Another Church New Year...

Last night, SPIN student ministries hosted our annual Back to School Bash. I have had the privilege to be the Youth Pastor at New River Assembly of God for the past three years. I am always amazed every Fall when students that I have never seen before seem to come from out of the woodwork and begin to plug in to the ministry. Last night was no exception. It has taken a long time, but we finally broke 100 on a Wednesday night. I love this time of year. Just when I was beginning to feel like all hope was lost over the course of a busy and bring summer, the students just came rushing back. It was awesome! I am excited to see what God will do over the course of this "Church New Year". Red Wing is a tough place to do real youth ministry, but I feel like God is stirring something up and wants to do something great this school term. I find it ironic that over the course of the past few years many students have left because we were not hip enough or big enough for them. In fact some have left just in the last few weeks and have tried to take others with them. Now all I can do is look at a win like last night and shake my head in amazement. God always brings students through our doors who are hungry for a new challenge. They believe that God can use them to do great things this year. As for those that left, maybe they"ll come back or maybe they won't. But regardless, there are still many who are hungry to hear the Word of God. I will be happy to preach hard every single week.