Wake Review for 3/16/08 (There Was Cussing)

Wake is our weekly meeting for Junior High students at Watermark. We meet on Sunday mornings at 11:00am on the 4th floor of the Watemark Tower. Here is my assessment of this week's Wake.

Program Outline
Attendance: WAY Below Average (Spring Break)
Fun Factor: Below Average
Leader Presence: Below Average
Music: Above Average
Message: Above Average

We opened with a summary of and audio clip from the Jonas Brothers giving the "Fake Jonas Brothers" (Me, Bode, & Jeremy) a shout-out on nationally syndicated morning radio show, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning. We thought it was pretty cool but the kids weren't impressed. I had a blast leading music with Josh B. at the drums and Courtney L. on the bass. We rocked the city...at least we thought we did.

For our game time, Bode and I attempted a comedic call-back to our DTown sponsor by creating a deodorant sniff check game...with a twist. We turned it into a "You Got Took" prank by putting stink bait into one the of deodorant sticks. Not only was it a pretty stupid game, it also prompted a newcomer to our ministry to drop not only one, but two, cuss words while on stage. She wasn't afraid to tell everyone that the stink bait smelled like "S#*@" or maybe my "A*#". This foul-mouthed young lady seemed very innocent in her observations so I showed her a lot of grace and just gave the audience a perplexed look and quickly moved on.

It was a first and definitely a memory I will not soon forget.

For our teaching time, I had our Senior High Director, Mike Shelton, share on a topic of his choosing. He taught a message on community from Ephesians 2 and somehow managed to open his talk with a story about poop. If you're interested, click here to see the discussion guide that the Small Groups use throughout the week.


Speak Out Reader:
Ever experienced public cussing in your ministry? What did you do?