Let’s Talk Youth Ministry Vlog is BACK!!!!!!!! And we are posting a NEW SHOW EVERY WEEK. Show’s Topic: The Gospel!!!!! Hope it helps, AC![]()
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Let’s Talk Youth Ministry Vlog!!
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LAST DAY OF 404040 Sale- The BIGGEST Youth Ministry Sale of the Year!
You have until 5:00 p.m. (MDT) to save 40% or more on over 300 resources, get 40 free backgrounds and get a $50 SYM gift card with any purchase of LIVE Curriculum of $249 value or more. Hurry before time runs out! Here are some of the best deals to check out: This Book Gets […]![]()
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Last Chance to SAVE During Our BIGGEST Sale!
LAST CHANCE! – 404040 SALE 40 Hours. 40% Off (or more). 40 FREE Backgrounds. DOWNLOAD BACKGROUNDS See how the Battle of the Century turned into our BIGGEST Sale of the Year! BROWSE ALL 300+ RESOURCES 404040 sale and FREE background download ends on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 5:00pm MDT. . .![]()
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And They Go Nowhere…
There is another set of students who have walked the aisle in cadence, and waved a diploma in the air. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a little over 3 million students graduated from high school last year. Only 2 million of those went on to college. That leaves over ONE MILLION students who […]![]()
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Middle School Ministry Campference Registration is OPEN!
Attention all (and friends of) middle school pastors! Middle School Ministry Campference is taking place on October 10-12, 2014 in Spring Hill Camps in Seymour, Indiana! Our super good friends over at The Youth Cartel host Campference every year so that middle school youth workers can hang out with their tribe for a few days jam-packed […]![]()
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Be Careful About Generalizations
My son calls them, “Awkward conversations with adults.” In an attempt for adults to make conversation with a teen boy the first question they often ask is, “What’s your favorite video game?” It becomes uncomfortable for him because he finds himself saying, “Umm, I don’t really like video games.” If he was able, he would […]![]()
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FREEBIE: 4-Week Malachi Study!
FREE 4-Week Malachi Study! LIVE COLLEGE provides Biblical Depth that Students Desire TRY LIVE COLLEGE FOR FREE with a 4-week Malachi Study Malachi—Empty Religion or Vibrant Faith? - Religion vs. Relationship (Malachi 1:1-14) - The Danger of Hypocrisy (Malachi 2:1-16) - A Call to Repentance (Malachi 2:17 & 3:12) - Fear God and Live (Malachi […]![]()
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Take Your Youth to Creation Festival This Summer!
Summer can be the best season in the life of a youth ministry. Your students are out of school so that means there’s a ton of extra time to hang out and build on the relationships you’ve been establishing all year. Summer can also be a bit of a challenge because your volunteer staff often […]![]()
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Proving Evolution / Proving Creationism
How long does it take to make a fossil? How about… two weeks or less? According to one town in the Czech Republic, its mineral waters have fossilized “around fifty thousand objects that people have chosen to be preserved as keepsakes. They include roses in bloom, wedding bouquets, toddler’s shoes and beloved small toys.” The selected objects […]![]()
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LTYM: 4 Unwritten Rules Of Youth Ministry!!
Here is Ep.18 – You can catch the other episodes at the Youtube channel (Let’s Talk Youth Ministry). Kurt and I talk about a few unwritten rules/principles in youth ministry that you should be applying and/or following. Check it out!! Hope it helps, Kurt & AC![]()
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Sermon Quotes…
I love finding a good quote, whether it is for a message I am preparing, for personal motivation, or for comic relief. I find good quotes by: listening to lots of podcast reads books (kindle is a great resource for aggregating content you have highlighted) sites like Goodreads, blogs I follow blogs I search social media […]![]()
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Pivot Of Perspective On Bible Study
One of the aspects of ministry I enjoy diving into the most with people is their perspective and use of the scriptures. I enjoy this because many people are finding the study of scripture to be boring. I love trying to help this change. I would agree that we want to work hard at accurately interpreting […]![]()
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Criticism Inhales (and Tom Clancy agrees)
Criticism inhales. I was going to use the word “sucks” for “inhales,” but you may have taken that the wrong way… hence, my point. So I’ll stick with “criticism inhales.” It actually communicates the point with a better word picture. Unless, of course, you disagree. Feel free to critique that (and prove the point even […]![]()
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5 Thoughts On Student Leadership
A lot of times when we think of student leaders, we think of the students who are the elite of our ministry. And that is completely false. Student leaders are just students who are committed to serving a cause greater than themselves. My pray is that our students simply learn to serve like Jesus. So […]![]()
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Do You Take “Friends” On Trips?
We are in that season of camps and mission trips. Many of our students have spent months or even the past year preparing for the trip. Inevitably though someone comes along last minute who “wants in.” We have all heard, “Could my friend come, I think this might help them get to know Jesus.” Philosophically, […]![]()
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A Ministry Resource for Your Students… TOTALLY INFATUATED Pursuing A Life-Changing Passion for God’s Word by Jacqueline Pierre Today’s Price $0.99 (regular price $7.99)! Scripture speaks to your life, your school-going, sports-participating, friend-texting, goal-setting, future-dreaming life. The Bible will bring you peace and purpose, value and victory, success and strength. Expect great things to happen […]![]()
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How To “Up” Your Summer
Summer is a great season for youth workers. For some, things slow down a bit and you finally get some breathing room while for others, it’s packed with tons of extra events and activities. And even though the ministry I’m part of falls into the latter category, summer is still my favorite part of the […]![]()
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Music for Ministry
Yesterday I had a friend ask me, “Brandon, how long before iTunes is dead? This digital world is evolving so fast, what’s next?” I told him to slow down because people are still using CDs, but it is an interesting question.Truth is, the future is kind of here. We cannot predict what is the next […]![]()
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Revamping Star Wars… and Your Teaching
Christianity. “Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, made the parody t-shirt.” There are some truths that you simply need to be reminded of, only from a fresh angle, to overtake your moods and tendencies. C.S. Lewis said it this way: Now Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is […]![]()
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Metaphors: Making your message stick
Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines “metaphor” like this: noun \ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr also -fər\ 1) a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative language — compare […]![]()
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