02
Jul

Twitter Updates for 2008-07-02

  • Just met Karen a camp counselor from Kingsport, TN! Small world! #
  • Worship was sweet now listening to Runks (our speaker for this week) #
  • Runks challenged students to have a relationship with Jesus. Not something you have to do, something u want 2 do. #
  • Looks like 10-15 students made a decision tonight. Too dark to see who (if our group or other group) #
  • John Reuben is rockin da house! #
  • Reuben was amazing! #
  • Goin to bed, sleeping in my son’s sleeping bag! I miss my family! Great day! #
  • Just got done swimming in the pool for free time with the students, now time for truth staff vs fotw staff in b-ball! #
  • Well by the time we got out there they were tired, guess it’s on tomorrow, still got 1:45 of free time #
01
Jul

Twitter Updates for 2008-07-01

  • Hey houston peeps, anyone have a baseball jersey I can borrow for hiphop night @ camp? #
  • Headed to see wanted with @smurfinablender and austin (too cool for twitter) ;) #
  • I liked wanted! Definitely different. #
  • On a school bus for 2 hrs, headed to carolina creek camp, google it if ya want! No AC in Houston sux! #
  • Just arrived @ camp! #
  • I’ll be twittering a lot for parents to follow, turn me off if u don’t want the updates! #
  • Free time from now until 6 #
  • Dinner time! I’m hungry #
30
Jun

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-30

  • @willrodes http://twitpic.com/2v0i - wow! I’m jealous #
  • Monday morning prayer and celebration for Sal’s birthday! #
  • Chin tao with frank austin and jonathan! #
  • Redbox free MONDAY rental. CHECK OUT WITH COUPON CODE W1H6J4. Expires at midnight 06-30-08. #
  • Happy b-day @mrsnoonie #
  • Watching spongebob missing my kids! #
29
Jun

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-29

  • Thx @avclub! #
  • @spencertucker http://twitpic.com/2ya9 - twitch or evolution @avclub #
  • I love twitter, was driving by del pueblo, saw @erskine ’s twitter and stopped to checked out the mega mullet! #
28
Jun

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-28

28
Jun

Sports and Sex Lock-in

This got stuck in my drafts and thought I would go ahead and post it. Sports N Sex Lock in was on April 25th and 26th.

So we had like 13 kids signed up for the Sports and Sex Lock-in the day before the event and we were hoping to have way more.We ended up having 55 kids, 15 Sr High volunteers and 10 or so adult volunteers. It was a great night. We had 7 teams of 9 people and 7 different sports going on.

  •  Assault - totally American Gladiator style.  Peyton up in the DJ booth chucking tennis balls at students as they try to make their way through 5 stations tipping a cone over at each station for a point.  We also timed them to see who could get through the fastest
  • Crab Soccer - everybody on their hands and feet crab style playing soccer
  • Dodgeball - nuff said
  • Basketball - 5 on 5 (sometimes more) on 8ft goals. Slamma Jamma time! Yeah Baby!
  • Ping Pong
  • Pool
  • Volleyball
28
Jun

Breakout D - Building and Leading a Music Ministry - Rory Noland

Rory Noland

Calling all team builders - 1 cor 3:10

Suggestions for team building

  • Visualize what it is you’re trying to build. (Cast a vision) don’t duplicate another church
    • Question - within the next 5 years what would you like to see happen in your ministry? (services, volunteers, leaders, vocals, instrumentals, musical styles, level of musicianship, fellowship, discipleship, musical growth, spiritual growth)
  • Communicate your vision in a compelling way
    • remind them often
    • you are recruiting people to a mission, not yourself
  • Build your ministry one volunteer at a time
    • not once in all of his years of ministry did he sit back and say, wow I’ve finally got enough volunteers
    • challenge musicians to reach out to their talented friends
    • Pray
    • adopt a “go after them” mentality - Jesus went after his peeps
    • Build your ministry around strong people
    • Make sure your ministry is a safe place for an artist
      • Encouragement is huge in an artists life
      • Prov 3:27 - do not withhold good from those who deserve it
      • Moses hired artists - when done he blessed them - he inspected their work and encouraged them
    • Implement processes that work
      • Constantly evaluate our processes
        • Music selection
          • if one person selects all the music it will lack variety
          • use a team to select music
          • have one non-musician
          • make time to listen to new music
        • Music preparation (meetings, rehearsals)
          • spend time making sure everything is setup a head
          • Think ahead of time about the layout of the rehearsal
          • start with easy songs (ones they know) then throw the hardest one at them.
          • if you can work with vocalist and artist separate that is the best in his opinion
          • tell the vocals at what you want them to sing
        • Evaluation
          • This is how speak to each other
          • Give your ministry a letter grade in terms of its processes. What can be done to improve the area that scored lowest?
          • Is there anything you’re doing that’s inhibiting the ministry’s effectiveness in song selection, preparation and evaluation
        • Don’t ignore problem, fix them.
          • Question: are there any problems within your ministry that you’ve been putting off? How can you address them?
            • A lady just asked I have a problem - I’m married to the Senior Pastor :)
            • BE CONSISTENT
            • The way we talk to each other is extremely important
    • Utilize volunteers to help you manage your ministry more efficiently
      • What do I need the most help with right now and are there any volunteers who could assist you in that task?
    • Invest in the lives of your people
      • do life together
      • phil 2:19-20 - Paul was frustrated because he didn’t have others who cared like Timothy.
      • Don’t be too busy doing God’s work that you’re not doing God’s work which is dealing with people
      • Looking back on his ministry the people is the best thing that stands out, not a song, book, cd, event, etc.
    • What specifically are you doing to invest in the lives of your volunteers?
    • Live a sustainable lifestyle
      • There is a crisis in our ministry today. People are working way too many hours.
      • from me - Learn to say NO! enjoy the video below from Doug Fields I heard at a youth specialites concert
    • Don’t stop being a musician just because you’re a leader
27
Jun

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-27

  • Chipotle w/ interns and jack (a student, potential drummer) #
  • @ our xbox/gaming all nighter! Pray we get through this! ;) #
  • 4:50 and we r good. Except for someone took 335 cash from my wallet, but I got it back! ;) #
  • 1:30 and all is well in all-nighter land! Just got beat in 3 ultimate games! I hate losing in ultimate and b-ball. #
  • Well. Headin homem lockin went great! Had 48 kids. Time to sleep all day! #
27
Jun

Innovate 2008 Trailer - did it’s job

Saw this through kem’s blog. I gotta say, it it did it’s job. I wanna go!

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26
Jun

Twitter Updates for 2008-06-26

  • Our student band is rocking Viva la Vida! Way to go guys! #
  • Headed to cici’s with everyone #
  • Thx @avclub #
  • Follow willrodes @avclub sent me with a question #
  • Headin home @alilem if ur up call me! Amazing night! Thank you God for allowing me to be a small part of it #
  • checking to see if twitter is going to update my facebook status now that I tried a new app. #
  • stop what u r doing and pray for no rain on saturday! Frank has worked his tail off for skate it up and we need no rain in Houston! Thx! #
  • Heading to lunch with @nashley and @jpollock. Time for willy’s! #
  • @ejimenezhfs don’t worry eddie, I get that ur avatar is THE avatar! Nicely done! #
  • Congrats @daveteaster #




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