by Renee Embree | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
I received a great question from a leader the other day – What do you do with smart phones during youth group?!?! And even during kids’ ministry these days? Really, we could ask this question for all ages in the church, couldn’t we?For generation Z (born ~1996 to... by Renee Embree | Mar 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
I was speaking recently to a group of youth leaders and children’s leaders that were feeling the heavy pressure of having to decide week after week what to talk about in their ministry. They were feeling desperate to have something fresh, new, engaging and relevant... by Renee Embree | Mar 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
As I post this blog today I’m on the ferry on my way to check out some more of the plans and spots for Tidal Impact 2017! I’m a little excited!What’s Tidal Impact? It is teenagers joining forces to impact neighbourhoods in Atlantic Canada. It is a mission trip... by Renee Embree | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is easy when you’re not the Senior Pastor to harp on the Senior Pastor.Associate Pastors, I’ve heard us, we sure can be hyper critical sometimes of our senior leaders. We don’t sit in their chair and don’t fully understand the complexities of all the plates they... by Renee Embree | Feb 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
I do not know about you, but my own self-righteous bubble can keep me from connecting with everyday people. I think “I don’t struggle with self-righteousness” (a self-righteous thought in itself!) and then something catches me to recognize how separate I’ve made... by Renee Embree | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
The three rules in a dysfunctional family are: Don’t talk. Don’t feel. Don’t trust.These could just as easily be the rules of a: dysfunctional church family, staff team or denomination.Let me explain each of these unhealthy rules:Don’t talk – pretend reality is better...