King of the Go-Karts
March 23, 2004
[photo taken just moments before I pushed the Pepsi car out of my way, and zoomed past him...]
There are some people in youth ministry who are way, way overly competitive when it comes to games, etc. with their youth groups. I’m not like that at all…well, not unless the kid deserves to be beaten, and beaten bad. I really don’t care about games, sports, who wins, etc. But if I have some kids who are just talking themselves up like nothing else…? Yah, I like to put them in their place. I had a kid at camp this summer who said he was the basketball KING, and wouldn’t shut-up. So I matched up against him during a game at a break time (I was the speaker at the camp). I scored probably 10 pts and he got nothing! I didn’t care. I had some guys who said they’d KILL me at the go-karts earlier today - and they wouldn’t stop. So I showed them I could kick their butts…I bumped them hard-core, got them stuck, passed them - it was fun. And then I beat them by 20 strokes in mini-golf afterwards. My excuses for my actions?? Two: first, I’m rarely like this; and second; they deserved it.
I love youth ministry sometimes.
Tags: Competition, Go-Karts, Youth Ministry
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Adam Walker Cleaveland: 
March 23rd, 2004 at 10:46 am
We use the biblical phrase “Laying hands on them” when we need to beat them into submission, with love - of course. ;-)
March 23rd, 2004 at 12:24 pm
how could you not win? I mean we all know that Dew has more get up and go than Pepsi.
March 23rd, 2004 at 6:38 pm
isn’t it great to get paid for playing mini golf and going go kart racing? enjoy the next few weeks before you head to those hallowed halls in new jersery!
btw loved the bE photos! lil
March 23rd, 2004 at 7:55 pm
Youth will always need to be put in their place when it comes to competing with their youth pastor. I tell my kids, “You may be bigger, but you will never be badder.” Great English.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
thats right the hunter can become the hunted,I am starting a go kart ministry [sort of like the Shriners],to minister during parades,social ,church and school events. i a would appreciate all prayers as we use a go kart with a lawn mower hood to plant seeds in the unchuched. Relavent Fish Parde Ministry.