Being yourself is much harder than being someone else.
Being yourself means people might reject YOU. They might not like YOU. They might fire YOU.
But being yourself is the best. You’ve gotta do it. There is no pleasure that comes with being someone else. Sometimes we all try to be like what we’d imagine our boss/spouse/friends would want us to be & we’re miserable the entire time.
Today I go to church with Christ. Jesus and I will be in attendance at your church today.
Please be kind & welcoming to me, there are few things Christ frowns upon more than when his friends are not treated with hospitality.
Please don’t pull any punches in your sermon. Jesus gets frustrated when preachers give weak proclamations. He has grown particularly frustrated with the style of sermon which would be true regardless of His death & resurrection.
Don’t worry about any mis-steps with the worship band. We don’t really mind. In fact, our worship keeps us pretty distracted from the miniscule details of concert.
And please, there is no apology needed for the timing “errors” in your service’s transitions. Please don’t fret, we’re patient.
Oh and I need to apologize in advance, Jesus doesn’t tithe. I hope you’ll still think of him on Sunday morning even though he’s not giving you money. It seems like it shouldn’t be a problem as He’s already given you LIFE, but some people seem to ignore attenders who don’t give money.
I’ve started writing on 750words.com everyday. I usually just take a quick mental inventory of my life and try to elaborate on the lump in my throat.
I bookmarked this article by Seth Godin and find it to influence my thinking all the time. As a youth pastor, who are the voices in your head that cause you to stop short of doing something remarkable. In the past, I’ve had a couple of parents who complained about everything (their teens were the same way). It was those parents’ voice I’d have in my head when I was planning the summer schedule or planning a lesson. Who are the voices in your head?
Youth Ministry Twitter of the Week: @YWjournal. LOTS of interesting convos and topics regarding youth ministry.
I’m glad you’re here. I write stuff here because the wheels in my head are always spinning. There are lots of ideas to share and questions to ask, so this is my space to do those things with whomever takes interest.
If you’ve got a question, a comment or a thought about something, I’d love to interact. Leave a comment on one of the posts or drop me an email: contact@adamlehman.us