What do youth pastors do in the office all day? I’ve gotten the questions many times. In fact, a student just asked me today. I told her, “not much” (but that’s the price of being bivocational– you’re not really in the office at all). In fact, I only have about 3-5 office hours a week [...]
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What Do Youth Pastors Do in the Office All Day?
May 23rd, 2011 
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Posted in Ministry Leadership 
Tags: bivocational, central seminary, events, wish list, youth group events 
No Comments »I’m Eating Ribs (when I should be at CSM)
May 13th, 2011 joshherndon My sisters is getting married tomorrow and she asked me to officiate the wedding! I’m obviously extremely humbled (and nervous). To get a front row seat to one of God’s greatest gifts is a great honor. Logistically, however, it’s not ideal. Tonight is the rehearsal dinner and I’ll be missing CSM. I’ll be leaving the [...]
Posted in Central Student Ministries, Personal Tags: Becca, janae, wedding, when the youth pastor is away 1 Comment »Post Ecuador Thoughts
May 3rd, 2011 joshherndon It’s been a couple days since we’ve landed in SFO from our missions trip to Guayaquil. Here’s some thoughts I have about missions, the specific ministry we were able to be a part of, and youth ministry in general: I believe it’s imperative for our students to be given an opportunity to serve (Matt. 20:28). [...]
Posted in Ecuador 2011 Tags: Ecuador, global passion, Missions, youth ministry missioins 1 Comment »Celebrating Osama’s Death?
May 2nd, 2011 joshherndon Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. Psalms 24:17-18 I know the world is safer with the passing of Osama Bin Laden… but how can I be happy about it? Is it [...]
Posted in Spiritual Thought Tags: christian perspective, current events, osama bin laden, osama death No Comments »