FBC Youth News
Posted on July 1st, 2010
PassportChoices 2010: Barefoot
It’s hard to believe that the time for Passport is here again! In less than three weeks, twelve of our youth and three of our bravest adults are headed to Wingate, North Carolina and the campus of Wingate University to participate in PassportChoices, a missions-based youth camp run by Passport, Inc. We’ll be joined by four youth and a chaperone from Tarwallet Baptist. This is a very exciting time for the youth (and the chaperones-I had a blast last year and am already looking forward to this year’s trip!). Please pray for our group as we travel and spend a week worshipping God, serving others, bonding as a group, and growing in our personal relationships with Christ.
For those of you with students going, we will be meeting at the church Sunday morning, July 18th, at 8:15am. We’ll pack the vehicles, take a picture, and depart! We should return around 6pm to FBC on Friday, July 23rd.
Thanks to the church and all individuals who donated and volunteered and made it possible for our youth to go on this trip! The Sunday after camp, July 25, the worship service will be a recap of the week. The youth will have a chance to share their experiences and participate in the service, so make plans to be there and be a part of that! Read the rest of this entry »
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The Blogging Church?
Posted on May 24th, 2007
So here goes. I’m experimenting with being a “blogging pastor.” (Well, I actually started being a blogging pastor several months ago at mikesmusings.wordspress.com). Why? Well, first it’s because I’m a geek. I’m not a “bleeding edge” techno geek, but, being a former electrical engineering major in college, there’s still a part of me that likes learning new things technological like html, css, website design, Photoshop, etc. Second, and more importantly, it’s because I’m finally becoming convinced that blogs might be a good way to “tear down the veil” separating “clergy” and “laity.” So many times, pastors are placed upon a pedestal and the people in the pews never really see the real person behind the pastoral persona. Also, many times, we don’t see the heart and soul of a church. A blog might serve as a “window” into the heart of a church. That all sounds good – but who knows what will actually happen? Hence this experiment.
I hope this isn’t just a passing fancy, a jump on the blog bandwagon. I’ve resisted a long time starting a blog. I’m way too busy to spend hours in front of a computer. So we’ll see how this goes.
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