I was listening to a local radio station here in Portland this morning on my way to Ava, my favorite coffee shop. They were talking through how much $$$ some celebrities made in 2008.  A lot of money, but one really blew me away.  Jay-Z.  He made $160 million.  That’s over $3 million a MONTH.
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After being in So. California for just short of 9 years, I moved here to Portland.  When I left I was saying I looked forward to having seasons (winter/spring/summer/fall).  My ongoing joke was that Southern California’s seasons are: summer/spring/fire/windy.  That’s the truth!  Don’t get me wrong, there are parts to living there that are great. [...]

I’m doing something like this in our church. Not through this organization, but if you don’t already have something set up this could be a great opportunity for you and the people you work with.

Yesterday I received an email inquiring about teaching topics.  If you’re looking for a topic or series, here’s one idea of three I wrote about in an article called, “Top Topics for College-age People to Hear” that I think hits one of the core needs of college-age people!
I believe that a lack of understanding of [...]

I’ve recently heard that some people are beginning to call our younger people (including college-age) “The Justice Generation.”  Everyone from major Christian organizations, campus ministers…to Mtv are all calling for involvement in the world and community.  On Mtv last night they were pushing record sales by having a portion go to an organization that serves [...]

When we’re doing budgets, there’s always the question of what we spend where.  So, I thought I would give some thoughts on allocating money from my years of preparing them.  Because we all have different dollar amounts, different line itemizations, etc. (if any at all), here’s a very basic breakdown by percentages that could serve [...]

Ok, I have to let you in on this - and no, they’re not paying me to say this, nor do they even know I’m writing this.  Future of Forestry has come out with a new Christmas EP that is really, really, good.  Eric (lead singer) is a long time friend of mine.  Despite my [...]

Well, I’m extremely excited to announce this first, here!  If you could benefit from some training in the area of college ministry, more connection with others in similar contexts you’re in that you can share learning experiences with, access to more practical resources, etc…it’s on the way!  At CollegeLeader we’ve developed a Learning Network just [...]

This has not much, if anything, to do with college-age ministry.  But I saw two pictures today and various thoughts ran through my mind with each one.  This first one is a bit more serious, while the other is not so much.
The first thought that ran through my mind with this was, “I wonder what [...]