Here are something that has been happening to me lately…time for a mind dump!

  1. Just finished my Morning Prayer/worship time… and man was it refreshing. I am excited about what God has for me and the youth ministry. I covered the youth ministry in much prayer and prayed over specific students. Also prayed for partnering youth ministries and some other key decisions that need to be made concerning myself and the family. Prayer & worship is one the most important things we MUST cultivate and subscribe to. This is what will ultimately initiate change in this generation
  2. For about 5 months now, the biggest thing that has been running in my mind are the words GREATER THINGS. This two worded phrase has been such an impact in the back of my mind.. What are the greater things? And why do God want to reveal them? All I know is that God has something BIG up his sleeves. As we marked our 3rd year anniversary as a youth ministry, God impressed upon me to make this our theme and focus for the next year.
  3. I am so stoked, that words can’t even begin to express how I feel. Recently I have been just spending some time in the Prayer Room @ IHOP-Atlanta. It’s a place where I can go and rest in God. A place where my quiet time with God is so thought provoking and I am learning… will definitely spend more time there.
  4. I’m planning to attend about 3 leadership conferences next year… Haven’t made my mind up concerning which ones except for Catalyst ’09. As a youth ministry, we go to 1 main youth conference (Ignite) a year and then ours (Transparent). Next year, I am planning on taking the students to 3 (Ignite ‘09, Forward ‘09, undecided on 3rd)
  5. Currently, I am just soaking in all the wisdom and knowledge I can from some of the great minds of youth/young adults pastors of this generation.. with this, I will begin to expand and grow my spirit. Often times, we only glean from our own Senior Pastors, that we miss out on what the rest of the body is saying or doing. I want to always be saturated by others outside my church or circle of influence.  Here are some youth/young adult pastors/speakers who inspire me or who I gain wisdom from outside my circle of influence:
    • Judah Smith
    • Rich Wilkerson, Jr.
    • Louie Giglio
    • Damon Thompson
    • Chris Hill
    • Brad Cooper
    • Matt Allman
    • + many others

About the author

Corey Gibson wrote 47 articles on iAMtransparent.tv.


He is a speaker, revivalist, dreamer and writes for his blog iAMtransparent.tv. He has a desire to see young people (20somethings & teenagers) completely marked by Jesus. -- There's an Awakening Coming... WILL YOU ARISE???