Anonymous
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
...we started with a big social event in the summer time so we could invite the incoming graduating senior class from the high school group. There was lots of food, swimming, get acquainted games, and tons of fun. About half way through the evening, I shared the vision for the group, got a few...
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Almost everybody in youth ministry uses youth talks as their primary teaching strategy, but do they actually work? Even though the “sermon” is the quintessential cross-denominational ministry practice, and has been since Josh McDowell was in cloth diapers, I've never, ever published an article on...
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His music, message and persona serve as both a map for and a mirror of today’s youth culture and teen population.
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A dad who really loves his children a lot and one who is thankful for people like them who can do something a dad can't do...even a dad with a lot of youth ministry experience.
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Anonymous
Friday, October 5, 2007
One beautiful aspect of the body of Christ is its diversity. Our worship styles, buildings, and traditions are different -- yet we worship one Savior who's asked us to remember him through communion.
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Success, winning, purpose and getting ahead have all been defined in material terms. This way of thinking has a profound effect on the way we choose to live our lives each and every day. It determines how we make and spend our money. It dictates how we spend our time, where we go to college and the...
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Anonymous
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
I know a youth minister who tried to undermine Halloween's traditional festivities while capitalizing on its popularity by planning a Bible Character Costume Party. One of her kids showed up as "the crazy naked man who ran among the tombs" (Luke 8:27-39). She quickly killed plans for a...
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Boston—Despite a difficult week, with tragedies in Boston and then Texas, Americans are focusing on generosity, unity, and hope. After Last week’s attack at the Boston Marathon finish line, local District Attorney Dan Conley said, “Moments like these, terrible as they are, don’t show our weakness;...
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Every year GROUP surveys more Christian teenagers than anyone in the world. That’s because we collect a survey from every teenager who attends one of our summer workcamps—about 20,000 Christian kids (groupworkcamps.com). The kids who serve at a workcamp represent a cross-section of...
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Anonymous
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
We asked youth workers across the nation to administer a very short poll to students that attend their church programs. Over the past few weeks, we have received data from youth ministries representing hundreds of teens.
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