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A thought for my NN students

Alright NN Students...we had such a great service this past Sunday Night. There was soooo much energy in the room! The worship band flat out brought it and your response to God's presence was amazing.

This is what I want you to consider...bring just ONE friend with you to the rest of this series. They'll get fed a couple of times, hang out, hear some great music...and you never know their life could be changed forever. How many of you will accept that challenge. School is gearing up and there's not a better time to get those relationships back on track. Let's do this! The only question you need to be asking yourself is..."Who am I going to bring?"

New Teaching Series

Pretty sweet split-screen vid

Splitscreen: A Love Story from JW Griffiths on Vimeo.

NUNATION is BACK 8.7.11

Water of Life...

Compassion’s Water of Life, a safe water system goes to the heart of one of the greatest and most urgent needs in developing countries today – providing safe drinking water to children and their families. 

• Every day over 4,000 children are dying of water-related diseases such as cholera and typhoid that are easily preventable. 
• Many more are suffering sickness, diarrhea and acute stomach pains – illnesses that stop children going to school and growing up into healthy adults. 
• When you give to Compassion's Water of Life program, you are not only giving safe drinking water, you are protecting a child from life-threatening diseases and allowing that child to go to school, to dream and reach their full potential. growing up into healthy adults.

This past week @Illuminate Mission Camp, my NUNATION students and leaders had the opportunity to give some of their own money to purchase one of these water filtration systems. Not only did they give sacrificially, but generously...we took in enough money to purchase 4 of these, which will give clean water to around 240 people. I can't tell you how proud I am to be their student pastor. 

 

100 Days...the Baek-il

In Korea, once a baby reaches his/her 100th day of life the parents celebrate this big occasion. In the old days, the infant mortality rate for babies under 3 months was high...so when your child reached 100 days it was something to shout about. The Baek-il is a sign that the baby will live a long and healthy life. This is somethings that's still celebrated. So on this 100th day...we celebrate our little song bird Ava...Mommy and daddy and your big bro Micah can't wait to see all the amazing things you'll do in your life. We love you!

The BEST Dad's Day gift ever

With all my personal dreams and aspirations there's nothing more important to me than my family accomplishing God's plans together.  To be a DAD is to fulfill one of the greatest callings in life. 

Sumo Lake by: Panic Productions

Sumo Lake from Panic Productions on Vimeo.

I was doing some browsing on Vimeo this morning and found this and thought it was very creative. Just wanted to share it.

Summer @ NUNATION

This summer @ NUNATION, we're changing some things up in order for us to maximize our time, have small group leader trainings and other things before the new school year starts. Erin and I truly believe that this coming school year will be a year of amazing growth both numerically and spiritually. This summer, NUNATION is on aSWAP. We're moving our usual Sunday night service to Wednesday night from 630-8pm (with doors opening @6pm). We'll still meet in the Student Center, but students can expect things to be a bit different from our regular Sunday night service. We still have plenty of things going on to keep students plugged-in with SWAP, Fat Thursdays and our 2 mission trips. Below is our summer schedule for NUNATION. Parents, be sure to do all you can to see your son/daughter stay plugged-in during the summer. We want them to fully experience and encounter life-change through Jesus and you are a major contributor in seeing that they are here for NUNATION. 

• June 5- Last NUNATION service before summer schedule
• June 15- SWAP Begins
• June 22- SWAP
• June 29- NO SWAP...students on Illuminate Mission trip
• July 6- SWAP
• July 13- SWAP
• July 20- NO SWAP...students on TEAMeffort Mission trip
• July 27- SWAP
• August 3- SWAP
• August 7- NUNATION 2011-2012 begins...6 weeks before Middle School Fall Retreat!!!

A Leader Worth Following...

I had a quick conversation with a friend yesterday talking about how great our City Church volunteers are. I began to realize that those who work/serve with you are usually the best gauge on how effective your leadership is. The people/group/tribe you're leading should understand their role and it's importance to the overall mission and purpose or the church/organization. A leader worth following shares his/her vision and heart with the team, so that if the leader is gone for whatever reason, the team is able to function effectively and with excellence in his/her absence. 

Don't get me wrong...having the person people go to for direction and guidance is important, but if you're a leader who feels you HAVE TO be a part of everything ALL the time...that's not healthy for your PLD (personal leadership development) and for those whose leadership needs maturing. Here's my advice. Take a vacation. Delegate responsibilities to key leaders on your team. Let them run the show sort of speak. You will be surprised how great they do. All they needed was an opportunity to shine. 

When you look at scripture... Jesus is the leader of the 12 disciples.  And when he leaves, those guys take on a primary leadership role...to carry out the things they were taught by Jesus (their leader) and begin teaching/discipline/leading others. This is the cycle of leadership. Follow a leader worth following. Learn. Grow. then become a leader worth following. Help others learn. Help others grow. Then they repeat the process.

Jesus is a leader worth following and I believe he also calls us to also be a leader worth following.