Anonymous
Monday, October 19, 2009
Ultimate Quotes, Seafood Finder, Intelligent Jokes, and Bible Shaker are some of the fun and/or helpful apps teenagers can download onto their iPhones for about a buck. Of course, teenagers can also download "goodies" like Peekababe, Awesome Latinas, and Naughty Nurse for the same price.
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Anonymous
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Stories are the generational link that erases the age barrier. Within minutes they are swept into someone else’s life. Some stories take them to the peaks of glory, while others scrape along in pain-infested wandering.
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Rome—Pope Benedict XVI, the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, made a surprise announcement this week, saying he’ll step down February 28 because of his age. The 85-year-old Pope, who’s become increasingly frail, said he’s “had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the...
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Anonymous
Monday, November 10, 2008
What happens when a 17-year-old girl falls helplessly in love with the sexiest boy in the world... who's also a vampire?...Such is the pop culture phenomenon known as Twilight. Seventeen million copies of the books have been sold worldwide, and midnight showings for the upcoming movie are selling...
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The training of other leaders is a crucial element within a healthy youth ministry because there’s too much work for one leader to accomplish!
Since there is no “one way” to train small group leaders, here are a few big-picture ideas that have shaped our thinking in training...
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Moments I will always remember from youth group:
•All-girl slumber parties.
•Conversations with the cool college girls that were youth interns during the summer.
•My first all-girl conference with a speaker that talked about real issues and some singer I had never heard of, named Natalie Grant.
•...
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Ever feel like you want to quit youth ministry?
It’s a normal feeling! Every veteran youth worker has dealt with the debilitating desire to throw in the towel and walk away. It feels like a death grip on your heart and it’s very difficult to press toward the finish line.
Life as a leader isn’t...
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Ministry is tough work, as time wears on, it takes a toll. Each of us desperately needs a safe place to share personal successes, doubts, and failures. We need cheerleaders, counselors and coaches for encouragement, support, and correction.
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Anonymous
Friday, February 13, 2009
To put it plainly, this is the most ADD generation we’ve probably ever seen. Attention spans range from 3-5 seconds, and if they’re not entertained, they’ll leave you in an instant.
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Anonymous
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Most agree: New Moon will be more focused on action and less focused on sensuality.
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