Last Friday was no April Fools– we met God! There was a lot of distractions leading up to the service, but our student leaders stayed focused and led a hungry group of students in worship and prayer. I was particularly proud of Becca, Gabby, and Cecilia (the three girls, leading worship). All three faced severe [...]
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Leaders Leading [CSM Review 4/1/11]
April 3rd, 2011 
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Posted in Central Student Ministries, CSM Review, Media 
Tags: Becca, cecilia, Central Student Minsitries, CSM, Gabby, Josh Herndon, student leaders, Video, Worship 
No Comments »Man Jam (CSM 3/4/11 Review)
March 7th, 2011 joshherndon Editor’s note: I apologize for my inconsistent posts. I’ve been preoccupied with an intense season at school, moving houses, and baby preparation. There were some funny elements to the night: I Am: II. We continued our series on Jesus’ seven “I Am” statements in John. On Friday we covered “I am the Gate” and “I [...]
Posted in CSM Review Tags: abandonment, CSM, I Am, Man Jam, protection, Youth Ministry, Youth ministry series 2 Comments »Zombies (CSM 2/11/11 Review)
February 17th, 2011 joshherndon We had a great night last Friday at CSM. One of our students, Rebecca, spoke about optimism, pessimism, and thankfulness. When word got out that she was speaking, a huge wave of newcomers came to give her support! She communicated clearly and effectively! I’ll try to upload the video soon. I love giving students the [...]
The Runaround (2/4/10 CSM Review)
February 7th, 2011 joshherndon One (of several) downfalls of being bivocational is conflicting obligations. For instance, last Friday was our school‘s homecoming (at the same time as youth group). This of course was problematic, as I am the ASB advisor and oversee all things social– especially homecoming. It caused a long, hard day full or runarounds and back-and-forth trips [...]
8:40 (1/28/2010 CSM Review)
January 29th, 2011 joshherndon I have to say, it was one of my least charismatic but most urgent message I’ve ever spoken at CSM. I talked about defeating pirates in the second week of our How To Kill A Ninja (and other like-minded villians) series as inspired by Josh Shipp’s book. Pirates are people that will take advantage of [...]
Posted in CSM Review Tags: Central Student Ministries, CSM, csm review, Josh Herndon, josh shipp 5 Comments »A Hard Talk (1/21/11 CSM Review)
January 22nd, 2011 joshherndon This past week a freshman boy died at one of our local high schools. His cousin is in our ministry. We recognized him, prayed for him, and shared in his sorrows. I spoke out of James 1 about not just hearing God’s word but doing it! This death was a reminder that life is temporary [...]
CSM Review: 1/14/11
January 17th, 2011 joshherndon We started a new series, “How to Kill a Ninja (and other like-minded villains) this past week. Its inspiration came from a book that a friend-of-a-friend contributed to. This week we talked about “How to Kill a Ghost”. In short, a ghost is past memories, mistakes, or lies that we let control our future. The [...]
Posted in CSM Review Tags: CSM, csm review, how to kill a ninja, Josh Herndon, josh shipp, youth group series No Comments »CSM Review 1/7/11
January 7th, 2011 joshherndon Jeff Devoll, head of Studentreach, spoke at CSM tonight. It was a hysterical message about “waking up” from the slumber of apathy and jumping into a divine adventure. One of my youth leaders summed up the night, when he said “excellent!” My favorite moment was sitting back and listening to Jeff! Did I mention this [...]
CSM Review 12/3/10
December 7th, 2010 joshherndon Tonight’s topic was about pain and stress. We looked at pain not just as something to avoid, but something that God could be using. In times of stress/pain: God wants to build our character/endurance, or God wants to change our direction. I asked the students to assess the stress/pain in their lives. Is God trying [...]
CSM Review 11/19/10
November 20th, 2010 joshherndon With thanksgiving around the corner I felt the social pressure to talk about being thankful. So I did so in sharing my top 10 things I’m thankful for. My number 1 thing I was thankful for was the cross. So how should we show our thankfulness for the cross? By utilizing it. What good is [...]
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