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Science in Church and Bible Study
“And this proves the Bible was right all along!” said my youth pastor. “Here we go again,” I thought. Too often science is used inappropriately in sermons and Bible studies to prove God knew what he...
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HOW Short-Term Mission Trips in Student Ministry
If you haven’t read Part 1 of this post, click here to read WHY Short-Term Mission Trips in Student Ministry. In that post, we covered why it’s important to do short-term mission trips in Student...
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6 Things Your Student Ministry Can Learn From Good Mythical Morning
Gooooood Mythical Morning! Have you heard about the creative genius that is Good Mythical Morning? Rhett and Link have taken the internet by storm over the past five years, posting a morning talk show...
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Re-Engage: 4 Tips For Getting Students To Come Back When They Haven’t Been In...
We have all experienced it before. One week we have half our students there and the next week the other half. We may have all of our students attend once or twice throughout a five week period but...
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Transatlantic: The Differences in Ministry Between the U.S. and the U.K.
Transatlantic. Definition 1: Crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean 2: Situated or originating from beyond the Atlantic Ocean 3: Of, relating to, or involving countries on both sides of the...
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Bring Me on a Silver Platter…
Set Up and Rules of the Game The group is divided up into 2-4 teams and into the 2-4 corners. There needs to be an adult leader in every corner with every team, with a game leader in the middle of the...
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Building a Culture of Faith
At Student Outreach, we have a concept we affectionately call the Triad of Life. It’s a distillation of Scripture’s most basic building blocks for the Christian life—a three-pronged, mutually enforcing...
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Treating Your Janitor Well: Removing Stains 101
“Hey, Jess!? How do I get this mustard out?” “Sweetheart!? Is there something I should put on this grease spot?” “Umm, should I use cold water or warm water for this taco sauce?” Sheepishly, those are...
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Hitting the Spiritual Wall in Youth Ministry
Hitting the wall: In endurance sports such as cycling and running, hitting the wall or the bonk describes a condition caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscles, which...
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Professionalism, Parents and Our Unique Calling
As I sit down to write this, I know it is likely to be the least popular article I ever write. The issue of professionalism in youth ministry is one that makes most youth workers yawn (or throw...
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5 Things Your Ministry is Missing
It’s easy to add the tangibles- the right certifications, the trendy look and the proper illustrations. But there are five important aspects of a thriving ministry that are easy to overlook. Take a...
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Help Your Pastor Win
Everyone wants to win. That’s just human. We want to be good – or even great – at what we do. How we define that “win” is a very important step in our development as a youth worker. Whether we’ve done...
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Run with Me
As soon as the conversation begins, it’s apparent that Sanya Richards-Ross is a runner and focused. After running in London and winning big in the summer Olympics, she strides right into why she chose...
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5 Goals Every Youth Worker Should Have
Oftentimes youth workers do youth ministry with no thoughts as to why they do it and what their goals are. They simply do it to do it. Honestly, that can be very dangerous. You definitely need more...
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Giant Uno Get to Know You
I FOUND THIS AMAZING SET OF GIANT UNO CARDS AT TARGET ON THE SUMMER CLEARANCE RACK! GREAT FOR A USUAL GAME OF UNO OR TRY OUT THIS RAN-DUB FUN ICEBREAKER USING REGULAR SIZE CARD IF YOU HAVE THEM OR GET...
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4 Books That Are Perfect For New Christians In Your Student Ministry
Nothing is more rewarding than seeing a student make a decision to follow Jesus Christ. But how many ministries are ready to disciple students after a decision? As you celebrate with the student, his...
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A Life Shaped by an Unparalleled Cross-Cultural Experience
My cross-cultural experience in St. Paul, Minnesota began when our seminary class on Cross-Cultural Communication in Mission met up with Pastor Jim Bear Jacobs, and I heard him greet us in his tribal...
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Reporting Sexual Abuse
Maybe nothing better illustrates the need for clear boundary lines than the hymn by Thomas H. Troeger, “God marked a line and told the sea, its surging tides and waves were free to travel up the...
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A Video Training Series: Facilitating Discussions
In a previous video, we talked about facilitating conversation, in this video we talk about facilitating discussion. Many student ministries use discussion based formats for small groups, Sunday...
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Top 10 Things to Consider As You START Doing Generation Z Ministry
THERE IS A SHIFT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. WE NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT, OBSESSING ABOUT AND SHAPING OUR YOUTH MINISTRIES AROUND MILLENNIALS. ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WORKING WITH...
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