Comments for nickloyd.com http://nickloyd.com Ephesians 5:1 "Therefore, be imitators of God . . ." Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on When Christians get HIV by Anna http://nickloyd.com/2008/04/29/when-christians-get-hiv/#comment-1363 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:49:04 +0000 http://nickloyd.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-1363 It was the worst news for me when I heard my doctor was saying about my sickness but now after 10 months that I know I am HIV positive many things changed in my life and I realaized God has a perfect plan for me too:)

]]> Comment on Top-10 Things Your Youth Pastor Would Like to Say by Paul http://nickloyd.com/2011/03/09/top-10-things-your-youth-pastor-would-like-to-say/#comment-1360 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:32:47 +0000 http://nickloyd.com/?p=961#comment-1360 Great article, every point. Been in youth ministry for 8 years at one church and I would have sworn you crawled into my head and stole my thoughts.

Some commentators need to re-read #5.
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]]> Comment on Are Long-Nose Genes Recessive? by Anonymous http://nickloyd.com/2010/01/09/id-rather-she-have-a-long-nose/#comment-1306 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:56:39 +0000 http://nickloyd.com/?p=779#comment-1306 OMg, your nose isn’t even that big at all.

]]> Comment on Top-10 Things Your Youth Pastor Would Like to Say by Anonymous http://nickloyd.com/2011/03/09/top-10-things-your-youth-pastor-would-like-to-say/#comment-1300 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:16:15 +0000 http://nickloyd.com/?p=961#comment-1300 EVERY church member needs to read your post! I think it would open their eyes to not only how tough youth ministry is but to the fact that a lot of them are the ones that are needlessly making it tougher. I feel that a lot of comments that are made to the youth pastor are not necessarily meant to tear him/her down but after one receives 10 in any given day it tends to wear on a brotha (or sista).

]]> Comment on Top-10 Things Your Youth Pastor Would Like to Say by Joe Lalonde http://nickloyd.com/2011/03/09/top-10-things-your-youth-pastor-would-like-to-say/#comment-1271 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:24:46 +0000 http://nickloyd.com/?p=961#comment-1271 Nick,

Thank you for sharing the secrets behind being a youth pastor or, in my situation, a volunteer youth leader.

As one of the youth leaders in our church, we see these played out every week. The one I struggle with the most is number 4 and number 6.

I often wonder if parents are considered about their children’s spiritual well being as it often appears they are not concerned about their own. We see the parents drive up, drop off, and head out only to return after service has ended(sometimes long after service has ended). We have the kids for 1-2 hours a week, they have them much more. Feed your kids.

As for number six: Relationships are important. That is why we pour so much into the younger generation. We know they need guidance and leadership and friendship. We need that too. I, and I know others, struggle with finding deep, quality relationships in the church. It is something that causes a lot of burnout.

]]> Comment on Putting the “apology” in apologetics by Anonymous http://nickloyd.com/2011/09/01/putting-the-apology-in-apologetics/#comment-1234 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:38:55 +0000 http://nickloyd.com/?p=1068#comment-1234 Interesting assessment. Lots of truth in there I would think, yet I am surprised at how “conventional” this new generation of young people really are. Check out some of the new books on the young millenials. What I’m learning in my area of young college students is they are coming in: developed in there ability to work in teams, value tradition and want to understand/appreciate it…. Maybe you hit it on the head… this group of young people seem to be finding the “norm” between crazed apologetics and works without faith is dead. I feel much more reared in the latter and am grateful for what could be some refreshing balance… a place with some new possibilities!

]]> Comment on When Christians get HIV by Anonymous http://nickloyd.com/2008/04/29/when-christians-get-hiv/#comment-1211 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:58:42 +0000 http://nickloyd.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-1211 Rick you are a hero. We need people like you here in Botswana. YOu can help the hopeless, God bless you

]]> Comment on Top-10 Things Your Youth Pastor Would Like to Say by Matt Wagner http://nickloyd.com/2011/03/09/top-10-things-your-youth-pastor-would-like-to-say/#comment-1200 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:59:33 +0000 http://nickloyd.com/?p=961#comment-1200 Thank you for posting this! This is exactly how I have been feeling for the past year now and it is so relieving to know that I am not alone in these feelings… Thank you again!!!

]]> Comment on “Letter from SEATTLE” – (response #3) by Andrew http://nickloyd.com/2008/12/17/letter-from-seattle-response-3/#comment-1187 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:27:45 +0000 http://nickloyd.com/?p=141#comment-1187 I did not read much past this:

“My point was simply that Jesus said that the world would hate us as it hated him, and the majority of those that hated Jesus were the religious crowd. ”

I never thought about this before.

]]> Comment on When Christians get HIV by Andrew http://nickloyd.com/2008/04/29/when-christians-get-hiv/#comment-1186 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:25:21 +0000 http://nickloyd.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-1186 Wow. I don’t know what to say. Lessons for my own life I suspect. I tend to grumble about the unfair things in life.

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