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Mar
Mar
Friendship Dinner (Parent Resource) A great holiday season discipleship moment for parents as friends and family come over for a meal!
09
Mar
Mar
There is still value in dinner as a family! I’ve been a father for 18+ years and a husband for 21+ years. Throughout this time, I have always prioritized being home for dinner with my wife and children. Of course, there are times and seasons when this cannot be a nightly thing. However, it has been […]
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Mar
Mar
Youth Ministry Games, Youth Ministry Hints, Youth Ministry Resources
Ten Popular FREE Big Group Games
TEN POPULAR FREE BIG GROUP GAMES- Every Wednesday, we post a “Game of the Week.“ Here are ten of the most popular FREE Big Group Games we have shared! Make sure to sign up for our weekly email, and check back every Wednesday for new games! 10: Piggy Back Polo 9. Shaving Cream Baseball […]
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Mar
Mar
HERE ARE EIGHT QUICK, IN-THE-TRENCHES, REAL-LIFE YOUTH MINISTRY HINTS FOR YOUR NEW YEAR Never Buy More than a Couple Extra T-shirts Than You Have Kids and Leaders. (the leftovers will haunt you for years) Never Pre-Buy Tickets for Events, Before You Know Who is Going. (you will lose money every time, pre-sign up & pre-pay always) […]
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Mar
Mar
Teaching Church, Reaching Church? “We are a teaching church, not a reaching church….” were the actual words from my previous Senior Pastor, as he explained to me a few critical points of my new position and his vision for the church. He was just heading toward finishing another degree in an Ancient Language before his […]
02
Mar
Mar
Over the Hill Youth Ministry: Three Lessons…I am now in my 29th year of youth ministry, 25 years of full-time, on-staff church youth ministry. Here are three things I have learned from being “over the hill.” There is a growing trend among youth workers. They are staying in youth ministry longer. They are choosing to […]
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Mar
Mar
NATIONAL OREO DAY, MARCH 6TH IS COMING UP, THIS SUNDAY! ARE YOU READY? A twisted and fun trivia screen game about America’s favorite cookie OREOS!! This is the perfect anytime game to be played as small groups/teams, as individuals or even an up-front face-to-face challenge. Find out how much your students really know about this […]
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Feb
Feb
“Hilarious Holidays for March” is another quick monthly hint and help to change things up a bit in your youth ministry and make “every week special“.
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Feb
Feb
Things Youth Pastor‘s Hear? (a real and random top ten list) 10. So, what do you really do for a living? 9. What do you do the rest of the week, since you only work on Sundays? 8. It must be nice to sit in your office, pray and read your Bible all day. 7. God bless you […]
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Feb
Feb
Remember that thing called a Bible? Need a living example of why time in the Bible matters? His name is Anthony Kelly, and he’s something of a modern-day ninja, able to literally catch high-speed tennis balls, paintballs, and arrows with his hands. Having broken over 50 World Records, he’s been a featured guest on Mythbusters,Stan […]