This Thursday at 11:00am EST I’ll be doing a live webcast of my “Where’s the Why in Youth Ministry” seminar. To RSVP, move your mouse over “Workshops” at the top of the screen and then click on “LIVE.” Alternately, you can click here: http://bit.ly/b7hrac

Should be fun – there’s even prizes to be given away!

Hope to see you there!

First off, let me say this: I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited. Those of you who know me will probably know that I like to occasionally grow out my beard, just to see how long my wife will let it get before she changes my name from “Babe” to “Hey, homeless!” I was able to go from Thanksgiving of last year until around mid-January this year before she made me lose it.

This year, however, I’m growing it again, and for good reason. I’m a huge hockey fan, and I’m participating in the NHL’s “Beard-A-Thon,” where I’m growing my beard in order to raise money through sponsors (like you!) with all the proceeds going to benefit the Mario Lemieux Foundation.

The Mario Lemieux Foundation is an organization whose mission is “to fund promising research projects being conducted by the most talented scientists in the field.” What’s that? You want to help out? How can you do it? Glad you asked.

1. You can sponsor me! All you have to do is visit this link to donate: http://bit.ly/b7hrac Remember – every penny goes to the Foundation’s research.
2. Even if you decide not to sponsor me, you can still spread the news about what I’m doing! Use the messages below as your Facebook and Twitter updates!

• FACEBOOK: Support Jon Lloyd as he grows his beard for cancer research! Post this as your status, and click here: http://bit.ly/b7hrac
• TWITTER: Support @notjohnllyod as he grows his beard for cancer research! http://bit.ly/b7hrac Please RT!

So there you have it.You can track my progress at http://bit.ly/b7hrac as well, as I (hopefully) travel up the leaderboards by raising some serious moolah for such a worthwhile cause!

Thanks in advance!

-Jon

This June, I’ll be embarking on a 3-day journey to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The purpose of this trip will be to do a video documentary of the immediate needs in the area and to present that documentary to my local church. Hopefully, many will be inspired by this effort and we’ll be able to assemble a team to go with us on a full mission project later in the year. If you’re interested in learning about ways you can help with this project, leave a comment below and I’ll be in touch with you.