June, what a busy month...

I thought that once June hit I would have a chance to slow down!

Now that the Lunch Tour is now over... it is time to do a bit of follow-up and connect face-to-face with some of the young leaders that I met last month (my July/August primary goal!). We also just finished another great year for the CYN Charity Golf Tournament. We had unbelievable weather and a huge turnout of golfers... we are so grateful to those that sponsored our 6th annual tourney!!

Just around the corner is going to be the 2009 Change Conference launch of the website and massive 6000 church mailing. We are thrilled by the early momentum around this leadership gathering for 2009. Even though it happens in October... we have been praying, uncovering communicators and musicians and organizing the details long before going public. Stay tuned... go to www.changeconference.com for more info.

Now time for a bit of a summer break...

Stumbled onto a media tool for evangelism today

Today I happened upon a website called "2 ways to live - the choice we all face". In a time when so many within the church seem to carry an anti-evangelism chip on the shoulder, it is great to see a group respond to bring a fresh and creative response to sharing Christ through the Internet. If you have time... check it out.

On a different note... The other day someone asked me where I fit in the spectrum of Christianity. I guess the question was a bit of a "label", you know... are you evangelical?, protestant?, Brethren?, Baptist?, conservative?, emergent? Wow... too many labels and choices! So I am in the process of trying to figure out who and what I am. It might take a long time to figure out... I know I am a "reformed (or re forming) something". Stay tuned...

Thinking about Hip 2B Holy

It has been exactly one week (May 25.09) since the airing of a Global special show called Hip 2B Holy. I have checked several times to see if it has been made available to be seen on the Internet and so far, nothing (maybe I have missed a link or something?!?). I was extremely impressed by the show and the thing I keep pondering is the way the younger generation (of Canadians) is seeking ways to express their faith and share the gospel of Jesus... but they are not going necessarily learning this from any school, church or person. They simply want to share Jesus... because they want to share Jesus!!

As a veteran (means I've likely been doing this too long) youth worker, how encouraging and refreshing it was to see and how spiritually healthy and vibrant these young people were portrayed... God is good... He is alive and on the move! If you get a chance watch the show.

Best links I could find about the show are:

http://www.canada.com/news/Holy/1613284/story.html