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How to Get Your Pastor’s Buy-In on Social Media
This post originally appeared on DARREL’S BLOG and we thought it was so wonderful that we wanted to share it too! “Do I have to do this?” That is the question that I get from a lot of pastors when it...
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Dealing with Opposition from Students
Often kids get a bad rap because they are resistant to engage in the life of our ministry. Hear me on this…IT’S NOT ALWAYS THEIR FAULT. There are many variable that contribute to a student becoming a...
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What I’ve Learned in My First 10 Years of Youth Ministry
Kyle’s post below is a great reminder of all we can learn from each other when we gather together. Join us at the National Youth Workers Convention this fall in Cincinnati, OH to connect with and learn...
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3 Reasons Why You Should Join a Network
Adam’s post below is a great reminder of why it’s important for us to gather together. Join us at the National Youth Workers Convention this fall in Cincinnati, OH to connect with and learn from the...
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Learning From Failure
Failure. It’s a word that can give you a sinking feeling in your gut. Maybe it brings back memories of schoolwork covered in red ink. Maybe when you think of the word failure, you’re reminded of your...
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Iron Sharpens Iron
I’ve been thinking about Proverbs 27:17 lately and about how its concept doesn’t really work with other materials: Cheese doesn’t grate cheese. Coffee doesn’t brew coffee. But “Iron sharpens iron, and...
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3 Easy Ways to Help Parents Trust You (and Calm Down)
Kerry is one of our speakers and professors leading youth ministry college students through the experiences at the National Youth Workers Convention. Join us for NYWC this fall in Cincinnati, OH to...
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Camp High Rehab
As summer smashed into us like a dodgeball into that one student who didn’t want to play, the season brings summer Bible studies, pool parties, more meetings with students, and leaders, and parents....
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Helping Spiritually At-risk Kids
Ron’s post below is a great reminder of all we can learn from each other when we gather together. Join us at the National Youth Workers Convention this fall in Cincinnati, OH to connect with and learn...
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Five Ways Senior Pastors Make A Difference In Student Ministry
This post originally appeared on TIM’S BLOG and we thought it was so wonderful that we wanted to share it too! There are things every senior leader does to make a difference in the student ministry....
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Rethinking Evangelism in Youth Ministry
Jason’s post below is a great reminder of all we can learn from each other when we gather together. Join us at the National Youth Workers Convention this fall in Cincinnati, OH to connect with and...
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10-Second Tip: Candor
At the NATIONAL YOUTH WORKERS CONVENTION, we stopped youth workers from all across the U.S. and asked them to share a 10-second youth ministry tip. THE 10-SECOND TIP: Don’t forget about the importance...
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How Retreats Impact Our Students
Over the past two years, I’ve enjoyed being part of two Facebook youth ministry communities. I’ve read some awesome conversations about theology, music, games, camps, what to do about “that” kid, etc....
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Confronting Pain
This post is provided through a partnership with S.O.U.L. MAG, a FREE urban ministry and lifestyle magazine created to serve youth workers and the Church. The last time I remember seeing Scott was at...
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Unifying Youth Workers in the Midst of Tragedy
This week, our nation is reeling from the tragic deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the Dallas Police Officers who were shot during a protest. As an organization that seeks to equip youth...
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3 Easy Tips for Making Better Instagram Graphics
This post originally appeared on DARREL’S BLOG and we thought it was so wonderful that we wanted to share it too! Images dominate social media. There isn’t a social media network out there that isn’t...
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The World Breaks Everyone
Ernest Hemingway had a character say, The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. [1] What a great line … Hemingway, as far as we know, died too soon and by his own...
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12 Values of NYWC for a Youth Ministry Professor
Did you know that we have partnerships with youth ministry programs at Christian Colleges and Universities all across the United States? We call it YSASN. Kevin Turner is one of our YSASN professors,...
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How to Encourage Teens to Tell Their Story
The following post is shared in partnership with DeVos Urban Leadership Institute, a unique 15-month training program for urban youth workers. Learn more at dvuli.org. Before the blessed convenience of...
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What Next?
Has this happened to you after that big event, that retreat, or that big outreach night? You go home exhausted. You sleep it off for a day (add an extra day for every decade of doing ministry). Then...
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