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Why I make youth ministry resources available for free

Posted on 20 August 2008

It seems odd to me that I find myself more and more having to defend why I give away all the youth ministry resources and services on this site for free. Wouldn’t you rather get something for free than have to pay for it? I’m a little tired of giving the same speech over and [...] Continue Reading

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Leadership

A book you must read: “Ministry Mutiny” by Greg Stier

Posted on 19 August 2008

You know the books you’d like to read one day, but they always seem to be low enough on the reading priority list that you never really get around to reading them? “Ministry Mutiny: A Youth Leader Fable,” by Greg Stier was on that stack for me for about two years. But as I become [...] Continue Reading

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Personal Reflection

My weekend: Jr. high retreat and annual youth ministry info meeting

Posted on 18 August 2008

Jr. High Retreat Whew! Had a crazy weekend! Thursday through Saturday I was on a jr. high retreat to Minneapolis (called MUUUCE) with a bunch of our jr. high kids. We had a great time! If you follow me on Twitter, you got a play-by-play of the weekend, complete with pictures, everything from pillow fights to [...] Continue Reading

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Time Out

Time Out: With fruit it’s all or nothing

Posted on 18 August 2008

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer) The concept behind a water wheel is very interesting because there are both overshot waterwheels and undershot waterwheels. In one case, the water falls from above the wheel to turn it. In the other case, water turns the wheel as it flows beneath it. Which is the more powerful? The first, [...] Continue Reading

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Friday Freebie

Freebie Friday #86: “Just Going Out” dating lesson

Posted on 15 August 2008

The other day I was catching up with ministry resources people had posted at PlugRug.com and came across this great one from Chris Bowditch, the youth minister at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Australia. He posted a lesson called, “Just Going Out? Issues of Dating,” where he tackles topics like: Purity True love Who to go out with How [...] Continue Reading

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Youth Group Games

Favorite Youth Group Games: Musical dodge ball

Posted on 14 August 2008

Indoor Game; All Ages; 10 or more kids This post has been sitting as a draft for almost a year. Sorry! Better late than never, I guess. Justin Ross has a great youth group game idea of combining Musical Chairs with Dodge Ball. When the music stops, one team runs across the room to sit in a [...] Continue Reading

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Leadership

Q&A: What to do when less than 5 kids show up at youth group

Posted on 12 August 2008

In the comments of my recent blog survey, David Thorne asks a great question: “What should we do when less than 5 kids show up at youth group?” Probably the #1 rookie youth worker mistake I see is when 3 kids are sitting in a Sunday school class or youth room and the leader asks with a [...] Continue Reading

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Time Out

Time Out: You can’t be like Jesus by trying to be like Jesus

Posted on 10 August 2008

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer) A group of Christian laymen involved in missionary work approached a small village near an Amish settlement. Seeking a possible convert, they confronted an Amish farmer and asked him, “Brother, are you a Christian?” The farmer thought for a moment and then said, “Wait just a few minutes.” He wrote down [...] Continue Reading

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