UPDATE: Submissions from 15-year-olds now also accepted! Group, a non-denominational Christian publisher, is partnering with Biblica to produce a New Testament Bible for youth. What will make this Bible unique is the editorial and visual elements featured in this Bible will be created by teenagers...
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**Disclaimer: The following has nothing to do with my current employment or my current feelings toward it. This is simply a piece designed to help those who are struggling in their work and ministry contexts as I know there are times we all question why..
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When the film Titanic came out, people joked, “I don’t want to spoil it, but the boat sinks.” The movie “Risen” (Officially released today, February 19!) teases a significant reveal in its title alone. I don’t want to spoil it for you, but the reality of the Resurrection of..
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In the News Littleton, Colo.—The mother of a Columbine gunman regrets missing warning signs of her son’s distress, saying she had no idea what he and his friend were planning. Sue Klebold, mother of Dylan Klebold, spoke out for the first time since the 1999..
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Hey, Youth Ministry Nation! Are you raising money for you next youth event? Or are you joining us for a Group Mission Trip experience this summer and need some help getting the last of the funds together? Easter is a great time to host a fundraiser..
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It’s been said that you don’t forgive someone for his or her sake – you forgive them for your sake. Sounds great… Wait, what? Is that our best option? Much has been written recently about Coach Monty Williams and the intentional forgiveness he extended to a negligent..
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“You know, the elderly [iPad], although slow, and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose. Don’t you go dying on me now!” -Lloyd Christmas, Dumb & Dumber I have a first generation iPad floating around my house. I could get $100 for it..
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This week, our youth ministry kicked off our “Jesus Series” with our students. In this season of Lent, we find it important to place extra emphasis on Jesus as we journey with him to the cross. We’re also rocking the boat in the process. We..
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Our high school ministry is in the middle of what has become the highlight of their youth group calendar every year. We call it “You Own The Weekend (YOTW)”, a six-week “series” in which the students from six different local high schools run the entire..
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Facebook is stirring things up on the social media front with some new features. You now have more options to react to posts on Facebook. Also, Instagram (owned by Facebook) just added the ability to sign in to their app with multiple accounts at once...
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Don’t Do Ministry Alone Special episode of Let’s Talk Youth Ministry! Today, we talk about growing in ministry and never doing ministry alone. We also talk about the return of the Simply Youth Ministry Conference (SYMC). It’s going to be in Chicago on October 7 –..
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When was the last time you went on record? Whether you feel you have enough knowledge of a situation or not, people are waiting for you to set the vibe. Lorne Michaels, producer and creator of Saturday Night Live, modeled this in a New York Post..
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In the News Cupertino, Calif.—Apple CEO Tim Cook is standing firm against the government’s order to unlock an iPhone, calling it the “software equivalent of cancer.” At the Justice Department’s request, a federal judge told Apple to create software that might access the phone of..
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Imagine this scenario: You’re taking your family on a trip to Disney World. None of you have ever done a big park before, so you decide to spend the money to hire a professional guide, someone who is experienced at how theme parks work. The..
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Chris Traeger is the ultra enthusiastic and constantly upbeat city manager of Pawnee, Indiana on the television series Parks and Recreation. He loves making people around him happy and is very direct with his compliments. Chris Traeger wouldn’t compliment a meal by saying, “This is..
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our #SYMC2016 video contest! You’re awesome! And the winner is… Congratulations, Eddie Torres! We hope to see ALL of you in Chicago at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference this October! – Chelsea & the SYM Team
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Regardless of the size of your group, every healthy youth ministry has a healthy volunteer staff. Many new youth leaders start out with lots of energy and lots of ideas, but not a lot of confidence when it comes to inviting others to help out...
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We’re back with a fresh look to Let’s Talk Youth Ministry (LTYM)! We’ve made some changes to the show and would love your feedback on the new style. We have a better sound, and the video quality has improved. So let us know what you think! On..
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Hey, Youth Ministry Nation! Thanks for reading our blog in the past year. We love having you here and pray that it’s truly beneficial to you and your ministry. There are many other excellent blogs out there in the youth ministry world. We thought it..
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3 Best-ever Discipline Tactics for Parents of Teenagers Originally posted by our friends at Lifetree Family By Kami Gilmour If you’re reading this, you’re probably a parent who’s looking for a little help figuring out how to effectively discipline your teenager. Or you might be a parent..
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