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My long and fun history with YFC...

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True Confessions: When someone invites me to speak to and train over 400 volunteers who work in youth ministry, it's an encouragement and equipping temptation I can't resist! Throw in the added bonuses of partnering with the Peoria area Youth for Christ team—whom I deeply love and respect—and an additional 30 volunteer youth workers from the Peoria area—and having my 15-year-old son and a friend of his along... and it was a no brainer. This is how it all went down at Huntington University. And the Blue Men showed up too! They were a LOT of fun and huge hit with everyone the entire weekend. They didn't say much, but they communicated clearly. We (the Peoria group) stayed in a monastery (at least that's what they told me). There were rumors of a ghost that roamed the halls at night, but it turned out to be band members who were seeking to frighten 15-year-old boys. It worked. They screamed like little girls. Speaking of the band... The worship band (all fro

January 2008 Ministry Update...

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Double click the images of each section of this post to enlarge for reading. You can also download the two page PDF of this January 2008 Ministry Update if you CLICK HERE . \