Adventures of Jeff & Thea Ford (‘03 to ‘09)

1. work on decor of youth room, wednesday night prep, sunday school prep, youth 501 prep

2. fbcfp.org

3. orbit the giant hairball & scribble fog

4. snow mountain fun day, d groups

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God’s movement in these areas of youth ministry… write, preach, teach, sing, worship, lead, love, hope, pray, care, share, serve, inspire, create, encourage, empower, direct, sharpen, study, grow, …

God’s movement in my life through my local church: worship, be led, be loved, be prayed for, be cared for, others share with me, be encouraged, be empowered, be directed, be sharpened, be grown up, …

A healthy rejection of these areas: youth minister as cruise director, as bright shining example for all to follow blindly without thought, …

God’s call: Youth Minister as Christ Follower, Servant, Body (church body) Builder, …

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2008 calendar printed

2009 calendar printed

2010 & BEYOND:

MFUGE, Choir Tour, Spring Break Blitz ‘10 (Smokey Mtn. Resort Ministries, Mammouth Cave – KY, EBA Mission Center)

People that we have some measure of connection with are much more concerned with the way we live than the words we say. We can instruct with our speech; however, we teach much more by our actions. It’s when the words and the actions fail to match up — that is when we lead others into a tailspin. How can he say this thing, but live that way. Of course none of us are perfect. We don’t measure up. No one bats a thousand. None of us do, but we each have a responsibility as teachers and leaders to be as authentic as we possibly can. Then allow the grace of God to overflow from our lives into our community of faith and beyond.