Ross Henderson

I'm very excited to announce that Ross Henderson will be coming onto our Youth Staff this week. Ross will oversee our Middle School Students. Ross is an awesome guy that loves the Lord and has a heart to reach Middle Schoolers. He's coming from Eagle's Landing Baptist Church in New Port Richey. Please keep Ross in your prayers as he makes this transition.

Collide

Students in the Brandon area mark your calendars for Collide. Come for free food, Ipod giveaway, Half Court Shot Prize of $200, Brandon High School Dance Team, Peavyhouse Band, Blind Makeovers, and much more. Oct. 7th in the MAC/Loft. Bring a friend.

New Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts

I first saw this on Brian Mills' website www.brianmills247.blogspot.com and couldn't believe it. I thought I would add it here to let more people know. These are new shirts coming out soon by Abercrombie & Fitch. Their target age group is High School and College students. Check out this article here http://www.afa.net/Petitions/Issuedetail.asp?id=358 and you'll find out more about it and see what you can do to make a stand against this.

Don't Text

Texting during Church services, small groups, and Wednesday night activities can become one of the biggest distractions. It's now become second nature to answer a text whether you're a teenager or adult no matter where you are. We've almost become slaves to our phones. We decided to make a video to try to encourage students not to text during services or else there would be consequences. Check it out.

Racism in Churches

I just finished reading the new book You Were Made For More by Jim Cymbala. Out of the entire book this one quote stood out to me more than anything:

"I am convinced that one of the main obstacles to spiritual revival in this country, is racial prejudice in churches."

Could it be that we aren't seeing revivals and awakenings like we have in the past because 11 a.m. on Sunday morning is the most segregated time of the entire week? What a shame that we will spend an eternity worshipping together in heaven but we can't seem to get it right here on earth. How long will it take until racism in America disappears but more importantly how long will it take for racism in our churches to end?

How awful that we may miss out on an unbelievable movement of God because we can't get over our differences in color.

Jeff Hessinger Blog

Jeff Hessinger is a good friend of mine. He is a great leader and has a heart to reach people. He has just started a new blog. Be sure and check it out for great links and information about ministry. Check it out at www.jeffhessinger.com