Ten Youth Group Bus Games for your upcoming summer trips and other amazing moments you are stuck in a bus trying to kill time, beyond everyone on the phone or sleeping. The first set of ten FREE youth group favorites of my students from over the years. These are simple, low, or no-prep games that […]
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Free Event: “Great Pizza Taste-Off”
FREE EVENT: GREAT PIZZA TASTE-OFF… Who has the best pizza in town? Who is the absolute best pizza style, sauce, and flavor? Which place in town is your group’s favorite? Whoever is willing to give you the best deal or the one that is actually the best? There is a way to find out and […]
It is currently one of the go-to options for communicating among students. Many of the other social media platforms are no longer being used, while Snapchat still is holding onto popularity (for now). As “Social Media Savvy as Youth Pastors“, you should at least consider it. Here are a few things to consider as an option for […]
Here are just a couple of ways that I have discovered to avoid burnout in youth ministry and ministry in general.
BORED WITH THE BIBLE? “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.- I Timothy 4:12 (NIV) I hear a few things quite often as a youth pastor, but two make me most sad. I hear […]
MAY HILARIOUS YOUTH MINSTRY HOLIDAYS, THE MONTHLY COLLECTION IS HERE! Simple, easy ways to make EVERY WEEK SPECIAL In Your Youth Ministry… May 4th: May the Fourth Be With You: Star Wars Day! (We are celebrating this one tomorrow night! The possibilities are endless!) May 5th: Cinco De Mayo! (Celebrating this with my group this last year, check […]
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Favorite Youth Ministry Podcasts
Favorite Youth Ministry Podcasts, there are quite a few youth ministry podcasts. Some you may have heard of and some you may not have heard of…yet! Unfortunately, there are even some of my favorites from over the years that are no longer around. I don’t have a podcast of my own, partly because there are […]
April Youth Ministry Hilarious Holidays. Here are just a few of the great holidays coming up this month. These can be an easy win and a way to make Every Week Special. Some of these we have done in the past, and the students loved them. April 3rd: World Party Day. (now you have an excuse to […]
Faith at Home Coupon (Last Day). This special offer END TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT!! A great deal on our growing collection of “Faith at Home” resources! Normally the Faith at Home single resource is $5.00, but with this special, limited-time coupon, you get any SIX RESOURCES FOR $19.99 instead of the normal $30! What are “Faith […]
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Talking to Students about School Shootings
Talking to Students about School Shootings. Ministry is about a lot of things, but a growing need in youth ministry in our current era is to help teens process crisis-based tragedies like school shootings. Events like what happened again this week are happening more and more often, and students have questions, anxiety, and concerns about […]