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Humans Vs Zombies : A How To Guide
IMPORTANT: This is not my creation. I originally got this from Youth Collection, you can see the original link HERE. All the graphics can be downloaded from there as well. GAME OVERVIEW If you are a...
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SMALLER CHURCH PEOPLE, GET YOURSELVES TO NYWC!
I’ve been a small church cheerleader for years; all my books are in the smaller church genre. Youth Specialties and their conference, National Youth Workers Convention, love meeting the needs of the...
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Communicating the Gospel to Youth: Interpretive Approach
“A life is no more than a biological phenomenon as long as it is not interpreted,” said French philosopher Paul Ricoeur.[1] Indeed, it’s an inescapable human habit to narrate the events and experiences...
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What We Are Called to Do
I can hardly watch any news channel for more than 10 minutes these days. It’s as if opposing views have dug in their heels and are entrenched on one side of our polarizing social and political climate...
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Having Nets In Youth Ministry
Would you ever venture out on a tightrope without a safety net below? If you would, you are a braver person than me! I like my safety nets and for that fact my legs and face intact! Isn’t that sort of...
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Cultivating a Purpose in Life Among Youth
Seventeen-year-old Caitlyn exhaled a deep breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. Staring at the computer screen, she was at a loss. The Common Application college essay questions stared back at...
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3 Tips for Engaging “Me Too” Teens
On the west side of Chicago, five nervous college freshmen scurried through brisk dusk air. On the train, our anxiety had been rising as we ticked off the stops that preceded ours. The further west we...
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Parents Night
This past summer a high schooler was invited to our summer camp and midweek placed his faith in Christ. This young man’s life was radically changed as a result, friends, lifestyle, extra-curriculars,...
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You Dropped the Bomb on Me: Overcoming Denominational & Theological Differences
A recent study illustrates how different we are, even for a group united under the moniker of Christian. The “splintering and polarization of American culture has made it more difficult than ever to...
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Out of the Trench and Into the Pasture
I love youth workers. They are some of the most creative, progressive thinkers and practical theologians in Christendom. As Kenda Creasy-Dean has said, “Youth ministers and youth ministries are the...
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Training for Leaders That Actually Works
How do you choose training for your leaders that actually works? There are approximately one thousand and one different training materials you can purchase out there, and each one promises to build the...
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WHY I LOVE MIDDLE YEARS STUDENTS!
The “middle years” are the pivotal and important years ranging from 5th to 9th grade, roughly 10 years old to 14 years old. American culture is changing, while at the same time there continues to be...
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Developmental Approach: Communicating the Gospel to Youth
When it comes to youth ministry and adolescent faith, “We’re doing a better job of getting them to show up than helping them to grow up,” says Duffy Robbins.[1] Determining how to best help youth...
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I’m In Ministry. Who Needs Devotions?!
The Deep Importance of a Devotional Life Isn’t it interesting how personal devotions is often the first thing to go when you are in ministry? If time is tight, so many of us reason that we don’t need...
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Tips For Long-Term Calendar Planning
Planning a long-term calendar can be tricky. There are so many things that must be taken into consideration but the benefit of a long-term calendar is that you can look far enough ahead to avoid major...
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Student Led Student Ministry
Years ago when I had hair and was in youth group, I learned something important about youth ministry. Our youth pastor asked me to be part of the worship team, which was entirely student led. This...
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10 Lessons Learned from 10 Years in Ministry
In the beginning, I started with small goals. Baby steps. Aim small, miss small. Prior to entering the ministry full-time, I remember reading the famous statistic of youth pastors only lasting 1.5...
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Is It Time to Let Go?
I recently resigned from my church a few months back which is a sad occasion as I’m sure many people can relate. Within that resignation I was offered the open opportunity to become a youth counselor...
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My Teen Smokes Weed!!
A few weeks ago, a young lady that was new to our youth group pulled me aside and told me she was leaving her old church to come to “this one.” She wanted me to she was changing churches because the...
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Safe Place to Talk Diversity
When I first immigrated to the US from South Korea at the age of 8, I went to go live with my grandparents in Olathe, Kansas. I was the first Asian kid in my elementary school, not to mention the first...
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