Here is a letter I wrote to our freshmen in college. This will be sent with a package of goodies from our caring team.
WOW!
I wonder if it has hit you yet, it has definitely hit me… YOU ARE A COLLEGE STUDENT! It seems like yesterday that we were hanging in the youth room, playing in the gym,...
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RESOURCES FOR THE UNCHURCHED
Every youth group has some students that we would consider “unchurched.” These are the youth who never in their life have been exposed to church life of any kind. We may not realize it but there are A LOT of nuances that we speak on in youth programs that assume our...
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Anonymous
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Go around the room and have everyone in turn shout out a type of shoe. It is an elimination type game. My group got into skates and flippers but you can just stay on land if you want. It was fun then to tie in the concept of how many types of shoes there are to how many types of people God has...
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Anonymous
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Greased Pig
Items Needed: large tarp, a few packages of shortening (like Crisco), jello that has been pre-made (in a few large buckets), 1 watermelon per match.
Setup the tarp and secure it to the ground on grass, have leaders rub the shortening all on the tarp. (Warning: make sure no one stands on...
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Background/summary: This World War II first person shooter game released in November of 2008. The game is a highly anticipated sequel in the famed Call of Duty series that has already made four very successful games, including the most recent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which made monu- mental...
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Anonymous
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
All ministries go through different seasons and as leaders we need to identify and communicate what those seasons are to those we lead. Some are in a season of growth or decline. Others are in a season of rebulding or tearing down. Reguardless of the season you are in you need to have a plan for...
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Anonymous
Friday, September 5, 2008
This is just a little list I made to send to students as they are preparing for college. It is simple, but can really help a student during this difficult transition.
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This is AT LEAST four very full weeks of talk notes about Angels, Demons, Heaven and Hell. These are talk notes and handouts Chuck Bomar used in his college ministry. They're in Word, so feel free to change, adapt, reprint, copy...whatever you want to do with them!
Thanks to CollegeLeader.org for...
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As a college-age person you need to understand that God can and does use your brokeness. However, you must first understand that shame does not come from God, it comes from sin. Understanding the grace and forgiveness of God catapults us into a life of ministry and engagement with the God who...
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Anonymous
Friday, March 14, 2008
This is a study on evangelism that can spread out over the course of a semester. It is geared toward college students in particular. I used this at Humboldt State University.
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