Leadership Survey

Hey all,

Great meeting today. I think we had some good discussion and set a great goal in seeking to empower our volunteers. That truly excites me. I went to KFC and spent a good time reading those articles Brad shared, and I can say I felt encouraged by what I read. I mean we have an opportunity to share a robust gospel to a people who need to be saved. It’s exciting. Anyways, I received an email in my inbox with a link to a leadership survey that examines your personal leadership style.  Thought you may be interested. Check it out here.

Worship Survey

Pastors, leaders, and students….

Here are some questions that I was wondering for other groups in the area.

Curious as to what you are doing.  Do you have music incorporated during your youth group time? If you do, what are all the instruments that you incorporate? Is it student or leader led? What songs do you do? Then the Biggie…What would you like to see happen?

Here are our answers…

Yes, we have a time of worship in the form of song almost every week we meet.  We usually do about three songs a week. My wife, Andrea, leads this time. She plays her guitar, and that is the only instrument we incorporate, but we are not opposed to adding drums, other guitars, pianos, etc, but we’re looking for people to add these elements with us.

I’d like us to be able to modernize our songs a little more, and we’ve been working to introduce some more, but here are some names of the favorites that our students have…

Mighty to Save

Empty Me

Love the Lord

Here I am to Worship

Heart of Worship

In the Secret (I Want to Know You)

Blessed be Your Name

Lord I Lift Your Name on High

Prince of Peace

Andrea’s working to add a few more that are featured on Passion: God of this City.

Interlinc also has good sources that I’ve checked out on good songs for worship.

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Check out the blog roll

Feel free to check out the blog roll, youth min sites, and some other sites that students may like. Feel free to add to them as well!

My Personal Blog

Hey everyone,

It’s late Wednesday night and I decided to go blogging and add to my personal blog.  I put it in our bookmarks.  Anyways, check out volkers84.blogspot.com

I posted on the wrong page…

It was kinda funny…I thought I was posting in the right spot but instead I posted in the “About ” section….anyways.

I wanted to give ya’ll an update of how things have been going at Bethel. We just kicked off our Hand in Hand Sponsorship Program. It is designed to get our older member active in the life of our children and youth. We have sponsorship packets, similar to Compassion and World Vision Packets, that our members can take home. We ask that they commit to one year of sending monthly cards, praying for their child and a few other things. Please pray that this sparks something at Bethel. I do have one other prayer request. March 21st – I am taking a group down to Kiln, MS. We are struggling with keeping kids and adults motivated to go. I have had people bow out left and right (offering nothing but excuses) Now some students feel that because adults haven’t shown much or any interest at all……why should they. Please pray that God would move certain adult in our congregation to realize the importance of this trip and get the excited to be a part.

- thanks Anne Ardapple