Core Truth: The Trinity (13-week curriculum) + He Did What? (4-week sermon series) TODAY ONLY! $9.99 Regular Price $55.98 — SAVE $45.99! We’ve combined 2 of our favorite Jesus-Centered resources into 1 powerful downloadable bundle. TODAY ONLY these two resources are available at the amazing price of $9.99. You want your teenagers to be rooted [...]![]()
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Unpacking Noah
****Warning: Spoiler Alert**** If you haven’t seen it, or don’t want to know details, avoid reading on. There has been a lot of controversy in the Christian community as whether or not to see the “Noah” movie. I thought we were prepped and prepared for what we would see and feel. The articles suggested that [...]![]()
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A Bad Case of the “Used to Be” Flu
Many small churches suffer from this quickly-spread disease. It’s often caught in the parking lot after church board meetings. Starts out with a fever and is toxic to a youth ministry. The virus spreads quickly and soon the whole church suffers from different versions of the same illness. Wondering if your church might have such [...]![]()
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When God Left The Building
It’s time to face the facts. Less than 20% of the American population is attending church in a typical week. To get to the bottom of the declining popularity of church, When God Left The Building, a new documentary from Group Productions, gives a revealing look at a church that has seen its attendance plunge from 900 [...]![]()
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Is the Bible Trustworthy?
This video has made its rounds on the web since 2011. It is still a great conversation starter even though our students have no idea about Schoolhouse Rock.![]()
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Youth Ministry… Wil Wheaton style
Criticism happens. Adults nod our head at that reality, knowing that it’s just a part of life. We’re “mature” like that. Students, on the other hand, are still wrestling with realizing this. We can argue that they haven’t grown up yet like we have, but maybe it’s something else… maybe the reason they struggle with [...]![]()
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FREE iPhone Hotspot [NO JAILBREAK]
On the road, in an airport, or at a Starbucks with no hotspot?!?!? All the more reason to check the app store for new or hidden ways to make your iPhone a hotspot, after all you are paying big bucks for that crazy device! With this simple tweak you can be on your way to [...]![]()
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April Fools’ Ideas From The Office
Happy April Fools’ Day Insiders! Here at Simply Youth Ministry we have been brainstorming good office pranks. Among the honorable mentions we have: Kidnapped: Take an item from the victim’s office (something they use a lot such as a special coffee cup, stapler, pencil cup, etc.). Take a picture of the item and leave it [...]![]()
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Creatively Pushing the Status Quo
I love new things, and I admire people who don’t settle for the status quo. I highly respect people that push it. I think this is the way of visionary leaders. Visionary leaders create new things and show little to no reliance on what other people have or are currently doing. They tend to be [...]![]()
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NEW: “See-Through Life” Accountability Curriculum
GET REAL, GET HONEST, and GET ACCOUNTABLE! See-Through Life 4-week DVD small group curriculum by Craig Gross and Rachel Ceballos True accountability opens the door to experiencing life with the knowledge that someone is backing you up, no matter what. It’s a lifestyle that will inevitably deepen young people as individuals and as followers of [...]![]()
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TOP April Fools 2014
You remember that famous quote: “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” ― Abraham Lincoln By now I trust you know our iPhone “HotSpot” post was an April Fools Joke. While I thought it was a good post, I saw some GREAT April Fools jokes on the web today. Here are a few of [...]![]()
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I’m Struggling With Same Sex Attraction
I had a lot of great conversations around my last post. If you didn’t get to read it, here it is. I had a few conversations about the fact that a lot of the struggle is at the one-on-one level. And the question “What should I do if a student comes and says they are struggling [...]![]()
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Best Free Youth Ministry Resources on The Web!
Here is a list of my favorite “FREE STUFF” websites. If you are looking for help with sermon series ideas, graphic, and games then you have should bookmark this post! stufficanuse.com open.lifechurch.tv seeds.churchonthemove.com vintagechurchresources.com resources.elevationchurch.org creationswap.com CMD.TV NewSpring ccvresources.com thegospelcoalition.org openresources.org crazychurch.com pastor2youth.com thesource4ym.com youthministry.com youthspecialties.com dare2share.org muddyrivermedia.org youthleaderstash.com stuffyoucanuse.org marketingjesus.net pastor2youth.com thesource4ym.com![]()
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A New Definition Of Families
Almost every day I hear a different youth worker complain about a parent who doesn’t really “care” about their child. Have you ever done that? I know I have. The “untraditional” family has become the norm with divorce rates continuing at 60% (in and out of the church), parents cohabiting, and grandparents raising grandchildren. Then [...]![]()
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29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE
This cool video might inspire and spark ideas. I am a master at #6. 29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo. Brandon/ @uthguy9![]()
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Lesson Idea: Bedroom Eyes
A powerful photo essay recently released soberly compares some of the various homes kids live in. It’s author states: Some kids grow up in poverty, lacking food and sanitation, while others are born in countries where basic necessities are taken for granted. Photographer James Mollison came up with the project when he thought about his own [...]![]()
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Two Great Easter Resources for Your Message
Simply Youth Ministry’s Easter Media Basket ($9.99): This bundle includes… 10 Backgrounds (5 for Palm Sunday, 5 for Easter) 2 Motion Backgrounds (1 for Palm Sunday, 1 for Easter) 2 Countdowns (1 for Palm Sunday, 1 for Easter) 2 Editable Postcards (1 for Palm Sunday, 1 for Easter) 2 Editable Posters (1 for Palm Sunday, 1 [...]![]()
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Perfect Jesus-Centered Resource for Easter!
. EASTER IS JESUS! So teach Jesus and teach from anywhere with… LIVE JESUS-CENTERED LIFE 6 weeks of small group curriculum by Rick Lawrence Today’s teenagers are starving for “more Jesus”—not just more information—a deeper, richer, truer encounter of Jesus. LIVE Jesus-Centered Life unlocks the door to deeper conversations and explorations that satisfy this hunger, with each [...]![]()
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Fame, Falling & Accountability
In the last 24 hours I have read about (another) set of “famous” pastors leaving the pulpit because they were caught. There were allegations of mishandling money, affairs and other issues that had come to light (not all from one leader). These stories keep coming to my doorstep.These are people in ministry who have given [...]![]()
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The Fastest Way to Become a Pharisee…
If a picture is worth a thousand words… how many characters is it worth? Please tell me you see the irony in this photo. The fastest way to become a Pharisee… is to hate Pharisees. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank [...]![]()
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