So what’s the vision again? Bethel’s youth ministry will develop student leaders who GO GROW WORSHIP Jesus so they can live life to its fullest.

The logo includes the phrase GO GROW WORSHIP in pictures. That’s what the three squares on the top are about. The arrow represents GO. The tree represents GROW. The person represents WORSHIP.

Some of you might be wondering what spiritual gifts you might have. Well, that’s what this post if for. Realize this- no “inventory” will tell you exactly what you should be doing in service to Jesus, but it can help point you in a good direction.

So this inventory is pretty good at breaking down some basic areas you might be gifted in. It’s pretty simple, so give it a shot. Then serve! Use those gifts!!!

Click here to take the spiritual gifts inventory.

So the recap pretty much goes like this:  We got there Friday night around 10:30, did some fun games to meet some new people, and then slept.  Saturday was simple- worship sessions, eating, and skiing (or other snow activities).  Saturday night featured a “drum-off” of 2 of Taneytown’s students and a dance show by our very own Brian!  Make sure you check out those pics and video once it is up on our YouTube channel.  Sunday, we had a worship session in the morning, then loaded up, said goodbye, and hit the road for the nearly 5 hour ride home.

Make sure you check out pictures of the weekend by clicking here.

I was very impressed this year with how our students mixed right in with Taneytown Baptist Church’s students.  The groups were nearly even in numbers and many new friends were made.  I was very proud of our students.  I hope you all enjoyed getting to know new people and make some lasting connections with them.

I learned a lot over this past weekend.  Especially how you shouldn’t stand straight in front of snowboarders to take pictures of them doing stunts off of a tabletop.  My knees is still sore, although I’m able to walk now pretty well!!!

So people who were on the retreat- leave a comment telling what you enjoyed about the weekend.  Share your best story right here so we’ll be able to look back on it whenever we want!

Now we wait for Ski Retreat ‘10!!!!!

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several time a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?

What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go….hmm…where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing.
Unlike our cell phone, we don’t have to worry about our Bible being
disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill.

Makes you stop and think ‘where are my priorities? And no dropped calls!

Check it out here: http://www.esv.org/blog/2008/10/all.podcasts

Read it here, in pdf format.

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FUGE 30th Anniversary Episode #1

FUGE 30th Anniversary Episode #2

FUGE 30th Anniversary Episode #3

FUGE 30th Anniversary Episode #4

So have you ever been stranded in an airport? If you have, leave a comment telling us what you?ve learned.

Here?s what happened to Nikki and me:

We arrived at Reagan airport for a flight to

Ft. Lauderdale that had a connection in

Atlanta. We were in DC by 8:00am. It?s 9:07pm and we?re still sitting in

Atlanta. The connection flight was cancelled for ?operational reasons? and we were given business class seating on the next available flight, which leaves at 10:55pm.

So we?ll still get to where we need to go?that?s not the problem. But what in the world do you do in an airport for 8 hours??!!

Here?s what we learned today, and maybe you can find enjoyment in these activities when you find yourself stranded in an airport (by the way- Atlanta, I think, is the largest airport in the country, so if you have to get stranded, it?s the place to be):

What To Do When Stranded In An Airport:

1- People Watch. You?ll be amazed how many different kinds of people there are! You?ll learn about cultures, the latest trends, and you might learn about specific people if you dare to talk to them.

2- Read. I actually finished an entire book today. Always keep one in your carry-on.

3- Rent a movie. Did you know that there?s a little shop where you can rent DVDs and watch them on your laptop or portable DVD player? That will knock of a couple hours for you.

4- Play the Dot Game. On your notebook paper that you keep in your carry-on, draw a bunch of dots in rows and columns to create a large rectangle of dots. Then you and your opponent can battle out taking turns making lines between the dots. Each player draws one line in one turn, and if you make the fourth line to create a box, you put your first initial in it and take another turn. The player with the most boxes wins.

5- Play the Big Fat O Game. Here?s another one for your notebook paper. Draw a big fat O then draw a bunch of little O?s to create a border in the shape of a rectangle. The big fat O should be the corner of the rectangle of O?s. Player 1 starts on the big O and says the following phrase while counting one O with each word: ?Tic tac toe, three in a row, I bet you can?t land on the big fat O.? Whatever O you land on, cross it out. Rotate turns saying the phrase and counting the Os. Whoever lands on the big fat O wins.

6- Eat. There are some good little restaurants in

Atlanta?s airport. Especially Moe?s.

7- Call your friends?several times. You might run out of things to say, but they?ll know you care.

8- Play the State Naming Game. Use the

U.S. maps that you?ll find that show the route that a certain airline takes and see if you can name all of the states. This could take a while.

9- Write a blog entry. Maybe someone would be bored long enough to read it.

Hope you loved summer traveling,

Ryan

Here’s how the penny game works:

1-Clear the table of condiments, sugar, etc., and sit across from your opponent.

2-Whoever is going first, put the 3 pennies in a triangle, all together, with the top of the triangle facing you.

3-The opponent puts his index finger and pinky on his end of the table to make a “goal post.”

4-Player 1 uses his finger to push the pennies. However they land, that player must proceed to push one penny through the other 2 (no matter how they land) until he gets the penny into the goal post the other player is creating.

5-How to lose your turn: flick a penny off the table, or touch any pennies together.

6-Highest score wins.

Don’t forget to eat your food when it comes…