-11 Jason Lamer Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:30:11 +0000 http://www.hisstory.org/2008/08/07/proper-focus/#comment-11 There is a church in our district that has merged the two ministries (children & youth). The children and youth pastors have a close relationship where they do ministry together. The childrens' ministry carries the same name as the youth ministry. They just add "kids" at the end of it. The intention is to raise a person and not a program. They assist each other in minstry and outreaches so that relationships can be established early on. The Jr. high minstry consists of 5-7 graders and they lead it together. This is one model at work. Good topic cecil. There is a church in our district that has merged the two ministries (children & youth). The children and youth pastors have a close relationship where they do ministry together. The childrens’ ministry carries the same name as the youth ministry. They just add “kids” at the end of it. The intention is to raise a person and not a program. They assist each other in minstry and outreaches so that relationships can be established early on. The Jr. high minstry consists of 5-7 graders and they lead it together. This is one model at work.

Good topic cecil.

]]> Comment on Proper Focus by Kevin Dawson http://www.hisstory.org/2008/08/07/proper-focus/#comment-10 Kevin Dawson Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:57:39 +0000 http://www.hisstory.org/2008/08/07/proper-focus/#comment-10 This very issue came up in discussion recently during a meeting between youth pastors, the DYD, Chi Alpha Missionaries, and me. As we discussed the numbers and statistics that have come to haunt so many of us recently we started to talk about possible solutions. Obviously, it relies upon some of what Cecil mentioned in the fact that a mind shift needs to take place in what we are focussed on. Is our job as a youth pastor to grow a youth ministry to a certain number with discipleship, worship, etc. so that our youth ministry will be considered healthy? OR, is it our job to grow a student that will be healthy not only during the years of youth ministry but also leading up to young ministry and following the years of youth ministry. As we were discussing this mentality during the meeting, it dawned on me that while I was in youth ministry I had a "director" for just about everything. I had a person that did worship, someone who did discipleship, someone who did Campus Missions, etc.; however, I didn't have anyone that focussed on these important transitions. Honestly, I was thinking about the transition out of youth ministry because that was the focus of our discussion. However, wouldn't it be a good idea to have people who would oversee the transitions of students both coming into youth and going out of youth. We plan and build strategy for everything - why not this? I'm not sure what that strategy would look like, but I am sure there are guys out there that are doing it already and I'm sure the rest of us could gain insight from their wisdom. Just a thought! This very issue came up in discussion recently during a meeting between youth pastors, the DYD, Chi Alpha Missionaries, and me. As we discussed the numbers and statistics that have come to haunt so many of us recently we started to talk about possible solutions. Obviously, it relies upon some of what Cecil mentioned in the fact that a mind shift needs to take place in what we are focussed on. Is our job as a youth pastor to grow a youth ministry to a certain number with discipleship, worship, etc. so that our youth ministry will be considered healthy? OR, is it our job to grow a student that will be healthy not only during the years of youth ministry but also leading up to young ministry and following the years of youth ministry. As we were discussing this mentality during the meeting, it dawned on me that while I was in youth ministry I had a “director” for just about everything. I had a person that did worship, someone who did discipleship, someone who did Campus Missions, etc.; however, I didn’t have anyone that focussed on these important transitions. Honestly, I was thinking about the transition out of youth ministry because that was the focus of our discussion. However, wouldn’t it be a good idea to have people who would oversee the transitions of students both coming into youth and going out of youth. We plan and build strategy for everything - why not this? I’m not sure what that strategy would look like, but I am sure there are guys out there that are doing it already and I’m sure the rest of us could gain insight from their wisdom. Just a thought!

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