Pastor Kevin

What Oneighty is doing to: Partner with Parents

One of the most important relationships in the spiritual development of a Christian Teenager, is the relationship between Parents and the Youth Ministry the teenager attends.  God has ordained both the Family and the Local Church, and when both of these entities work together to impact the life of a teenager, that is when true life change begins to occur. 

Because of this, we at Oneighty are doing a few things to partner with parents.  One simple way that we are building bridges with our families is by launching a parent page where I give a weekly video recap of what I talked about that week at Oneighty.  I also put a written version of my message with questions parents can ask their teenager during the course of the next week.

Here is a video recap of a recent Oneighty message....

Parent Update 4.29.10 from kevin Moore on Vimeo.

Helping a teenager become all that Jesus Christ died on the cross for them to be is far to personal of a task to be done just by the local youth ministry, however,  it is far to big of a job to be done just by the family.  But thru the years, I've seen that, when both the family and the church combine forces, a young persons faith will begin to grow.

To start partnering with Oneighty just log onto (parent page) at oneighty.com every Thursday.  There you will get all the latest video updates, message notes and inside scoop of everything we are doing each and every week.

Real World Rules

Everything in life has rules.  Rules are written, spoken and unspoken.  However they are portrayed, rules govern everything we do.  If you learn the rules, and play by them you are going to go far. If you don't know the rules or know them and refuse to play along, well your life is going to be far less than you ever hoped.

When you are young, it is easy to have a misguided view of how life is to be lived.  However, a few months out in the REAL WORLD will wake you up very quickly. Here are some rules that I have learned over the many years I've lived in the real world.  Unfortunately I've had to learn many of them the hard way. 

1) Small is BIG

5 minutes is not very long.  You can be 5 minutes early or you can be 5 minutes late.  If you are only 5 minutes late to many times, you are FIRED.  Small things make big impacts.

2) Your Intentions mean NOTHING.  Your actions are EVERYTHING

"I was going to but...."  "I thought about it, but...."  "I really really wanted to, but....."  Listen, your boss, your spouse, your kids and all the people in the world don't give a flying flip about what you intended to do. All they care about is what you actually did.

3) No one gives you anything.

A job, a raise, a house, a car, a vacation trip to the Bahama's....you don't deserve any of those things. The only way you will get and keep the things in life that you want or need, is by earning them.  You earn a raise, you save for the vacation, you get a job so you can buy a car.  We live in a society of people that feel entitled to everything, when in actuality they are entitled to nothing. The sooner you learn that no one is going to give you anything, the faster you will get the things you want.

4) Your talent and a one dollar bill will get you a cup of coffee.

Talented people are a dime a dozen.  The world is full of great athletes, amazing musicians and incredibly gifted communicators that never made it.  Far to often gifted people rely solely on their looks, talents or abilities to take them where they want to go.  However, talent will only take you so far.  Talent is a wonderful commodity when combined with character, but alone talent is not very powerful at all.

5) A servants heart will take you places you never dreamed.

What do Donald Trump, Quick Trip, Toms Shoes and Samaritans Purse all have in common?  They have mastered the art of SERVICE.  I need something to watch on Sunday nights, Donald Trump serves my need every week by taking time to make the Apprentice. People need gasoline and snacks for road trips, Quick Trip serves those needs by offering them in their stores.  People need shoes,food, and medical care Toms Shoes and Samaritans Purse serves those needs with all of the philanthropical things they do around the world.

If you want to be great, have nice things, make an impact on the people around you, you must have a servants heart.  When you do, you will go places and do things that you never dreamed.

These are just a few of the lessons I've learned along my 39 year journey of life.  

C3 David Hughes

Here are some notes from the message David Hughes just spoke here at C3.

If you are a Pastor you need to have a big ask.  Go for the big ask.

Things you need to ask for. 

Show Up.

“Philimon 1:2 “…to the church that meets …”

 

Be generous.

Generousity is bigger than ecomomic factor.

The driving factor in generousity is not the economy, it is love.

Generousity has no limit when your love has no limit.

 

Leverage Everything for Evangelism.

We need to be addicted to people being saved.

Jesus said leave the 99 to reach the 1.

 

Be Self Feeders

People that are babies don’t feed themselves.

 

Ask your team to work hard.

Treat every series launch like its Easter, treat Big Evens like it is the second coming.

 

Ask for help

You need people to help.

