Funny take on being the brother of Jesus. What do you think would be the weirdest part about being the brother of Jesus?
We’re having a baby boy!!
Man I’ve been away from blogging for awhile and I just straight up miss it. We’ve been having a lot going on with Preteen Ministry. But none of that compares to the busyness of preparing for a baby boy!!
We found out a few weeks ago that we were going to be having a boy sometime around May 25th of this year. We are so stinkin pumped about it!! His name is Cannon Thompson, haven’t decided on a middle name yet. Maybe Joseph or Andrew. He’s definitely a blast and full of energy already.
God is already telling an interesting story through him as well. I can’t wait to share some of that story with you later.
Wanted you guys to know that I didn’t fall off a cliff while meditating, just been super busy.
Any advice for a dad-to-be? And what about the middle name, anything have a ring to it?
The Christmas Story
…then there was a party.
We used this video to help us tell the Christmas story to our Preteens. It was a huge hit. Great way to start some conversations about what it would have been like to have been there.
What are some things that you did to make Christmas special for your preteen ministry?
Christmas Video for Preteen Ministry
Here’s a fun video we did for Christmas. Our Preteen Ministry is gonna love this. Fun take on more fictional characters. Use this in your environment for a fun video.
You got any videos that you are using for Christmas?
Questions that you should ask to your tweens
If you have a tween, then you know that they love to ask questions and respond to questions. Here are some musts for the questions that I ask to all of our 10-12 year old students. I try to make sure that we ask these three types of questions every single week in our preteen ministry.
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Josh Pastner and Memphis Tigers National Signing Day
Yeah I got my Memphis Tigers Swag on today. I bleed blue. I am a graduate and alumni of the University of Memphis and basketball season is almost here. Today is the first day of the early signing period and Memphis looks to have it’s best class ever lined up and I’m pumped to see it happen. Coach Pastner is a huge reason why. I wanted to talk about the coach Josh Pastner and some things that I’ve gleaned from his leadership since he’s been the coach of Memphis Basketball.
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Getting To Know Enrique Roberto Contito Consuelo Cortez
This is a hilarious video that our very own Chris Brank shot and Taylor Wooten who is a volunteer that leads worship with Switch is the star. Incredible talent in both of these two. I’m happy that our paths have crossed for sure!!
I might think about using this video when talking about relationships or even an illustration on getting to know people.
How great is this?
BSM Leader meeting recap
Last night, we had a leader meeting to talk about our focus for the next year of ministry. We took some time to celebrate some wins and had some incredible Chili!!! Side note: I love chili. We also took a lot of time to push small groups. The highlight of the night was an illustration that was given by Jared. Continue Reading…
Preteen Ministry Sleepover – The SwitchOver
SwitchOver was an event that we held this weekend for our preteens. It was an absolute blast!! I have been dreaming of an event like this for some time now and we finally were able to pull it off.
Here is the summary of the event. Continue Reading…
Guest Post by Nick Diliberto: Leading Preteens to Pray – Part 2
pic from calvarycobb
Here is another great post from Nick. Nick Diliberto is the creator of PreteenMinistry.net, which provides creative curriculum and resources for preteen ministry. He is the preteen columnist for Children’s Ministry Magazine and Children’s/Family Pastor at Seven San Diego Church.
If you missed part 1 of Leading Preteens to Pray, then be sure to read it. In today’s faced paced world, how can you lead preteens to pray?
Here are two more things to emphasize:
Third, prayer is the activity that changes the outcome of events.
Preteens face tough issues: broken homes, bullies, stress at school, an overloaded schedule and more. They need to know that God has the power to change all those things! His power is released when they pray. God always answers prayers. Continue Reading…
