Comments on: Servants are Remembered… Not Titles! http://chuckbalsamo.com/2009/11/servants-are-remembered-not-titles/ my inspiring life and message! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:17:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nuala http://chuckbalsamo.com/2009/11/servants-are-remembered-not-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 Nuala Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:29:29 +0000 http://chuckbalsamo.com/?p=2695#comment-3223 Thanks Vickie for sharing what you learned. I am praying for the youth to get turned on for serving Jesus and for older men and women to mentor them. Thanks Vickie for sharing what you learned. I am praying for the youth to get turned on for serving Jesus and for older men and women to mentor them.

]]> By: Vickie http://chuckbalsamo.com/2009/11/servants-are-remembered-not-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Vickie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://chuckbalsamo.com/?p=2695#comment-3222 Pastor and Em, We pray in agreement with you and your family for the miracle of life over Merle and his testimony of healing now and for the years to follow! The conference yesterday was amazing! I loved sitting under Pastor Tommy Barnett's preaching and teaching! He did say he is Joyce Meyers Pastor didn't he? I know I didn't dream that right? I would love to hear him again. I left the day with a lot of notes and much to think on. Bo and I felt blessed to be apart such a great fellowship of mentors and we learned quite a bit. One other story I loved from Pastor Barnett was the one he told about still along the same line as not seeking a title but finding a need and filling a position was the lady handing out roses to the prostitutes. She would go out and give roses to the young girls on the streets and tell them how much Jesus loves them and give them a rose. She would tell them she would rescue them by coming back with a van and they could jump in and be taken to a safe place away from the pimps to the Dream Center. The van came back, the girls jumped in and the pimps chased the van! Then he had us all in chin drop mode by telling us that back at the Dream Center the Pimps had a surprise waiting for them because they have a discipleship program of about 200 men barely out of prison and barely saved, arms crossed guarding the girls!! He said they have ex-drug dealers, ex-murders, ex-gang members and they were now living for Jesus! We attended a Youth worship and a Young Adult workshop and both were similar in the area of what elements are needed to reach this age group. The key point that struck me with the youth service was to ask yourself, What is the desired or intended result of your group? The other main point was to begin with the end in mind. What do you want this to look like when finished? Think it all through. The Young Adults workshop was slightly different in that it had very sad statics.... We NEED TO PLUG THIS AGE GROUP INTO THE CHURCH!!!! Things we can do? 1. Give them a Ministry 2. Give them Leadership Roles 3. Give them a Challenge, a Cause, SOMETHING to FIGHT FOR! 3. Give them Authenticity, BE REAL ! 4. Reach them where they are If we don't get them connected into the church with their talents and giftings they will connect in the world with their talent and giftings and the church will lose them. Who benefits then? Not them either. Think about that. Pastor Bo and I looked today at all the 18-25 year olds today when you had them come forward, WOW ! The front of the church was filled up! Pastor and Em, We pray in agreement with you and your family for the miracle of life over Merle and his testimony of healing now and for the years to follow!

The conference yesterday was amazing! I loved sitting under Pastor Tommy Barnett’s preaching and teaching! He did say he is Joyce Meyers Pastor didn’t he? I know I didn’t dream that right? I would love to hear him again.

I left the day with a lot of notes and much to think on. Bo and I felt blessed to be apart such a great fellowship of mentors and we learned quite a bit.

One other story I loved from Pastor Barnett was the one he told about still along the same line as not seeking a title but finding a need and filling a position was the lady handing out roses to the prostitutes. She would go out and give roses to the young girls on the streets and tell them how much Jesus loves them and give them a rose. She would tell them she would rescue them by coming back with a van and they could jump in and be taken to a safe place away from the pimps to the Dream Center. The van came back, the girls jumped in and the pimps chased the van!

Then he had us all in chin drop mode by telling us that back at the Dream Center the Pimps had a surprise waiting for them because they have a discipleship program of about 200 men barely out of prison and barely saved, arms crossed guarding the girls!! He said they have ex-drug dealers, ex-murders, ex-gang members and they were now living for Jesus!

We attended a Youth worship and a Young Adult workshop and both were similar in the area of what elements are needed to reach this age group.

The key point that struck me with the youth service was to ask yourself, What is the desired or intended result of your group?

The other main point was to begin with the end in mind. What do you want this to look like when finished? Think it all through.

The Young Adults workshop was slightly different in that it had very sad statics….

We NEED TO PLUG THIS AGE GROUP INTO THE CHURCH!!!!

Things we can do?
1. Give them a Ministry
2. Give them Leadership Roles
3. Give them a Challenge, a Cause, SOMETHING to FIGHT FOR!
3. Give them Authenticity, BE REAL !
4. Reach them where they are

If we don’t get them connected into the church with their talents and giftings they will connect in the world with their talent and giftings and the church will lose them. Who benefits then? Not them either. Think about that.

Pastor Bo and I looked today at all the 18-25 year olds today when you had them come forward, WOW ! The front of the church was filled up!

]]> By: Nuala http://chuckbalsamo.com/2009/11/servants-are-remembered-not-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-3217 Nuala Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:44:42 +0000 http://chuckbalsamo.com/?p=2695#comment-3217 Randy and I praying that God's will be done for your father in law. I pray today that we fill the needs that are needed out there in this world. Randy and I praying that God’s will be done for your father in law.

I pray today that we fill the needs that are needed out there in this world.

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