Mark Ellison

Married, Father of 4, Associate Pastor, tech geek, and #LOTRO fan.

[Richard Ross @richardaross]

A. A youth camp speaker spends 5 days motivating teenagers to become faithful to morning prayer and Bible reading.

B. A teenager who gets up extra early knows they will see their parent in morning worship.

“A” is valuable and important.
“B” is way more powerful than “A.”

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

Excited about the potential of a new Bible app called @velorabible

https://t.co/wqjdFufS1I

[Richard Ross @richardaross]

Mike McGarry: The mission of youth ministry is not to make teenage disciples but adult disciples whose
faith took root during their teen years." Amen! @youththeologian

[NAMB @NAMB_SBC]

NEW RESOURCE: The best person to reach a student with the gospel is another student. That's why @Shane_Pruitt78 and @PaulWorcester have created courses to help youth and collegiate leaders build a culture of evangelism in their ministries!

Available here: https://t.co/W2Ov30SxlB

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@building429 Either Knoxville or Johnson City, TN

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@DrFrankTurek Your channel, Daily Dose of Wisdom, & Sean McDowell

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

“It speaks volumes to the students to know the pastor of the church wants them to have a good time and is praying for and supporting them.” — Kyle Cravens https://t.co/fkGE7Intgp

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

Couldn’t agree more

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

“If students are old enough to choose Christ, they are old enough to serve.” — @aaronwsummers https://t.co/U23ekDQHIW

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@TravisAgnew Go through guest and ministry follow ups from Sunday and set up visits &/or work with deacons on visits.
If any tech issues with our live stream happen on Sunday, begin troubleshooting and problem solving.
Follow up with small group leaders on any ministry needs from Sunday.

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@mosley_mick @EarlStoudemire I absolutely agree with you 💯@mosley_mick

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@DishonSydney I would be surprised to get a verdict before Thursday afternoon-Friday morning.

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@richardaross My heart breaks to hear this. He was a good friend and mentor.

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@nytimes Agreed with so many others. Of all the things to focus on in this tragedy and this is the best you can come up with? Shameful.

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

Listening to a podcast and this quote struck me:
"The problem in the church today is not the gap between what we know and what we don't know. It's the gap between what we know and what we do." - Dave Browning, "Deliberate Simplicity"

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

What are your thoughts? #stumin

[Barna Group @BarnaGroup]

Teens around the world were asked to select the words that would best describe Jesus. How does this list resonate with you and how you would describe Jesus?

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

@SECfootball Not sure why it took so long but glad the decision was made. Players health > finishing the game

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

When a student ministry is ran like a “church within a church”, then when a teen graduates out of that ministry… it feels like they’re having to go join a whole new church that they know very little about.

That’s why many leave.

It must be one church, multiple generations.

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

As churches, if we only focus on weekend experiences, then we’ll primarily only produce weekend Christians.

[NAMB @NAMB_SBC]

#StudentBaptismDay is this Sunday! Will you join us in praying for God to move through student ministries across North America?

🧵 Here are 4 specific prayer requests for this weekend:

[Mark Ellison @mwe76]

What. A. Game.! #tennesseefootball

[WBIR Channel 10 @wbir]

🍊 THE VOLS HAVE DONE IT! 🍊 | Tennessee takes down Alabama for the first time in nearly two decades in a thrilling finish! Final Score: 52-49!!

https://t.co/CmGGOA7HQ6