Chris Bishop

goofy eden (3 of 4) Originally uploaded by pastorchrisbishop So we were talking about having a beard-a-thon to raise some money for youth group the other week. Daniel was talking a big game, but he didn’t know Eden was in the mix. Looks like she will be taking home gold with no contest from the [...]

This weekend brought about a couple of changes to the youth room in as we prepare for a new program that i am really excited about.  We brought in a new chair and couch thinks to a member of the congregation.  Also, we were given 5 computers a little while ago.  Three of the comps [...]

boo at the zoo Originally uploaded by pastorchrisbishop Last night we went to Boo At the Zoo at the national zoo in DC. Katie, her mom, Eden and I went and had a great time trick or treating at the zoo. There were tons of places where we got candy, toys and learned about what [...]

My old ritual, as youth group would wrap-up on Sunday evenings and the young’ns were heading home, was to say to them “Be Safe.” Isn’t that a strange way to say goodbye? Of course, all I meant was “Have a good week and come back in one piece” but is that really the best advice [...]

  Marco is one of the most influential youth workers I have come across.  Recently he wrote the book youth ministry 3.0.  this has been a book that has provided me with some great reflection about the way that i am currently in ministry.  Youth Specialties let him go as a result of a differing [...]

As i have been thinking about the books that i have found useful there has been a torrent of books that i have thought about as I have begun to try and resource youth workers with some of the better youth ministry books.  Unleashing God’s Word in youth ministry had been a really great resource [...]

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