If dating makes you less like Jesus…you might be a fan. Harsh? Maybe. Truth? Yes. Will this article upset someone? Probably. These last couple weeks our church started teaching a series called “Not A Fan.” Everything from our Sunday worship service, to our weekly connect groups, to even our student ministry is going through this …
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Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” – Deuteronomy 31:8 Making a major transition in ministry to another state means everything is different. The local news channel personalities are not what you’re used to listening …
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How To Spend Time Alone With God Every great relationship requires time in order to grow, and it’s the same for our friendship with Jesus. God wants us to spend time with him! Here are some ideas to help you connect with God on your own: 1. Choose a TIME when you are at your …
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Last week a simple glance at my Facebook news feed gave me a headache from what seemed to be an endless amount of drama and/ or trouble from people who seem to enjoy and feed off of it. At times I just want to vomit from all the narcissistic nagging, the whoah-is-me pity partiers, and the …
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“God teaches us through circumstances, both good and bad. He wants to use them as teaching points so others can see His work in you.” – That Makes Two of Us What do you think of when you hear the word mentoring? Is it the Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization? Maybe you’ve seen commercials for …
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What do you see when you look in the mirror? Is it what God sees or what the world sees? About a year ago I had the honor and privilege to lead a bible study of 15-20 teen girls. The study we were doing was “Designed to Shine” by Christina DiMari. We really dove into …
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Stressed. Tired. Worried. Frustrated. For most of you school started about two weeks ago and around here I’ve heard these four words muttered from several students. To be honest, I’ve been muttering them myself lately. Between school, homework and sports activities you’re finding yourself wishing…no craving time to rest. But not matter what you do …
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This Saturday the X2J Crew will be in Terre Haute, IN for the Echoloud event. We’ll be serving alongside Agape’ Christian Church and Youth for Christ. Pray for Brian Ford, John Curiale and Janel Weyant as they expose the community of Terre Haute, IN to Jesus. They will also be training and equipping students to …
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Role Models No, I’m not talking about the movie I’m talking about who we look up to. Who are some of the women or girls you look up too? Maybe some of the ones I mentioned in my last article? Or maybe Miley Cyrus, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan. Or it might not even be any …
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God described King David as a man after His own heart. What is His heart? It is summed up by loving God, loving people, and calling others to do the same. His heart is pleased when you spend time with Him daily and when you are filled up with His love so much so that …
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As a veteran youth pastor & former interim youth pastor I have many stories I can tell. Recently as part of a project I’m working on I’ve decided to tell some of my stories through our website in hopes that others can learn from my previous successes and mistakes. Because let’s face it, if you’re …
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Of the many things I hear, this one never seems to make any sense to me. I realize as parents you have to discipline your children, and one of those ways is to ground them. For some it’s taking away the phone, TV or computer, but grounding them from the youth ministry confuses me. Grounding …
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My name is Brian Ford. I'm a husband to my beautiful wife Kim, Student Ministries Pastor at Agape Christian Church & founder of Xposed2Jesus. Be sure to check out the X2J Crew. They are an amazing team!
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