This youth-led worship service is perfect for a lazy, hazy summer day or night. Your kids learn what it takes…
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This youth-led worship service is perfect for a lazy, hazy summer day or night. Your kids learn what it takes…
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Imagine four God-loving teenagers suddenly being abducted, dragged to a foreign country, and immersed headfirst into the dark arts. Despite…
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The Story of Creation (Genesis 1)—Why did God create the world? Supplies: You’ll need Bibles; pencils; colored pencils; pieces of…
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GETTING PAST THE PAST 1. Yellow Passport—(You’ll need a TV, a VCR, a video copy of 1998’s Les Miserables, water-soluble…
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Hey, Youth Ministry Nation! Is it just us, or does it feel like Lady Liberty has morphed into Negative Nancy?…
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Group Mission Trips Saves You More We know bringing teenagers on this adventure is an investment of time, energy, and…
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Because Thanksgiving lands on November 24 this year, : 1. Pizza—Pizza is to youth ministry as turkey is to Thanksgiving.…
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Gratitude gets wonky when we sit down at our Thanksgiving banquet table and look side to side, doesn’t it? Look…
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Relationships make me grateful. Gratitude is best manifested in my relationships as a non-negotiable quality, rather than a response to…
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There’s a universal longing at the heart of every young girl’s soul, and it is, of course, to join the…
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I’m a sucker for inspirational speeches in movies… Mikey speaking up at the bottom of the well in The Goonies.…
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Have you noticed that many family devotionals for the Advent season focus on younger children? Those of us with junior…
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In addition to all the extra tasks and events during the Christmas season, it’s also one of the busiest times…
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Christmas has always been one of my favorite youth ministry seasons. There’s no end to the creative possibilities! If you’re…
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If we’re not careful, December 26 can be the “melancholiest” day of the year. All the excitement, buildup, and celebrating…
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Every December it’s the same hopeful mantra: This year, Christmas will be different. I’m going to find a way to…
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The event is over, so now you can rest, right? Not so fast. For our youth ministry team, part of the…
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Hey, Youth Ministry Nation! Below are some questions we recently asked our Youth Ministry Text Alert subscribers along with the…
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One of the best parts of my calling as a speaker/trainer and senior consultant for Ministry Architects is that I…
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As youth workers, we give a lot—and we love doing that. We sip coffee with eager volunteers, draft engaging messages…
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