by Lance Kraai | Mar 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you read this blog, then you likely know that I have a small group of 8th grade boys at 180. My group of boys changes from week to week based on who shows up. Sometimes I have a rather large group, sometimes its small. One thing that rarely changes is the fact that...
by Lance Kraai | Mar 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I started as a youth director in 1997 I had a full head of hair, and a pager. Yup, a pager. They were all the rage at the time because cell phones were still car phones, and the size of a small toaster. Most students didn’t have pagers. When I led youth group...
by Lance Kraai | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
A while back, I received a delivery for one of our ministries at NCN. The delivery was missing key components, which we needed that night! It was largely the delivery guy’s fault, and while I wasn’t upset at him, I couldn’t believe what he asked of me. He said, “Hey,...
by Lance Kraai | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
This past week, at our high school Youth Group meeting, I reminded the students that I am going to be ordained this coming Sunday. I tried to explain what ordination is, and invited them to attend. Jim: Wait, does that mean you’re not a pastor already? Me: Correct,...
by Lance Kraai | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I wonder if the enemy is winning. Thoughts I imagine going through your head at this point: What a horrible way to start a blog post! I really need to write an encouraging comment on this page. I’ve wondered the same thing. Maybe, but Jesus will...
by Lance Kraai | Jan 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Oh Snap.” Those were the words I heard last night in my 180 small group. I was hanging out with my 8th grade guys and our topic was Heaven. My guys were very talkative last night, but in a good way. They kept asking questions about Heaven, Hell, and how...
