Week 5

MINISTRY ACTIVITIES
This week was a weird week because i missed a week due to being gone a school function. So i spent most of my time getting back into the swing of ministry. This week we did a self evaluation of our spiritual lives. This was a cool thing because it gave us (students & staff) a chance to evaluate and see where we are at and what we need to work on. This week i spent a total of 5 hours in ministry. I did various activities such as lead in small group discussion, lead in prayer over the the whole youth group, and lead in the games and activities that happen before and after youth group. I must say it was good to be at church, when you are gone you realize how much it is a part of who you are and what you are all about as a person who is called to ministry.

REFLECTION ON MINISTRY
This week was great. I spent a majority of my time just building relationships with students. It was a little different transitioning back into my youth sponsor role out of my youth leader (since i had been speaking for 4 weeks) because i felt like i was not doing all that i could or needed to do. However, i know that is not the case. I count it a blessing that i had the oppurtunity to speak to a group for such a period of time because it really helped me grow in my abilities as a speaker and a leader. I feel like God is really using this experience to help mold me and shape me into the minister and man that he has called me to be. Thank You jesus!

SPIRITUAL REFLECTION
This week spiritually was awful. I failed when it came to the disciplines. I did not read (maybe once or twice), i did not really spend meaningful time in prayer, i did not spend time journaling or fasting, and i certainly did not spend anytime in silence or meditation. I don't know if being away from the church made me or helped me fall from practicing these disciplines or if it was busyness or possibly sheer laziness. But i pray that i can get back into them becuase i feel disconnected from God when i do not practice them on a regular basis.