THE MIDDLE YEARS (5th-9th grade, Ages 10-14) ARE A HUGE TIME OF LIFE TRANSITION. IT MIGHT EVEN BE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TIMES IN A PERSON’S LIFE! Do youth pastors/workers know and understand the transition that is happening in the lives of their students? Do we appreciate the power and the potential for doing effective […]
Fancy (Fast) Food Screen Game is a fun game to see if students can guess the popular fast food chain restaurants by the fancy descriptions.
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Altar Reality (7-Minute Sunday)
“ALTAR REALITY” 7-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 Sunday morning of youth ministry. KEY OBJECTIVE: Students will come to understand that a life lived as […]
Why Join a Local Network of Youth Pastors and Leaders? We are just about to kick back off our Chicago Area Youth Workers Hub Group. and I have partnered with groups like National Network for most of my 30ish years of youth ministry. I believe that we are “BETTER TOGETHER” and that we survive as […]
SEPTEMBER FIRST FRIDAY FREEBIE: SCREEN GAME IS “@ FIRST SIGHT.” Test your student’s smarts and eyesight as they take a hard look at the pictures to see if they can be the first ones to see what is hidden beyond what is @FIRST SIGHT!! Includes: Powerpoint Presentation Version of the Game Full Collection of 27 […]
Go, Team! From coast to coast, every Saturday, the teams face off in a battle for skill and determination to represent their college or university. Now it is time for your students to face off in a battle of skill and determination to see how well they know those teams…MASCOTS? This challenge is not about […]
Odd Reasons For Being a Volunteer- ten real reasons for people wanting to be a volunteer in student ministry.
What does is it look like to have a Next Level Leadership Team? We all want long-term, invested volunteer leaders in our ministries. We want to build a connected and cohesive team willing to follow us. I have people ask me all the time how I get to a point where I have a waiting list […]
Name That Gargle Game– Another Classic, That Has Been Reborn with the Return of “Name That Tune!” . Supplies: – A Mic (Sound System) – 10-20 Cups – Pitcher of Water – 20-25 Note Cards Game Play/Explanation: Quick Explanation: Individuals will try to gargle an assigned song while their team tries to guess what the song […]