“Fruit or Veggie” (Screen Game) is a great youth group game to go along with a lesson on the Fruits of the Spirit, or anytime just for fun! Challenge your students to see if they truly know their fruits and veggies. Play it as a sit-down small group game, an upfront face-off, or a big […]
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Questions to Ask While Interviewing
Questions to Ask While Interviewing: a youth ministry job/position. A hint and help from Youth Ministry Hub and Dan Istvanik
Years ago, I sat on the other side of his desk. I was new, and it was just a few weeks into my new job. I was excited because it would be my first time working in a church with another youth pastor on staff with me. I had been additionally attracted to the position […]
Saved 7 Minute Sunday is a fresh NEW done-for-you youth group lesson resource that will change the way you teach students on Sunday Morning.
IF GOD IS: “Seven Minute Sunday” is based on the “7-Minute Rule” of Differentiated Teaching. It is a fresh NEW way of doing Sunday school that will change the way you see your Sunday Morning. This is a “done-for-you” resource for a complete 60 minute Sunday morning in youth ministry. KEY OBJECTIVES Students will learn and interact […]
10. Your youth pastor doesn’t just roast his own coffee beans; he grows them in his office. 9. Your praise band has a name, but people are not allowed to know it 8. You don’t have youth group t-shirts; you have youth group scarves! 7. You play dodgeball, but only in an ironic way 6. […]
ARE YOU COMING UNGLUED WITH YOUR EVENT PLANNING? Connections are essential to church leaders because they create connectional glue that makes the truths and relationships stick. We have a desire to get students connected to God, His Word, and others, and do so through creating regular gatherings around Bible teaching and discussion. While our regular […]
Teaching and walking life besides this young generation coming up, I believe it is important for us to be students of the Word first and of the world second. Especially as we head into the holiday time of year. The most important thing we can do is point our students to the person of Jesus […]
I talked to a pastor not long ago about his recent hire of a youth leader for his church. He was so excited by the opportunity to have a “face” for his church’s youth ministry. He described the young man as “attractive” to young people and the kind of “look” and “style” that would be […]
PIXILATED PIXAR YOUTH GROUP GAME IS A FUN CHALLENGE FOR STUDENTS TO SEE HOW WELL THEY REALLY KNOW THEIR PIXAR MOVIES! It is a Challenge Question Game, with 1 Bonus Tiebreaker! It can be played in 2 different ways: Use it as a small group/partner challenge with paper and pen. Ust it an upfront face-to-face challenge […]