2 Things...

Hey everyone! I hope all of you are enjoying your holiday. I have two things that I wanted to share with you.

1) The SGL Midyear Evaluation/Survey is up and ready. You can get there by clicking here or by copying and pasting the following address into your web browser.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=423583066016

2) Earlier today I read this great entry on small group discussion on Kurt Johnston's blog. It is only a few lines, but it has some great wisdom from a long-time youth worker. Click here to check it out or copy and paste the following address into your web browser.

http://simplykurt.blogspot.com/2006/12/simple-thought-jr-high-tangents.html

Thanks for taking the time to check out our blog. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! - Evo

Merry Christmas!

Hey! I hope you guys are having a great day and are enjoying the Christmas season. Scott and I just want you to know how much we appreciate you and all that you do for your students. Our student ministry is built on the relationships that you have with your students. Without those relationships there would be nothing. Each one of your students desires a relationship with you. They may not say and they may not even think it, but in there hearts they want to be known. They want someone to care about them and walk along side them in life. It is a huge responsibility and by saying yes to your students you are also saying no to something else. Thank you, thank you, thank you for what you do.

The second thing I wanted to tell you about is the second edition of our virtual training is ready! If you look below you will see two embedded videos below this message and those together are your new training video. It will only take you about 15 minutes to watch both of them. Having a high speed connection is very helpful when viewing these videos. If you have any questions or problems with it, just let me know and I will be happy to help you out in anyway that I can.

The third thing that I need to tell you about is our mid-year SGL evaluations. We have thrown together another evaluationt that we would like for you to fill out. This evalation help us to see how we are doing and how we need to improve over the next 5 months. This is a blind evaluation so there are no names recorded and no way for us to tell who wrote what, so please be completely honest. I you will be able to access that evalation sometime in the next 48 hours through the SGL blog site.

That is it, that is all I have for you. Enjoy the downtime of the next two weeks. Take advanage of it by taking a nap, reading a book, watching a game or whatever helps you unwind. It is important that we all take time to unwind and let God recharge us. Thanks again for you do and have a merry Christmas and a happy New Years. - Evo

One of those Crazy Nights

Hey! I hope that each one of you is having a great Monday morning. Thank you for coming last night and investing in the lives of your students. I know that some nights are crazier than others and for some of you last night was a crazy one. Just know that you are making a difference in the lives of your students. They can see that you care by the way you spend time in discussion with them. Each one of you is amazing and I am thrilled that I get the privilege to work with you.

Below are some pictures from last night. Check back soon for more updates. I hope everyone has an amazing week! - Evo

Let it snow!

Wow! I am sitting in here in the admin offices and it is snowing hard! What a wild and crazy day it has been. Here are a few things that you need to know about this weekend.

1) Schedule

6:30 - Volunteer meeting in room 221
6:50 - Doors Open
7:05 - Introduction
7:10 - Worship
7:45 - Teaching
8:05 - Transit
8:10 - Announcements
8:15 - Small Group Stuff
9:00 - Walk Out

2) The Program - As you can see we have our normal schedule and you should have a large chunk of time to connect with your students. This week we are not giving you any extras so you can spend as much time as possible in discussion.

3) Small Group Questions

ATTENTION:

DO NOT play "High/Low" tonight.

Let students know you are diving right in!

1. What is your favorite way to waste time? OR Describe the most boring day or event you can remember.

2. As you look back on your year, what would you say are some of the high points? What would you say are some of he low points?

3. Name the top three things in your life that you spend most of your time on?

4. What would the people around you say that you worship?

5. What do you think when you hear the phrase, "Worship has nothing to do with music."

6. Do you more often depend on yourself to meet your needs/wants/desires or do you more often depend on God to meet your needs/wants/desires? What does this say about who you are worshiping?

7. What lessons about worship can you learn from looking back on 2006?

8. Pray to close your time together. See you next week for our last "One" of the year.

That is it! Should an amazing night. Scott's talk sounds great! Think it will really challenge our students to look inward and evaluate themselves. If you have any questions or if there is anyway I can help you please let me know. I am here to serve you. Have a great Friday and I can't wait to see all of you on Sunday! - Evo

You made SG Wars happen!

Hey! Thanks to all of you SGLs who helped to make last night a fun of night of community building. The uniforms were amazing and the energy was crazy. I hope that each one of you had a memorable shared experience with your students. Below are some pictures from last night and there are more if you click on "SG Wars" in the "Fun Media" section on the right hand side of this blog. We would love to get feedback from all of you. You can either place a comment on this blog by clicking "comment" at the bottom of this post or you can shoot me an Email. Either would be great! Thank you so much for investing in the lives of students. You are having a major impact on them. If you need help with anything at all please let me know. I am here to serve you. Have a great day! - Evo