Sunny Days

The High today is 59 degrees! I think that the weather is confused and doesn't realize that it is supposed to still be winter time. I am not going to complain about it though! And neither is David, he loves being outside with Danny. This morning they played and played until David was too exhausted to go on anymore. It was a great break from all the ministry activities lately.

So, we are heading into our fourth week of weekly meetings with the NXT. We are learning a lot, not just about relating and pastoring students, but also about lighting and sound effects inside of movie theaters! Jack and Libby Louman are coming over this week from City Bible in Portland to minister. They are planning a separate time to minister specifically to our youth team which has us really excited.

My major revelation this week has been about how vital your team is to your leadership capabilities. In prayer, I have been feeling the added pressure of stepping up to the next level as a youth ministry. Until now, we have been doing a lot of organization and preparation. We have been laying out curriculum and teaching major principles to our team. We have laid out the framework and now it's time to stand up the walls and start attaching some wood to this structure. We are seriously beginning to pastor students! At this point, we have to step back and depend upon the Holy Spirit to give life to this skeleton we have so prayerfully planned.

The other major dependence though is resting upon our youth leadership team. We have to trust that they are going to step up and be the leaders God has called them to be and carry this ministry. Danny and I cannot pastor all of these students on our own! It is really going to stretch this group of leaders as they set the pace for what God is doing in Canyon County. I believe in them to be responsive to the grace of God and be the amazing team that I already know they are but I still feel the huge weight of it all every time I enter into my prayer time with the Father. It has made me think about the other youth ministries that I know and recognize that there is no such thing as an amazing youth pastor, only amazing youth teams. Not that youth pastors aren't amazing, you know what I mean!

Ok, so here is a question of the week since Danny hasn't been on to post one for awhile:
What warm weather activity are you anxiously awaiting come Spring?