5 Things That Make Great Core Teams
Throughout my life I’ve been on a lot of teams. There have been baseball teams, basketball teams and now that I’m old – slow-pitch softball teams. Some of these teams I’ve played for and others I’ve coached, but perhaps my favorite team was my youth ministry Core Team. There are few things more rewarding than working together with other dedicated Catholics to lead teenagers closer to Christ. As you take time to evaluate your ministry this summer, consider these five things that make great Core Teams...

The Narrow Path
God loves us more than we can possibly imagine. But I’ve noticed in my recent Scripture readings that when the Bible tells us about how much He loves us, it usually follows by saying how important it is to obey Him. For example, in the Gospel of John, Jesus says the famous words: “As the Father has loved me, so I love you.” (John 15:9)
But then He immediately follows it with...

What I Saw At Home Depot. . . And A Good Ending. . .
So last night I'm standing at the paint counter at our local Home Depot while the clerk's got my two cans shaking violently in the machine under the counter. I'm guessing that most Home Depot stores are set up in the same way. The paint counter sits on the open aisle spanning the width of the store way up front, just across from all the check-out registers. If you want to see all the action at a Home Depot - and who wouldn't!?!? - then the paint counter offers a pretty good 360 degree vantage point...

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