A friend asked me a series of questions today on behalf of her Spiritual Life Committee’s questionnaire. The first of which was, “how would you rate your ministry’s effectiveness since it began?”. It’s a loaded question, obviously. So I thought to myself some measurements and benchmarks that would help me figure out where we stand [...]
Archive for September, 2010
How Would You Rate Your Ministry’s Effectiveness?
September 30th, 2010 
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Posted in Ministry Leadership 
Tags: Josh Herndon, ministry effectiveness, rating yourself 
No Comments »Heart of a Dreamer
September 29th, 2010 joshherndon A friend challenged me to make a list of people who have taught me to dream. I thought it was appropriate because, unless you surround yourself with dreamers you will find yourself dreamless. Futurists need other futurists or they’ll starve their natural gift to see what’s not there. So here’s three men that have taught [...]
My Treble Maker
September 28th, 2010 joshherndon My wife is funny, creative, and articulate. She started a blog about her music, ministry, and marriage. You should check it out at http://evieherndon.wordpress.com/. Related Posts:Tips When The Wife’s Away
My Sunday Morning Script
September 26th, 2010 joshherndon Every time there’s a new teenager that comes to Sunday service at church I have a little process I’ve found myself going through: Before service: Go up and introduce myself in a easy, non-threatening manner. If they respond in an engaging manner, I ask them some generic questions in order to make a connection. If [...]
CSM 9/24/10 Review
September 25th, 2010 joshherndon Our night in a couple of bullet-points: I spoke on “Relentless Love”. It was a very simple, but passionate talk about being conductors of God’s relentless love to others! One of our students introduced/lead “Everything Falls” by Fee for worship and everyone loved it. I didn’t play drums at all tonight! Which brings me to [...]
Posted in CSM Review Tags: Central Student Ministries, Josh Herndon, relentless love, review No Comments »How Far Is Too Far?
September 23rd, 2010 joshherndon How far is too far? It’s a question my 8, 9, and 10 graders asked yesterday in class. So, I asked them what Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:28 meant: “but I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” We are so prone to [...]
10 (Quick) Lessons Learned
September 21st, 2010 joshherndon Here’s 10 quick lessons I’ve learned in the past week before getting to bed. Never underestimate the encouragement of bringing a friend a Starbucks. Facebook reminds you when your anniversary is coming up (mine is on Monday). Food Maxx’s best meat is still terrible quality. Students who love you will work hard for you. I’ve [...]
Saints 25, 49ers 22
September 21st, 2010 joshherndon Good teams find a way to win. Bad teams find a way to lose. -The guy sitting next to me. Games like this aren’t good for a man’s blood pressure. HAPPY! DEPRESSED! HOPEFUL! RELIEVED! STRESSED! It was an incredible football game and I’m very fortunate to have gone. But only one thing needed to happen [...]
I’m Proud to Work with Pastor Tim
September 19th, 2010 joshherndon Today wasn’t an easy day to be Pastor Tim. A board member passed away, leaving her husband of 58-years grieving. Another member of our church lost her mother within the same hour. And, Tim’s grandma died. Three deaths. All yesterday. This morning I was nervous for Tim. I was unsure how our congregation would react [...]
CSM 9/17/10 Review
September 18th, 2010 joshherndon We had a fabulous time tonight at CSM FRIDAY NIGHTS. Here’s some cool facets to the night: There are now 11 students enrolled in Central Seminary! I spoke on “learning to speak ‘parent’”– It was one of the more practical sermons I’ve preached. I used various scriptures from Proverbs that illustrated communicating courteously (being nice), [...]