tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11514804639541524282024-03-12T19:08:27.678-04:00Kevin Mahaffy, Jr.'s BlogKevin Mahaffy Jr. is a child of God, follower of Jesus, husband to Adriana, father to his two daughters, veteran youth pastor, author, speaker, novice painter, Yankees fan, readaholic, Starbucks junkie, Krispy Kreme addict, the 6th man in 1 Direction, and blogger. He also exercises a lot. But he eats a lot too, so you can't tell he exercises a lot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1812125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-50154360750237618212013-11-19T12:18:00.002-05:002013-11-19T12:27:00.820-05:00New Website Launched!Hi everyone! I have launched a new website! All of my posts from this site have been moved over and I am now blogging at:
REVKEVJR.COM
Please come on over and keep up with me there.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-58342976491905201102013-11-17T17:23:00.002-05:002013-11-17T17:23:17.358-05:00SRC Jr. Highers Serving Those In Need!On Friday night our SRCStudent Jr. Highers went to Queens to work with La Jornada Ministries preparing food for distribution to those in need. They made over 500 bags of sweet potatoes (6,000 lbs!), and hundreds of bags of other kinds of food. We are so thankful for our amazing adult youth leaders and so proud for our awesome students who worked hard serving others in Jesus' name.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-5628658189772954142013-11-17T02:18:00.000-05:002013-11-17T02:18:04.957-05:00New Family PicUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-44922049776422248392013-11-15T12:33:00.001-05:002013-11-15T12:33:09.555-05:00No Shave November: Day 15 PicUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-32679530311234972482013-11-15T12:14:00.000-05:002013-11-15T12:14:33.550-05:00Brought a Student Home Smelling Like Beer … Another Good Night of Youth Ministry!Last night when I got home at 12:30am I received one of the best Tweets ever …
In the words of the great Paul Harvey: "And now … the rest of the story."
A couple of days ago I got a call from a friend asking me if I wanted three tickets to the Knicks game. Seeing an opportunity to spend time with a couple of boys from our youth ministry, I said "yes" and invited Nathaniel and Connor to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-21428142805030091192013-11-14T00:00:00.000-05:002013-11-14T00:00:08.930-05:00The Invisible Bike HelmetUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-88746143882768834412013-11-13T16:14:00.000-05:002013-11-13T16:14:57.946-05:00Somebody Took Jeremiah 16:15 Literally Today ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-87249799896942877932013-11-13T15:59:00.002-05:002013-11-13T15:59:33.050-05:00Sr. High NYC Photo Scavenger Hunt SlideshowUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-54861857115177859482013-11-13T00:00:00.000-05:002013-11-13T00:00:10.945-05:00The Song I Can't Get Out of My HeadIt's been years since I experienced the presence of God in corporate worship like I did this past weekend at the Saturate Youth Conference at Elim. Of all of the great songs we sang, this is the one I simply cannot get out of my head. This video is a little lengthy, but I highly recommend you watch it all the way through!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-84878548110598460412013-11-12T23:22:00.002-05:002013-11-12T23:22:47.613-05:00Globetrotter Dunk Brings Down Backboard … Scary Close Call! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-91008672477253834442013-11-11T23:28:00.000-05:002013-11-11T23:28:04.707-05:00One Last Important Visit Before Heading HomeYesterday we enjoyed breakfast with Adriana's best friend Erika and the kids in Pittsford, NY and then drove to pay a visit to one of my dear friends from my youth, Jen. It was neat introducing my kids to Jen (she only saw Claudia as a baby) and reminiscing about our years in youth group. How our youth leaders survived is a mystery. We were total class clowns. (Note to self: Those kids who are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-14641953315949003922013-11-10T09:57:00.000-05:002013-11-10T09:57:00.650-05:00Showing My Girls What We Did For Fun When I Was Growing UpThe video doesn't do justice to how awesome this road is, but the girls' reaction does. lol!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-52014613647596899772013-11-10T00:24:00.000-05:002013-11-10T00:24:17.373-05:00Trip Down Memory Lane: Day 2This morning we enjoyed the final session of the Saturate Youth Conference and seeing many more friends from our college days at Elim Bible Institute. We then spent the afternoon with our very good friends the Lepores. Such a fun time reconnecting with our roots. See all the pics here.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-67419214551573157012013-11-09T01:16:00.008-05:002013-11-09T09:10:14.252-05:00Trip Down Memory Lane: Back to My High School, Our College, and MoreIt's been …
20 years since I graduated Honeoye Falls-Lima High School,
17 years since Adriana graduated from our college (Elim Bible Institute),
14 years since I graduated from Elim (I took a few years off),
11 years since Adriana has returned to Elim,
6 years since Claudia and I have been at Elim,
and Natalia has never been to Elim.
So, we decided it was time to all come up to the old stompingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-81287802905169994802013-11-07T12:14:00.002-05:002013-11-07T12:14:40.979-05:00Tour of Michael Jordan's House … Which Is Going on the Market!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-91266591728467465992013-11-07T10:37:00.001-05:002013-11-07T10:37:35.654-05:00No Shave November Day 7 Pic
Day 7
Day 1
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-28436051615064015122013-11-06T03:08:00.001-05:002013-11-06T03:08:35.729-05:00New Painting: The Colors of FallUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-44900196940912206092013-11-06T00:38:00.000-05:002013-11-06T00:38:00.557-05:00Oh … My … Goodness … Dunk!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-68783464443351715482013-11-05T20:28:00.000-05:002013-11-05T20:28:00.869-05:00Changing of the LeavesFall is far and away my favorite season of the year, and we are currently in the middle of the changing of the leaves. Nothing like the fall colors here in New York. Here are some pics we took on Sunday. Beautiful!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-43494462991578172792013-11-04T11:01:00.003-05:002013-11-04T11:05:53.532-05:00Man Up!
Last night I had a bunch of the fellas from SRCStudent Ministries over to my house for food and football. We hard a lot of fun chowing down and watching the game. At half-time I took 5 minutes and shared with these young men something I heard years ago from my pastor. He suggested that there are 3 types of guys.
Males. To be this kind of guy, all one has to do is be born with the Y chromosome.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-62777318956874988192013-11-03T00:00:00.000-04:002013-11-03T00:00:04.377-04:00Baby Gets So Emotional As Mom SingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-6944397776692067842013-11-02T15:13:00.000-04:002013-11-02T15:13:09.282-04:00Another Crazy Rap Video from My Boy Jake RutenbarNot a Seahawks fan, but I am a Jake Rutenbar fan. This is great!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-39872984292162028762013-11-02T00:00:00.000-04:002013-11-02T00:00:05.609-04:00Ja Rule Gets Saved At Hillsong ChurchUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-26706066062025582512013-11-01T16:07:00.002-04:002013-11-01T16:13:16.903-04:00Retreat Week Day 5: Multi-Church RetreatDay 5: Multi-Church Retreat
Purpose: To experience the promise of God to be uniquely present and bless those united and joined together in the name of Jesus.
Eight-and-a-half years ago I assumed leadership of a youth ministry at a large church. Just moving and getting acclimated to a new church was enough. On my first day in the office my assistant and I sat down together. The first order Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151480463954152428.post-71199167091015263062013-10-31T17:04:00.000-04:002013-10-31T22:28:56.586-04:00Retreat Week Day 4: Team Retreat BDay 4: Team Retreat (As a Leader)
Purpose: To deepen relationships and prepare our team to effectively minister.
Yesterday I shared about two team retreats I've been on in the past few months on which I was a participant. Today i want to share two other retreats I was on, which I was leading.
Adult Volunteer Leadership Team
In early September (I wish we could have done it Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0