Chris Bishop

here is a video from our last FUEL service.  check it out

This past weekend we had our confirmation retreat.  I was out shopping for supplies for the games last Thursday (the day this post should have come about).  I am playing a little bit of catch up this morning, but also have some reflections coming off of a weekend filled with programming.  Today we are going [...]

This past Monday night our small group took some time to thank our volunteer youth workers.  I have been thinking in particular about the way that the parents and volunteers are the life blood of our ministry.  We are so lucky to have all of them.  I can’t think what we would be without all [...]

This past weekend that i thought would be a great idea.  We kicked off a new series called “Becoming.”  It is all about being transformed into people that God has made us to be.  The thought was that we would try and reflect what we are doing in Sunday morning worship by having a series [...]

I had an idea about a post this week and it seems to be fleeting.  With that I thought that I would roll out with a series of posts that get at the question about what goes into crafting a message for student ministry and what to think about or just keep in mind when [...]

I am sometimes a very dense person and so I wanted to share about a recent process of discernment for something that is a bit silly, but perhaps a good illustration.  I have posted before about the order and state of my desk and work area.  I like to live amongst the chaos, perhaps an [...]

There is a children’s book series that my sister-in-law introduced to Eden called Fancy Nancy.  Fancy Nancy is a little girl who will not settle for a boring, ordinary day.  She makes everything fancy by saying words in French, making her own placemats and taking an everyday meal and adding “fancy-ness”.  The other night Eden [...]