A Dance Party at Church???
Yep, that is what we did. During our 5th Quarter event, we transformed our high school room into a cool dance floor.Now, doing a dance party can be quite controversial as dancing in christian circles is not always encouraged.

Worship: Singing Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
This past Sunday was the 2nd week of our 3 week series on Worship. What is it exactly and what does it look like?Worship is praising God's name and glorifying his name in all we do. It can take the form of many different ways, but this week, we actually looked worship through singing and praising God's name. In the Bible, there are many references to worship through song. Some of them are:Psalm 29:2 - “Give to the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness or in holy array.”Ephesians 5:19-20 – “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart t

Loving Others
This week, we concluded our 3 week series on the Great Commandment by talking about Loving others (Matthew 22:39-40). In the 2 previous weeks in which we talked about how loving God starts with your heart (Luke 6:45) and how, before we could love other, we have to first be comfortable with who God created us to be.Therefore, the challenge this week was simple - love others. In particular, love 3 people who are the hardest for you to love.Jesus never gave guideline

Loving God
This past week we began a series on the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:36-40). This first week, we focused on Loving God.To hear the message that Katie Von Kahle gave to the high school students, you can download it here or go to iTunes and search Tom Pounder.What does it mean to love God? How can you love him with all your heart, mind and soul?In Luke 6:45, Christ says, “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil th

My 30 Days of Prayer Update - Week 4
The one thing I have been most encouraged by with Cedar Run's 30 Days of Prayer challenge has been the focus to be praying for specific things.That has caused me to think and rethink through my prayer strategy for our Youth Program. What am I praying for? Who am I praying for? Am I praying for and believing God will work in the lives of our students and our program?This week's prayer focus for me is to be praying for our youth and our youth program more specifically. I want to be praying for God's movement in their lives and his guidance for our program. It can be very easy at times to just move and lead students by my own power or thou