Tim Weston

Thoughts and Learnings About Christianity and Youth Ministry

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2008 30 Hour Famine

For the past three or four years, Christ UMC’s youth group, The Gathering, has participated in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine (read about the 2007 30 Hour Famine).
Earlier today, I had to make a difficult, disappointing decision: I had to cancel this weekend’s 30 Hour Famine. The weather forecast called for four to seven [...]

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Review: 3:16: The Numbers Of Hope

A couple days ago, I finished reading Max Lucado’s 3:16: The Numbers of Hope. I’d heard lots of rave reviews about Lucado’s books, but this is the first one I’ve gotten around to reading. The book stood out to me in a display at Barnes & Noble during my Christmas and New [...]

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Awesome Church Staff

I want to take a minute to say that the Pastor and the Director of Lay Ministries at my church are awesome people who do an excellent job working with volunteers.  I’m certain that they are doing what God has called them to do: making a difference in people’s lives and guiding them to Jesus.
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Review: Everybody’s Normal Till You Get To Know Them

Over the weekend I finished another great book by John Ortberg, Everybody’s Normal Till You Get To Know Them. The book focuses on community and overcoming our flaws and differences so we can form the life-changing relationships God designed and desires for us.
My favorite line in the book is “I’m somebody’s porcupine.” It [...]

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Leaders Meeting

Today I pose a question to the readers of this site (assuming there are any): What do you do if the members of a committee (all of whom are volunteers) which you lead need to meet and there isn’t a single day and time when everyone is available?
Do you a) meet when the most members [...]

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