C3 - top quotes

C3 has been great. There are to many good quotes to write down.  Here are a few.

"Here's a Saints hat for the guy who let me cut in line in the bathroom a few minutes ago."....Dino Rizo

"Stay on the wall." .......Ed Young

"Some days in ministry you are the big dog, other days you are the fire hidrant."....Jentezen Franklin

"U B U"  ..Ed Young

"It all starts with a servants heart.  At my church we preach and park.  The guy who preaches from the platform one week, is in the parking lot parking cars the next.".....Dino Rizzo

"You hired me to be the Youth Pastor, why am I taking care of your dry cleaning?"  Sam Chan

"To many people wander in the waaa waaaa".....Ed Young (who else would it be?)

C3 ....No different than me.

I'm having a great time here at C3.  Hanging with my staff and the entire team at Church on the Move has been thru the roof.  Tons of fun.

Each session amazing men and woman of God take the stage, tell their story, share a nugget or two of truth.  It's incredible.  However, as I sit and listen to these generals of the gospel, I begin to realize, they are no different than me.  

Here is what I mean by that.  

The speaker came from humble beginnings.....so do I.

The speaker loves Jesus ...so do I.

The speaker has to learn from his mistakes ... so do I.

The speaker has a call of God on his life ...so do I.

The speaker has unique gifts and talents, given to him by God...so do I.

As I sit in my chair, looking up at this amazing speaker, pastor, that is experiencing God's grace and growth, it is hitting me ....he is no different than me.

And you know what he is no different than you.  Sometimes we feel like what God is doing thru these giants of the faith, he could never do thru us and you know what ...we are wrong.

God is no respecter of person.  

God is not willing that any should perish.  

That is why God has made you who you are and placed you where you are.  

He wants to do amazing exploits thru you.

Here's something I think we should try.

Lets not honor our humble beginnings, love Jesus with all our heart, learn from our mistakes and use our unique giftings to fulfill the call God has placed on our life.

We'll be glad we did.

C3 Ed Young Session One.

Well this morning Ed gave his first message of the conference, as usual it was great stuff.  Besides the snappy clothes, watching his new rap video, yes I said rap video, and constant rhyming, Ed rhymed more in one hour than any human has ever rhymed on planet earth before, Ed gave me a ton of things to think about and work on in the ministry God has called me to.

 Here are my notes from Ed’s talk.

Iguana’s have incredible vision.  They see 70x more than human beings.  They also have a 3^rd eye on the back of their head.    Because of this Iguana’s see amazingly well.

As Leaders we need to be like the Iguana.  We have to not only have great vision, we need to look at the right stuff.  We need to focus on the right target.

What is the Target God has given you?

When God gives you a target and you go after the target, eventually you will become the target. You will become the target of opposition.

Being in the ministry is brutaful.

It is beautiful and also brutal.

Here are a few laws of leadership from Nehemiah.

 

Law of investigation.

Nehemiah asked the right questions to the right people.

You have to be people that investigate.  Leaders ask.  Period.

He asked his friends.

He asked God.

He asked the King.

 

Questions are organic. 

Find people in your life that you can ask questions too.  Put the answers thru your creative filter and God will use that to build your target – your bull’s-eye.

 

Law of preparation

Nehemiah prayed.

He prayed long prayers, short prayers, he just prayed.

When you pray you face the issue you are up against.

 

Nehemiah prayed …then he acted.

He went to the King and asked permission for the provision.

 

God has the provision for his vision …but you’ve got to ask.

You have to put a premium on talking about tithes and offerings.

 

You have to go after the target (reflect the glory of God) build the church – you can’t do that without money.

 

 

Law of Multiplication.

 

Target moves from HE to ME to WE. 

 

Do you share your vision?  You need to say it, spray it, wheel it deal it, make them feel it.

 

Who are the WE in your life?  You only really need two or three trusted people.

 

Who are they?  You’ve got to have the right they.  How do you know who is the right they…. they are always have HE in the middle.

 

 

As a leader we have opportunity to see people and use their natural aptitudes and abilities. 

 

Law of OVATION.

 

Give people the props – if you think it text it – if you think it blog it – if you think it say it to them.

 

Are you working hard?  Or is what your doing hardly working?

 

 

 

 

C3 ready for the day.

I'm up early this morning and ready for the day.  Here is today's schedule.

Eat an incredible edible omlet from the Embassy Suite Hotel. I'm telling ya - "ain't know body does an omlet" like the Embassy. Seriously, it's incredible.

