and we’ve got ’em both right here in Happy Valley!
Most of our team of leaders in our student ministry met tonight for dinner, God-stories, and some training tonight. The meal was simple–salad, mac ‘n cheese, sloppy joes–but probably the best mac ‘n cheese EVER! There were a lot of stories about blooming relationships, of students who are opening up to the leaders who are trying to encourage them to live for Jesus. These things take time, you know. My wife introduced a little Fabulous February Team Challenge that should make things interesting over the next month. Not everyone could make the dinner/meeting, but it was good!
It’s been a different sort of year in our student ministry, especially at the senior high level. The big group isn’t nearly as big as I thought it would be. The small groups are kicking, though! We hear great stories of conversations, Bible studies going deeper, one-on-one meetings with students that are filled with God-stuff…and that’s where life change starts to happen!
We are so blessed to have a great team of young adults pouring themselves into our middle and high school students. It’s not a perfect system, and we could definitely find a place for a lot more of the kind of leaders we have, especially at the middle school level. But I am excited about what God is doing.
I think my beautiful wife has found her sweet spot–encouraging leaders to get in the flow of what God is doing, and throwing great parties!
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