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Jesus-Centered Youth Ministry Instagram Contest!
Hey Simply Insiders! There are a million and one theories, strategies, and methods out there for how to approach youth ministry. In Rick Lawrence’s new book, Jesus-Centered Youth Ministry, all those...
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Be Careful How You Teach
Today I was looking through some really excellent small group curriculum. I loved the way it dug into lead students in going deeper with their relationship with Christ. However, it also held one of...
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7 Days with Lifetree Adventures: Honduras, Day 6
Siesta. I’m reluctant to write this post, since I feel tremendous guilt for sharing what I’m about to share. Nonetheless, here goes… our missions team went to the beach today. That means I don’t have a...
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Sexual Abuse and Faith
Last night I had the pleasure of being a part of an event called, Loveology. It’s actually the title of a new book that my friend John Mark Comer wrote. I just sat on a Q&A panel for the event,...
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Media Photoshop Fails and The Image of God
It could be shoddy workmanship or a graphic designer hopped up on Red Bull and no sleep. However, in the last month three retailers have come under attack for their “photoshop fails.” Target took a...
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7 Days with Lifetree Adventures: Honduras, Day 7
“Now what?” That’s the question that most people struggle with on their last day of a mission trip. You first entered into a foreign culture with all of your country-isms intact, wondering how weird...
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Numbers DO Matter in Small Church Uthmin – Part 3
Been following along with my train of thought about numbers? Then you know that I said Part 3 is about how to figure your youth ministry budget. (For Part 1 on youth participation and Part 2 on...
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Parenting: Our Kids Didn’t Choose This Way Of Life!
When Kayla was born, Rachel and I made an immediate decision that has fundamentally shaped our approach to raising kids. It was a decision based on a reality: Our kids didn’t choose to be born into a...
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7 Steps To Confronting Homosexuality!!
I was just at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference and sat through a workshop by Shawn Harrison the author of Ministering To Gay Teenagers. I would definitely grab his book, it’s a great resource. The...
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National Student Devotional Day Sale!
HAPPY NATIONAL STUDENT DEVOTIONAL DAY! To Celebrate ALL Books for Students are $5…TODAY ONLY! Over 30 resources to help your students make sense of the “God stuff” and discover how awesomely amazing it...
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The 2 Questions We Need to Ask Over & Over
If I ask you why you care students are in your youth ministry, you will probably say something about helping them growing in “their faith.” I inquire, “Okay, who do you want them to be?” You say...
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10 Ideas to Maximize Cell Phones in Ministry
Almost every student in our ministry has a cell phone and they are itching to get it out and use it. I do not want to encourage misuse and distraction, but I figure if it’s available and has ministry...
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Do We Need To Say Anything?
I was doing some research for a study I was writing and came across this video from The Skit Guys called, “The Mourning Booth.” It is a very powerful look at how we handle the “valley” times in our...
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Numbers DO Matter in Small Church Uthmin – Part 4
I’ve already covered the ratio for attendance goals, ideal # of volunteers, and a budget formula in the three previous posts. Now onto what a healthy staffing ratio looks like because none of that...
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NEW RELEASE: Jesus-Centered Youth Ministry
WHAT DEFINES YOUR MINISTRY? Jesus-Centered Youth Ministry Moving from Jesus-Plus to Jesus-Only by Rick Lawrence There’s a surging hunger among teenagers for Jesus. In fact, that desire is so deep, it’s...
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How To Deal With Your Senior Pastor’s Different Ministry Philosophy
Working in ministry can be a challenging calling regardless of our circumstances. But it is even more difficult when we are working in an environment that is led by someone who has a different ministry...
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Random Randomness
A variety of Randomness! * What is the best book/tool/resource you’ve come across clearly explaining and helping teenagers articulate and share the Gospel? * Saw Divergent last night. Although it...
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Forget Final 4, Try PICK 6!
Pick 6 works like this! Click here (after you finish reading) Click on the 6 downloadable products you want Hit “Add to Cart” Reap the savings!! By grabbing 6 books you not only get great youth...
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Numbers DO Matter in Small Church Uthmin – Epilogue
So I was laying in bed last night thinking about this series on uthmin numbers (sad, I know) and a few more numbers popped into my head: 1) 3 Hours per 1 Hour: Want to figure how much time your...
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Best Dad Award!
I know and play with motion graphics a little but these home videos are beyond me. I would love having a motion graphics designer half this good on my team. I heard about these videos today on the...
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