A student made this for me and preformed it on my last night at CSM. It may be the best gift I’ve ever received! …besides salvation. Related Posts:Rationalizing a 4-Week Break from Youth GroupJesús Stepping It UpGoodbye, CSMNew DirectionsFlash Mob at the Boardwalk
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Christine’s Song
September 18th, 2011 
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No Comments »Goodbye, CSM
September 10th, 2011 joshherndon Lots of mixed emotions tonight as we said goodbye to Central Student Ministries… It’s unnatural, saying goodbye to something you created. But far more than the “institution of” CSM, it’s the day-t0-day relationships that I’m really going to miss. My wife compiled a video of some memories from the last three years. So fun! Related Posts:The [...]
Posted in Central Student Ministries, Media Tags: Central Student Ministries, goodbye, memories No Comments »The Tension Between Saddness & Serenity
June 13th, 2011 joshherndon Last Friday was one of the more difficult days of my life– we announced to our students that Evie and I are resigning from being youth pastors. It’s obviously very sad news, but at the same time we’re excited for the things to come. Evie and I are going to be starting a church in [...]
I am the Vine
March 25th, 2011 joshherndon I’m really excited about tonight’s message. It comes out of John 15 where Jesus says: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” For my friends who will miss it tonight, here’s the notes: [...]
New Series: I AM
February 23rd, 2011 joshherndon We’re starting a new series this week called, “I AM”. I’ve felt inclined to do more textual-based messages after being more topical-driven this past series (How to Kill a Ninja). After considering a couple different passages to work through, I’ve decided to teach from where it really matters! We’ll be going over 4 of Jesus’ [...]
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 [...]
Growth and Reinforcement
January 11th, 2011 joshherndon I believe every healthy ministry goes through two cyclical phases: growth and reinforcement. Growth is a ministry’s development (this can be measured in size, maturity, works, leadership, etc.) Reinforcement is when a ministry fortifies itself to handle its growth (programs, new procedures and systems, etc.) These cyclical phases can be over the span of weeks, [...]