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Youth Ministers…You’re Gonna Love this.
Posted in Youth Ministry on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More 5th Quarter Party Ideas
Posted in 5th Quarter Party, Youth Ministry on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some ideas that may be more effective AND will save you money!
5th Quarter Party – Host Houses – The past two years, the biggest difficulty can be described in one word…TRUST. From their parents, Sesame Street, and Bob the Builder, kids are taught about “Stranger Danger”. So when you get a flyer to get a ride in a strange van [...]
Why Leaders Fail?
Posted in Spiritual, Youth Ministry on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do we take the words seriously in Proverbs 4:23 to “ABOVE ALL ELSE guard your heart”? This past Wednesday night we discussed how to avoid failure as a leader. We see failure happen in our political leaders (see Bill Clinton, Mark Sanford), professional athletes (see Kobe Bryant, Plaxico Burress), and even in the leaders found in [...]
Can’t Miss Articles from CPYU.org Youth Culture Update
Posted in Youth Ministry on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you have not subscribed to the youth culture updates that cpyu.org supplies, you are missing out as a youth worker, youth leader, youth pastor, parent, or community member! They supply you with articles across the world that have to do with youth culture. Here’s a suggestion too, save the articles that are relevant in [...]
Fantasy Football Draft
Posted in Youth Ministry on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for a way to get the guys together in your youth group? Football, wings, & mountain dew usually do the trick. And that’s what you can do with having a fantasy football draft. Here is how to set it up and organize the event:
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Positive: This would work well if you want to limit [...]
Youth Culture Update
Posted in Youth Ministry on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Safe Driving Teenagers
TV Effect on Teens - Time Magazine also wrote about similar results
Medicine Cabinet = Drub Habit?
Teens & Religion – Great article for vision/curriculum
Super Bowl Illustration
Posted in Spiritual, Youth Ministry on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When a player speaks of the owner of a professional sports team, how do they address them? Rarely do you hear Dallas Cowboys players call their owner “Jerry”, or the New England Patriots owner is not referred to as “Bob”. On the contrary, they call their owners Mr. Jones or Mr. Craft. There is respect [...]
Intergenerational Youth Ministry
Posted in Youth Ministry on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Much has been said about producing youth ministry that is “intergenerational”. This seems to be the answer from some “youth experts” to produce young people that will be the next generation of leaders in the church…when most churches are just struggling to keep these graduating students to remain in church. Most of the concepts make sense [...]
Barna Research – Student Faith Devolopment
Posted in Spiritual, Youth Ministry on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m a stats guy. Much can be learned and determined in numbers. A website that has been valuable in teaching, vision, leadership, discipleship, etc. is www.barna.org. There you can find valuable research in spiritual surveys and studies.
Recently, the Barna group performed a study on whether America is truly a “Christian Nation”. If you are a member, [...]
Discouraged in Youth Ministry?
Posted in Youth Ministry on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Read Mark 14:32-42
Look at the ministry of Christ in this passage. He had to emotionally spent, thinking of what was going to occur. The seriousness of it all was overwhelming. He would go to pray with all his heart and soul, then he came back to find his disciples sleeping. He gave them some instructions, and [...]
