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1Q interview: New Year’s Ideas
1Q interviews are when we ask multiple youth pastors the same question and share their response. This particular 1Q interview is all about New Year's ideas.Original photo by Michael Pchelnikov.If...
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Merry Christmas!
As we think about the birth of Christ, it's an incredible reminder of why we stand alongside youth workers who are leading students to find and follow Jesus. So we want to share a special Christmas...
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Trending This Week (Dec 26)
Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include some encouragement for stressed out youth workers this Christmas, a look at how the church might...
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We STILL Know Why You Do What You Do…
After serving youth workers through the National Youth Workers Convention for 45 years, we know some things never change. We know why you give so much to students, why you care about their families,...
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Where’s Jesus?
The following is a repost of an article pulled out of the YS Vault and was previously published here.Original Photo by Ricardo Alarcon.By the twenty-first chapter of John's Gospel, the risen Jesus has...
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4 Disciplines for a New Year
Original pic by Jose.Upon the onset of a new year, we tend to focus on efforts to start, improve, or make some changes towards a better upcoming season. What if you, the youth worker, the leader, the...
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Trending This Week (Jan 3)
Each week we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include a look back at 2014, some encouragement as you think about the next year, the only question that...
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What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
The following is a linked post by friend and long-time youth worker, Stephen Ingram. Check out the original post here. Original photo by JD Hancock.We all have those times in our student ministry...
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Five Questions That May Change Your Ministry
I had the privilege of coaching a few years of high school basketball and soccer. Having grown up playing many sports, I hated halftime; it just meant time away from the competition (though I did love...
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Trending This Week (Jan 9)
Every week we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include thoughts on making their ideas your own, utilizing trends without building your ministry on them,...
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Selma: Review + Discussion Guide
One of the first scenes in director Ava DuVernay’s excellent thought-provoking film Selma will feel familiar to any youth worker. A group of young girls are chattering as they head down the stairs at...
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What If Every Day Was Like New Year’s Day?
There is something about New Year’s Day that brings us a sense of hope. It’s a chance for a fresh start and a healthy beginning. We begin to believe in ourselves again and set out with new...
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Trending This Week (Jan 16)
Every week we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include a look at how single-solution Christian formation doesn't work, the importance of not wasting...
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25 Quotes For The Youth Worker
Few people have impacted the world around them like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we remember his life and legacy today, here are 25 powerful quotes attributed to MLK that I hear as encouragement to...
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Why We Have Youth Group
The following is a shared post by friend and long-time youth worker, Josh Griffin. Check out the original post here. Original photo by Patrick.Whether it is a midweek program or a weekend service,...
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Trending This Week (Jan 23)
Every week we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include a look at the relationship between pornography and sex trafficking, thoughts on building your team,...
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God Doesn’t Need Me But He Chooses To Use Me
We're excited to share this guest blog post from Amy Williams, one of our incredible YS Team Training speakers this year at our Bay Area, Kansas City, and San Diego locations. Check out more info about...
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25 More Txts You Can Send To Your Students
Text messages might be the only way you're able to stay connected with some of your students. Between all the personal texts and event updates, we wanted to give you some encouraging messages you can...
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Helping Our Students Understand Hard Times
The following is a guest post from youth worker and author David Olshine and we're so excited about his newest "Studies On The Go" resources in the YS Store!Original photo by Michael Dorokhov.I left...
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Trending This Week (Jan 30)
Every week we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include a letter from a parent to the church baptizing his baby, reasons why you should care less about...
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