Last night I was truly convicted over something. Something simple and something small but conviction, regardless.
We are going to a Newsboys concert in a week. It's on a Thursday night so I didn't anticipate a ton of students but hoped for a few. I made a few calls to students as a last minute chance to know who was going and make sure we had enough tickets.
So I around the fourth call I realized that one reason the calls felt so awkward was because I have not been making regular phone calls to students just to keep in touch. So I felt like a telemarketer rather than a pastor calling to check in with students and then giving some information they might be interersted in.
This morning I called a friend from the church. We get together occasionall with a few other guys and hang out. Hasn't happened in a while but I realized I shouldn't need an excuse to check in on someone. So I called him just asking the proverbial, "What's up?".
We talked for almost 30 minutes an he told me how grateful he was for the phone call more than once.
I think I've fallen into the trap of using easy technology to keep in touch and provide information to students rather than being in touch with students to provide a caring touch.
God's working on me.
Josh wrote one of my favorite books, You Can Double Your Class in Two Years or Less. It's practical, biblical and he dares to dream dreams that can please God. 
