Home Sweet Home

I leave in 3 days for the greatest place on earth, Dallas, Tx.
Unfortunately, visiting the homeland has become a rare occasion for me. Ever since moving to Ca. 4 years ago, I only get to visit once a year. Very sad thing.
But the time has come and here are the things I am looking forward to the most.
No particular order.
1. Taking my niece to Chick-fil-a so I can eat good food while she plays on the playground.
2. My grandmas fajitas. Im drooling already.
3. Hanging out with my high school friends. The week will be filled with staying up really late, poker, movies, and basketball.
4. Hanging out with my brother and sister.
5. Christmas eve at my Aunt and Uncles house. Our family is crazy and the entertainment is priceless.
6. Going to Shreveport with my cousin.
7. Going to the Maverick game.
8. Visit college friends in Oklahoma.
9. Watch cowboys play with my entire family
10. Meet up with some pastors at a church that I really love.

A student center make over.

I have a whole new respect for Ty Pennington.
My co worker Stephen and I are prepping our youth room for a fun week of painting. The room currently looks a little bland to say the least.
The last couple of days have been filled with scraping off wall paper, priming, and texturing the walls.
We are finding out that this is a much bigger project then what we thought at first. But we know that in the end the room will look A LOT better and the students will love it. (hopefully)
After painting, we will turn to decorating the room. Pray for us.

My new favorite picture

I was browsing around my sisters myspace and found this picture of my niece, Ashlyn.
I get to see her in 13 days!

My new golf toy...

I absolutely love playing golf. Unfortunately, I have played the same way for the past 10 years, poorly. I usually shoot in the mid to upper 90's. I saw the add for a new training club and thought what the heck.
It is called the Medicus. It is a golf club training tool that helps you fix your swing. The way it works is that the club snaps whenever you are doing something wrong.
After a week of playing with this club, I went out and shot a 83.
After a few months, I am going to join the pga tour, you just watch.

A new way to hire youth pastors

Being a part of ministries in different churches for years now, I have seen my fair share of the politics in ministry. I have seen many friends and fellow youth workers get unfair treatment and even let go for reasons beyond my understanding.
My mother was worried for me to go into ministry so she made sure to constantly remind me to have something to fall back on. I didnt take that advice. I believe this is where God has called me for now and that He will always take care of me.
But this did get me thinking. I have an idea. Stay with me.
Being a big sports fan, I watch how sports organizations deal with their employees. There are trades, free agency, contracts, signing bonuses, and more.
What if the church was the same way?

What if youth pastors were signed on to the church team with a contract? This would give them time to have a chance to be successful in their ministry.
Example: I will hire you to work with the Jr. high. The contract will be 3 years, 34,000 a year. After the 3 years, the church could extend the contract or release the youth pastor into free agency.

Or there could be trades.
If Joe isnt working out at his church and Bill is working out at his, the churches could make a trade.
You could even have a draft, where the college graduates would have a chance to be placed in a ministry.

This could be the dumbest idea ever or the greatest.