In 1992, 42,000 people were dying each day due to hunger related causes, according to World Vision. In 2013, this number had decreased to 19,000 people dying each day due to hunger related causes. That’s about a 55% decrease in the amount of people dying daily from a lack of food. However, 19,000 is still [...]![]()
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Quick Tip: Get Human App
This app is as simple as it sounds. GetHuman tells you the best phone numbers and email address to get a human (in a few steps as possible) for those big companies with hard to find contacts. Amazon, eBay, Starbucks, no problem. Not only do they give you those details GetHuman also has the ability to have [...]![]()
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4 Reasons I Want Our Youth Pastor To Fail
I know that title may sound a bit odd, but I mean it. I literally want our youth pastor to fail in our church. As the pastor of a church, I say this because I believe failure does at least the following 4 things: Gain needed wisdom. Good decision making today is usually the result [...]![]()
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Are you Having a Super Bowl® Party? [PART 2]
So, you want to watch the Super Bowl® but you don’t have a TV, cable, or satellite…well, if you have an iPad, Mac, or PC you are in luck. The NFL has been streaming their Super Bowl® online for a few years now and will be doing it again this year. If you have a solid, fast (and wired [...]![]()
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Top 5 Tech Posts of 2013
Top 5 Tech Stuff Posts of 2013 50 Things Tech Took DIY Video Screens PlugBug 5 Must Have Gadgets for under $100 Social Media Explained Bonus… 3 Favorites That Did Not Hit The Top: Apple TV and Ministry and Save $84 Free Prayer Walk and Downloadable/Printable Materials 5 Free Games From 2013 Tech Stuff Flip [...]![]()
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[Elephants in the Youth Room] Yours, Mine, and Ours
The past two weeks, Leneita Fix and I have been trying to expose some of the big elephants within the youth room – all of our youth rooms. One of the last ones I would like to highlight is the issue involving our students and our supposed ownership of them. Here are some scenarios: A [...]![]()
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How To Make “Making The Ask” A Little Easier
In my last post I unveiled the world’s easiest way to get new volunteers: Just Ask! Today, I’d like to follow up by giving you a few ideas that will help create an environment in your church that will help make making the ask a little bit easier AND make more people likely to accept [...]![]()
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[ALERT] Pick6 is Back!
Check it out, Insiders! We’ve brought the money-saving Pick6 feature back to SimplyYouthMinistry.com! Many of you may remember it from years past, but for those of you who don’t, it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever. So here’s what you do: 1. Pick and click 6 downloadable products from the selection provided. 2. Immediately see how [...]![]()
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UPDATE: Kindle Matchbook
You may remember our post in September breaking the news of Kindle Matchbook. The idea is you buy a hard copy book from Amazon (or books you have purchased from Amazing in the past) and then you can buy the Kindle book for $2.99 or less. I have totally crossed over to digital books so this [...]![]()
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A Small Church’s Super Bowl Party
Yeah, maybe I should have written this sooner, but really – would you have remembered it? So, if you’re a small church youth ministry planning a soiree around the big game Sunday night, here are some tips for a successful event. That is, if success means: students brought friends, relationships were strengthened, everyone had fun, [...]![]()
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Rest In You
Resting may be the greatest act of trust we commit in our lives. We completely let go of all things when we rest. We actually surrender to the truth that life will continue on without us at the helm. God is in control. Rest is an act of worship that is good for the soul. [...]![]()
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Would You Leave The Grammy Awards?
Navigating being “in the world” and not “of it,” is one of the most complicated mine fields of our life with Jesus. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we had it written in black and white in the Bible that we should avoid Snapchat and Grand Theft Auto V while we CAN post on Twitter [...]![]()
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[Discussion Starter] Grammy’s Cement Christian Singer’s Commitment
In The News Los Angeles—Award-winning gospel artist Natalie Grant left the Grammy’s ceremony early last Sunday, raising speculation about what prompted her departure. Rumors flew that it was due to the mass wedding that included homosexual couples or to Katy Perry’s witch-like performance. Grant refused to elaborate on her decision, tweeting, “I’ve had many thoughts, [...]![]()
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Super Bowl: Post-Game Ministry Wrap-Up
How did you spend your Super Bowl night? It’s not uncommon for churches and youth groups to gather together for the big game. Some student ministries use it as an opportunity to serve others, while others make it a missional gathering one way or another. This year’s game offered another opportunity… a rather unexpected one. [...]![]()
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5 Ways To Enrich Your Small Group Time!
This year with my small group I decided to try somethings that I didn’t do with my last group, and boy has it paid off. So I thought I’d share with you five things that I’ve tried this year in my small group that has brought them closer, and has also made them more interested [...]![]()
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Have You Hugged Your Pastor Today?
Let me tweak today’s title: Have you hugged your pastor lately? Okay, one more tweak: Have you hugged your pastor, EVER? So you aren’t a big hugger. That’s okay (neither am I, as indicated by my awkward side hug above), because I’m not really talking about the physical act of hugging your pastor, rather what [...]![]()
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6 Questions Gay Students Are Asking About You
We can easily fall into the trap of only thinking about our position. It’s much tougher to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes and process through what they are thinking or feeling. In hopes of helping us do that in one of the more sensitive areas of our culture, here are 6 questions I believe [...]![]()
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Matty McCage + Kurt Johnston + Chad Monahan = #SYMC 2014 Madness!
Heyo Insiders! What happens when you get Simply’s Matty McCage, Saddleback Church’s Kurt Johnston, and Christ in Youth’s Chad Monahan together? They go skydiving! Well, Kurt and Chad do! But for real, it’s fun to hear these three chat about Simply Youth Ministry Conference 2014 happening in Columbus, OH on March 7-10. Watch below: Are [...]![]()
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[Elephants In The Youth Room] Do We Have To Sing?
My friend Shawn Harrison and I have been tackling what we see as the “Elephants In The Youth Room.” We had planned on only really putting out four posts on the issue, however, we have been surprised at the traction they have gained. Especially with the conversations from, “The Great Game Debate,” I thought there [...]![]()
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LIVE NOW: Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham
If you like a good old fashioned debate, click over to the “Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham” stream on youtube. One thing I have learned so far is that both Christians and Evolutionist love the MacBook Pro!![]()
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