Get to the conference early and and check out all the book tables from the speakers.

Have Ed rip my face off in session one of the conference.

Have my staff put my face back on in between sessions.

Get my face ripped off again in session two.

Give up on putting face back on again, and just go out to eat with my crew (We are men of simple pleasures, so the food-court at the mall will do).

Hit a couple more sessions of C3.

Hang out with my crew as well as walk the halls and talk to people attending the conference.  (I love meeting new people)

Hit C3 nights.

Go to a Youth Pastors get together after the final session of the day.

Come back to the Hotel and get ready to do it all over again on Friday.

Wow, that's not a bad day.  

In fact today just might be at a Hol-Notha-Level!

C3 Photos

Had a great time tonight at C3.  Here are a few photos.

 Jentzen Franklin bringing the heat.  Great message. 

 Fellowship Crew During Run Thru

 Woman doing some crazy dancing in the sky during run thru.

 Lighting crew setting things up for service.

 

Jentzen Franklin at C3

Here is an overview of what Jentzen Franklin just spoke at C3.

Lev. 21:20

He that has a call on his life…don’t tear your holy garments.

Scripture says not to tear your garments however…

Job, tore his clothes when suffering came.

David, tore his clothes when Abner was killed

Joshua  and Caleb, tore their clothes when missed opportunity to attack.

In scripture, when people did not know how to express themselves during times of deep sorrow, they tore there clothes.  When they felt there was no hope, no solution, no way out, they tore their garments.

God seemed to be fine with Job, David, Joshua and Caleb, tearing their clothes, feeling hopeless in the situations they found themselves in.  However, in Leviticus 21:20 he told the Priest this was not acceptable.

Why?

“Tearing our garments” as Pastors is to say that my problem is to BIG for God.

As Priest and Ministers we are to NEVER feel hopeless. We are to never feel like its over.  We are to never feel that there is “no use to go on”.   Because (tearing your garments) giving up, is to say that my issue, my problem, is way to hard for God.

In Ministry, you will experience grief.  You will experience pain.  You will experience failure.  You will experience frustration.  You will experience betrayal.  But don’t ever give up.  Never, let go. Never, quit.  Don’t tear your clothes.

In ministry, there will be days where you are the big dog and there will be other days where you are the fire-hidrant.

Here is a word of advice...If you are looking for life without pain, if you are looking for a life without pressure, DON’T GET IN MINISTRY.

There will be things that come into you life that (if you allow them that will allow them) will cause you to tear your ministry to pieces.

Elijah experienced amazing things from the Lord.  However, after a season of amazing miracles Elijah saw that he was a wanted man.  When he realized the Queen wanted to kill him, Elijah went out under a Juniper Tree and tore his clothes.

It was right after the tearing of his Clothes, that God told Elijah to appoint your successor. His ministry was over because he “tore his clothes”.  He gave up.

Joel 2:13Tear your hearts, but not your garments.

 

The bottom line is this.  Tough times are going to come.  Tough people are going to hurt you.  Tough situations will try and tear you to pieces.  However, when those things come…open your heart before the Lord, but refuse to give up.

Patience is for grown ups.

My daughter Lilly is only two years old and patient is not a word I would use to describe her.  

When she wants her "passie" she wants it right now.  When she wants her "chalky milk" it's not too long before you know it.  When her sister Mikayla is holding a doll she wants, lets just say Lilly's natural inclination is to get physical.  

Lilly is not patient, but then again, she's only two year's old.  

Many Youth Pastors, today carry themselves like my two year old daughter.  Patience is not a word that describes their behavior.

When they want to do a big event and the budget is turned down, they run behind closed doors and pout. If they think they need more help, but the Pastor will not let them hire an assistant, they quickly get bitter.  When a pay raise hasn't come their way in two years, many Youth Pastors start getting their resume around to see "what God may have for them in the future".

Many Youth Pastors, today are not patient, they act more like two year old than grown ups.

Patience is for grown ups.  Grown ups see the big picture.  Grown ups understand life is not all about them.  Grown ups are strong enough in themselves, that when things don't go their way, they refuse to sulk, get bitter or run away from their problems. 

Youth Pastors we have God's calling on our life.  We have adults that look to us for leadership.  We have teenagers that look to us for spiritual guidance.  We have families members that count on us for love and support. Youth Pastors it's time to grow up.  It's time to be patient.