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 [...]
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Man Jam (CSM 3/4/11 Review)
March 7th, 2011 
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Tags: abandonment, CSM, I Am, Man Jam, protection, Youth Ministry, Youth ministry series 
2 Comments »Teenage Truths IV
December 9th, 2010 joshherndon I’ve talked about teenage truths before (Volume I, Volume II, Volume III). After a Christmas Party with some of my discipleship students this past week, I rediscovered some further conclusions about our youth. Teenagers don’t like their hand being forced. And who does? But I find more teens will defy a command dispite what’s being [...]
CSM Review 10/29/10
October 30th, 2010 joshherndon This Friday was… kinda weird. There was a 5-day weekend for a big chunk of our students (causing a mass exodus for college visitations and vacations) and a lot of sickies. What do you do on a week when you know that nothing is going to go according to plan? Don’t be discouraged. It’s easy [...]
CSM Review: 10/1/10 (and lessons learned)
October 2nd, 2010 joshherndon We had another awesome night at CSM– making that 4 Fridays in a row! Since lunching this youth ministry almost 2 years ago, we’ve never had so many awesome nights in a row. We’d always have a week more-often-than-not that would be awkward for one reason or another. I think I can attribute this string [...]
Forget the Pizza Parties
August 22nd, 2010 joshherndon “A decade ago teens were coming to church youth group to play, coming for the entertainment, coming for the pizza. They’re not even coming for the pizza anymore. They say, ‘We don’t see the church as relevant, as meeting our needs or where we need to be today.‘ ” -Thom Rainer, ‘Forget the pizza parties,’ [...]
Becoming Bivocational
July 27th, 2010 joshherndon This upcoming fall my schedule and energies will be shifting dramatically. I’ll be splitting my workday in 2 directions– 50% at Central Assembly as a youth pastor, and 50% at El Sobrante Christian School as a Bible/leadership teacher. This is going to be a very difficult shift for me. Especially because both are ministry positions, [...]
Teenage Truths III
June 24th, 2010 joshherndon Evie and I had some students over for desert tonight (well, they might have actually invited themselves). And as a student of my mission field, I thought I’d write up some more things I learned about teenagers. Teenagers do share! Adults may be hesitant to share germs or swap saliva, but a teenage boy has [...]
Rethinking Student Leadership
June 1st, 2010 joshherndon After confessing that our youth ministry doesn’t have an “official” student leadership team, my friend Tom commented an interesting thought: At the 19 month mark, I think you’ve pretty much proven the student leadership team is unnecessary. Maybe it’s important for some ministers, but your ministry style goes deeper. You look for personal strengths in [...]
Top Posts of May 2010
June 1st, 2010 joshherndon If you haven’t heard from my tweets, I’ve been at a family wedding for the past week in Cape Cod, Massachusetts! Hence, a week-long hiatus of blog posts. I try to blog daily, so being away for this long has been hard, honestly. I’ll be back in California tomorrow, but for now here’s my top 10 [...]
Goodbye, "Not A Robot"
May 11th, 2010 joshherndon For the past 19 months we’ve had an overarching theme for Central Student Ministries: “Not a Robot”. The theme has been infused in our publications, series, and vision for the beginning of the ministry. It’s treated us well! “Not a Robot” has a couple talking points: •You are made in the image of God, and [...]
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