Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include a look at 5 ways to get your students talking in Bible study, how to be inclusive when new comers show up at youth group, ways to self-care on a mission trip, and plenty of fuel for your procrastination. Enjoy!
Blogs From YouthSpecialties.com This Week
Stephanie Riebe (@StephRiebe) shares some encouragement for those days when you feel overwhelmed with worry in youth ministry: "One of those days" CLICK TO VIEW
Fred Oduyoye (@FredOduyoye) has another great addition to the #YSRealTalk series with Efrem Smith (@EfremSmith) and Dean Borgman discussing: "The Urban Ministry Shift" CLICK TO VIEW
Blogs From Other Great Youth Workers This Week
Our good friends The Skit Guys (@SkitGuys) shared another incredible video that's worth sharing with your students: "July 4th Explained" CLICK TO VIEW
Andy Blanks (@AndyBlanks) put together a great list of ideas to spark conversations with students: "5 Thoughts On What To Do When Teenagers Won’t Respond In Your Bible Study" CLICK TO VIEW
Leneita Fix (@LeneitaFix) wrote a great piece on: "Including 'New-bies' In Your Group" CLICK TO VIEW
The YouthWorks team (@YWMissions) wrote a great post that is worth forwarding on to your adult volunteers: "Put Your Oxygen Mask On First: Self-care on a mission trip" CLICK TO VIEW
Nate Stratman (@NateStratman) started a conversation good and worthwhile conversation about developing leaders in ministry: "Cherry Picking in Youth Ministry" CLICK TO VIEW
Fun Things To Fuel Your Procrastination
What would it look like if a football coach coached soccer? "Meet Coach Tedd Lasso" CLICK TO VIEW
Totally normal slip n slide… off a huge cliff: CLICK TO VIEW
A guy inserts his incredible dog Wally into a clip of Jurassic Park and it's just... magic: CLICK TO VIEW
A guy convinces strangers to read fake player names from the World Cup that are actually Nicholas Cage movies: CLICK TO VIEW
This is how you recover from a bad day: "Umpire takes a foul ball to the chest... and flexes" CLICK TO VIEW