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Small Church Politics – Part 2
(READ PART ONE TO CATCH UP ON THE DRAMA – “What to do with ‘That One Family’”) 1) Stick to the plan: Never negotiate with terrorists. 2) Make sure others help you create the plan: Easy to take one...
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[Generosity] 4 Ways to Give to Your Family
By Tim & Tasha Levert If you’ve been keeping up with the Simply Youth Ministry Today emails (click here to sign up), you’ve read about generosity all week. If you’re like us, you’ve felt a little...
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Sifting Through the Silt – CO Flood Recovery Q&A with Geoff Frahm
Northern Colorado was struck by devastating floods in September, leaving many families and individuals in dire need of help and giving Group Cares an opportunity to step up and serve. There were some...
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Back to Jesus Part Two: The Grand Experiment
There we were. Our small groups simply weren’t “working.” Sure, there were weeks when leaders felt great about what they preached. It was usually the week when the same students would complain about...
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Name the ‘Stache Contest + Beard Grooming Tips
Ben “The Beard” Halsch’s Beard Grooming Tips: It’s the end of Week 3 of our Hairy Isn’t Scary campaign, and hopefully you have some pretty good growth to show off to all of us in #ymnation. This week...
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Games For Youth Ministry: Cell Phone Draw
Here’s another free game you can use in your ministry setting. Cell Phone Draw is pretty simple… Show the graphic Explain that the 5th caller (or any number caller you choose) wins a prize (make sure...
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Everyday Parables: Blended Together
Every once in a while you find a video that feels the perfect parable for just about anything. I’m not sure if this one qualifies,but as I watch it I see so many analogies regarding how relationships...
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[Discussion Starter] Baylor Coach Finds Purpose, After Tragedy
In the News: Waco, Texas—During a successful football-coaching career, Art Briles has become known as someone who transforms longtime losers into winners. Players and colleagues say he’s an expert at...
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[Guest Post] Hostility in the Hallways
Hostility in the Hallways Violence and Bullying in Today’s Schools An article from David R. Smith at TheSource4YM.com - 11/15/2013 The past twelve months have seen their fair share of violence. From...
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Hidden YouTube Fun 2
On Your Lunch Break: 1. Take some dramamine. 2. Go to Youtube. 3. Type”Use the force, Luke” in the search bar. 4. Wait, watch, and move the mouse around. If this does not send you into vertigo, here...
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Get 20% off “A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Bundle” & More!
Hey Simply Insiders! From now until the end of November you can get the incredible resource of “A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Bundle” for 20% off of regular price ($29.99)!! A large percentage of...
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[Time-away] Put on the Brakes
Some things in life seem like no-brainers. For example, every car needs brakes. The ability to put a vehicle into “drive” really doesn’t make sense if you can’t also eventually slow down and “park.”...
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Ready-to-go Teaching Series with Prayer Walk
We recently used “Made,” a sermon series by Kurt Johnston™©, in our Sunday morning program. It is a great teaching tool for any youth worker. This robust package (marketing tools, graphics,...
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Barriers to Grace Part 2: The Remedy
In Matthew 6, Jesus shows us the remedy for the deep soul sickness we are prone to suffering from. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that prayer, fasting, and benevolence are all habits the...
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[Guest Post] Three Stages of Missional Thinking
Do, Go, BE – Three Stages of Missional Living By Chris Roberts, with Matt Gilchrist, senior director of CIY’s Engage “Cultural Intelligence is the pathway for moving us along in the journey from the...
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[Time-away] My Escape Routine
I love vacation- time away from the hustle and bustle of life and ministry. But vacations don’t come along very often, and as good as they are at emptying mind, they are equally good at emptying my...
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Turn Your Junior High Ministry Upside Down This Fall!
In the interest of full disclosure, let me say this: I’m a fan of virtually every organization, event and effort that exists to minister to junior highers! If young teens are the focus of somebody’s...
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Barriers to Grace Part 3: The Two Wolves
As fallen humans we all live in a state of alienation that is the result of identity confusion. Both theology and psychology realize this reality and both work to resolve this confusion between the...
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[Time-away] Just Do It!
By JAKE & MELISSA KIRCHER Working and serving in a ministry setting can be a twenty-four-seven gig, yet many of us take little time off to rest and recharge. The idea of Sabbath is often brought...
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