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  • Articles I’ve written

    Published Articles Amazing Grace (Youth Ministry Exchange review) Asking Isn’t Stealing (Youth Ministry Exchange) Can I Call You Soldier? (Youth Ministry Exchange review) Creating an Environment for Student Leadership Development (Youth Ministry Exchange) I Kissed Retreats Goodbye (Youth Ministry Exchange) Inside Man (Youth Ministry Exchange review) Issues in Youth Ministry: Adam McLane (Youth Ministry Exchange)…

  • Bio

    EmploymentPastor of Student Ministries, First Baptist Church of RomeoPresident, Youth Ministry Exchange, LLC EducationB.A. in Youth Ministry, Moody Bible Institute M.A. in Youth Ministry Leadership, Huntington University (in progress) Sites under managementwww.ymexchange.comwww.youthministryclassifieds.comwww.youthministrytips.com FamilyKristen (Wife-1997)Megan (Daughter- 2001)Paul (Son-2003)

  • Next Stop: Armada Fair

    I just got back from visiting the fairgrounds and getting a sneak peak of what is to come. I am now officially "super excited" about this opportunity at the Armada Fair. I think it was also the first time I drove through downtown Armada and realized just how close it is to Romeo. This is…

  • session five notes

    most helpful session so far. Session 5: Michael Porter Focusing on trying to do good in the community. Main idea: How do you do well at doing good? How do you serve effectively? The church is an institution that is a unique aspect about our country… We try to help transform society. Principles that add…

  • The Summit, Day 1

    Well, day 1 was pretty much what I expected. A couple good sessions and one that was a sleeper. (Who decides to put the boring one after lunch?) Anyway… here are my notes. These are super raw and will provide perhaps far too much insight to how my brain works. Session 1 Bill Hybels: John…

  • Wild Ride in the Bend

    This came from my hometown newspaper, The South Bend Tribune. PAW PAW, Mich. — A 21-year-old man was taken on a wild ride Wednesday afternoon when the wheelchair he was in became attached to the grille of a semi-truck and was taken four miles down a highway at about 50 mph. The man, whose name…

  • step two

    we’ve had a safe and simple trip to JFK. in about 15 minutes we’ll be jumping on our plane and heading to dublin. we got an absolutrly remarkable look at new york city on the way in. we both made a mental note that we need to visit NYC sometime. it’s starting to set in…

  • step one

    we are waiting our first stop… from detroit to JFK. i haven’t been to DTW in a while… they now have massive tv’s in the northwest terminal. very nice

  • An ustream experiment

    I’ve been watching a couple of people mess with ustream.tv. So, this is my experiment tonight. You can watch our event tonight, Married Street live… right here on my blog. Check it out starting at 7:00 PM. If think this makes me a complete and total dork, right?

  • 10 More Days

    Spring is totally hereIt’s sunny and beautiful here in Romeo with the weekend looking just as nice ahead. At the same time… I can’t stop thinking about our awesome vacation coming up. Kristen and I have a few plans but we are still "planning" to have no/little plan. I’m looking forward to Kristen and I…