Make Youth Group Feel Like Family? As We Wrap Up Thanksgiving and Head Into Christmas It Got Me Thinking. Here are Ten RAN-DUMB ways to make your Youth Group feel more Like Family. 10. Ground Students That Don’t Bring their Bible? 9. Have a Time Out Chair, Students that Won’t Listen have to Go Sit […]
Tired of the weekly question from your parents and students, “Is there anything special happening this week?” Now you can answer honestly… “EVERY WEEK IS SPECIAL!!” by actually making every week special, unique and fun. It is not that hard or expensive. Below are all REAL, “in-the-trenches” Youth Ministry Nights I have done or am currently doing! These are […]
Launching a Campus Ministry
“Clownfish, Blowfish, Goldfish” Game, Looking for an alternative to the ministry classic “Gorilla, Man, Gun” without the “Gun” OR don’t want to just do “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” here is a quick silly game that might be a great alternative for any age group, pre-teen all the way up into high school!? It is a […]
A few years ago, while writing monthly top ten lists for Group Magazine, they asked me to come up with a list of things that youth pastors “settle for”? Here is what I came up with… 10. Mid-90’s 15-Passenger Van as Your Ministry Transportation. 9. $5 Little Caesar’s Pizzas as the Meal for Every Event. […]
Planks-Giving, is Game Just in Time for Thanksgiving! A Challenging Silly Trivia Screen Game Where Students Have to Decide if the Group Being Described is the PIRATES or PILGRIMS!? A 10 Challenge Game, with 1 Bonus Tiebreaker! Includes: – 2 Powerpoint Presentations (editable and flat format) – Full set of all slides in JPEG format […]
Ten Ways Youth Pastors Die? The ten ways your youth pastor might possibly die. Keep the safe out there! 10. Poisoned Playing “The Blender Game”. 9. Suffocate on a “Chubby Bunny”. 8. Falling to Death During a “Faith Fall.” 7. Drown in Tub of Kool-aid While Bobbing for Spam. 6. Electrocuted Jumpstarting the Bus. 5. Tripping Off the Stage […]
Why Talk About Technology? If you are working in children’s ministry (Generation Alpha) or youth ministry (Generation Z), you are working with “Digital Natives.” Young people have never experienced a world without the internet, cell phones, and digital devices. We live in an advancing digital, technological age. The future is now, and it will just keep […]
Feed The Baby Bird is A Silly Upfront Partner Challenge Game; this is Sure to Create Some Great Social Media Photos and Shares A simple, low-cost, low-prep game your student will be sure to love and remember. A fun way to create those “no way” moments that make students want to come back again and […]
I choose to lead with my wife and family, when I lead my ministry, especially in the area of family and parent ministry.
