A Week (or two or three) in the Life

Ever wondered what a youth guy actually does with all that time?  Here's a look at my schedule the last few weeks!

July 24 - July 29th
Returned from vacation and started off Tuesday with meetings all day.  Planned worship for Sunday night worship and prayer night, sponsored by student ministries.  The whole church is invited.  Worked all day Wednesday to pull music, get the band set, practice, etc.  Thursday was lost in a blur prepping for Resonate at 6pm.  Cleaning the house is essential!  Stayed up well past midnight playing games.  Took Friday off to go fishing.  Saturday was family day.  Sunday taught a resonate lesson to an adult Sunday School class.  Stayed at church all day to practice for Worship and Prayer.  Reset the youth room with lamps, cloth, etc.  The night went off without a hitch even though we didn't have a drummer.


July 30th - August 5th
Took Monday off after a 15 hour day on Sunday.  Tuesday had meeting, planned and pulled music for youth leading worship in all 3 services for youth Sunday.  Spent all day Wednesday practicing.  Studied what worship is so I can teach that during worship on Sunday morning.  Prepped for the youth ushers, helpers, etc.  Thursday Resonate strikes again.  I also get the slides ready for Sunday morning.  Small turnout, but a good time nonetheless.  Friday and Saturday spent at the family cabin.  Sunday means a very early morning.  Practice music at about 6:30am, drummer doesn't show.  Frantic hour as we finally get a friend of the bass player to come by and play.  Worship rocks!

August 6th - August 12th
Another monday off after a thick week.  Tuesdays full of meetings, emails, Facebooking, and calls.  Setup Friday missions project for college group pulling weeds at an elderly woman's house.  Get some time to do initial prep for sermon for church on 19th on the Triumphal Entry.  Thursday Resonate rocks!  Great turn out!  A new guy that's a marginal atheist comes by!  We had a fire in our firepit and play games.  We also talk about the flood in our Story of God series.  Friday morning weed pull goes well, then off to the cabin with the fam.  Had a great spiritual conversation with a neighbor at the cabin.  I invited him to church on the 19th.  I was caught off my guard as he went super deep, super-theological!  It was a fun discussion!  Sunday spent helping the youth ushers and sound guys again.

Looking forward to the 19th...
Monday blog update and sermon prep.  Resonate.  Prep for Worship and Prayer on Sunday night.  More sermon prep.  Then my first big time sermon for all 3 services on Sunday!   Woot!

I need more vacation!  But I love it!  May God bless this summer as it comes to a close!