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Youth Ministry Hints, Youth Ministry Resources, Youth Ministry Thoughts
Launching a Campus Ministry (Free Guide)
Launching a Campus Ministry
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“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 […]
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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. […]
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Get Your Game Face On! What if the teens don’t like the game? What if the game is a flop? How can I get more game ideas? These questions are normal for anyone who has been working in the youth ministry for any amount of time. We want to focus on the most important thing, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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I choose to lead with my wife and family, when I lead my ministry, especially in the area of family and parent ministry.
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Pumpkin Pandemonium Game Book is a collection of TEN Pumpkin-Based Fall Games! Perfect to create a whole event night for the fall or as a Halloween alternative. These games will even work into November as part of Harvest Festival or Thanksgiving events. Play one game a week for the entire fall, enough games to take you […]
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Social Media Savvy is a hard thing to come by and to balance. Social media over the past decade or so has been a gift and a curse. It has allowed youth workers to have an almost continuous flow of connection into the lives of our students. It has also been a window into […]