State of the Blog October 2011

This post has been on my mind for quite a while.

We’ve moved. We’ve welcomed our third child (first daughter Janelle!) and I’m an no longer serving directly in youth ministry. Needless to say, a lot has been going on. A lot has been probably going on with you dear reader. If you read blogs the way I do, there are weeks you have read up on everything and weeks where you feel you have lost touch. Sometimes it’s the blogger content, many times it’s what’s going on with your life and the amount of time that you are able to spend reading online. So to some of you I saw, welcome back, and as always, know that I am grateful that you read these posts.

Like all blogs, this one is evolving, hopefully for the better. But there are few things I need to get off my chest. As excited as I am for my new position, I am also saddened to no longer be serving directly in youth ministry. I know you’re supposed to say this but I don’t know what you’re supposed to say when you really do mean this – I am going to miss serving with students. I really am. I am especially going to miss our students (even though the ones that are upset with me currently. I know, I know, “it’s how I left”. Which is like saying, “I don’t care that we broke up, it’s how we broke up that upset me”. Maybe a post on that one day.) All this to say, that I am going to be posting about leaving youth ministry. In my mind, these posts are for youth pastors. I hope these words from this side of things are helpful.

I also plan on posting on small group ministry.

I plan on intersecting a little more with pop culture – music, movies, whatever.

I would like to write more on the missional life, social justice inniatives, and the Church.

I plan on continuing book reviews. On deck is the new Max Lucado book God’s Story (yep, I haven’t read a Lucado book since 1997, why not?), The Church is Flat by Tony Jones and Brennan Manning’s memoir All Is Grace are among those I plan on blogging about.

And I am planning on blogging through our sermon series.

Know your thoughts and comments are always appreciated and thanks for reading.

Comments

  1. “I know you’re supposed to say this but I don’t know what you’re supposed to say when you really do mean this – I am going to miss serving with students. I really am. I am especially going to miss our students (even though the ones that are upset with me currently. I know, I know, “it’s how I left”. Which is like saying, “I don’t care that we broke up, it’s how we broke up that upset me”. Maybe a post on that one day.)”

    Really Made me smile and yes ive been reading your blogs so i can still feel in-touch with you. miss you tons and im really happy for your new chapter in life, even though im not really in it :P haha just kidding. hope all is well with susan and daddy’s little girl :) oh have you decided which shotgun your going to buy? :P im sure she will love her family especailly her two older brothers who will always protect her. miss you lots
    -Robert :)

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