One of the core skills of a good small group leader is the ability to facilitate deeper relationships. Deeper relationships don’t accidentally happen, they typically begin with conversations and most conversations don’t begin deep. Leaders must learn to initiate conversation and some...
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I’ve always thought that the wrong kind of people teach time management. They tend to be folks who alphabetize their spices, who have in their DNA a natural proclivity for order.
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Katy Perry is one to watch. I think she offers us an interesting and sad case study in youth ministry, faith development, and contemporary adolescent values, attitudes, and behaviors.
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Eight members of Young Life’s teaching staff in Durham, North Carolina, were terminated or resigned at the end of November after they declined to abide by a new set of “non-negotiable” guidelines for proclaiming the gospel message to teenagers. In the wake of what detractors are calling the Durham...
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This is very important to realize and interact with as leaders. Dealing with this issue and guiding their reevaluations is essential in college-age ministry! If we’re not the ones guiding their questions someone else will. Sadly far too many are being guided by others outside of our faith...
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For churches with large populations of teens, an interest in youth ministry may be a given. However, some congregations that don˙t have many teens are also interested in youth ministry as a way to attract more young people. Whatever the motivation, youth ministry is an essential to the future of a...
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Let's face it. Most of us look at the clean cut Mormon missionaries that peddle the streets of our city and knock on the doors of our houses as somewhat out of date.
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Anonymous
Monday, March 9, 2009
You need the Lord in every area of life, and you need other trusted men in your life. You cannot do it alone.
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Boston—A festive annual event turned deadly Monday when explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The blasts, reportedly bombs, were apparently timed to put the most competitors and spectators at risk. Firefighters found other undetonated devices near the race site, andsecurity was...
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Anonymous
Friday, January 22, 2010
Looking for a fun evening with your youth? Back everyone in a car, hand each group a camera, and work backwards as you start with the caption and create the picture!
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