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$9.99 Bundle Today Only!
Core Truth: The Trinity (13-week curriculum) + He Did What? (4-week sermon series) TODAY ONLY! $9.99 Regular Price $55.98 — SAVE $45.99! We’ve combined 2 of our favorite Jesus-Centered resources into 1...
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Unpacking Noah
****Warning: Spoiler Alert**** If you haven’t seen it, or don’t want to know details, avoid reading on. There has been a lot of controversy in the Christian community as whether or not to see the...
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A Bad Case of the “Used to Be” Flu
Many small churches suffer from this quickly-spread disease. It’s often caught in the parking lot after church board meetings. Starts out with a fever and is toxic to a youth ministry. The virus...
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When God Left The Building
It’s time to face the facts. Less than 20% of the American population is attending church in a typical week. To get to the bottom of the declining popularity of church, When God Left The Building, a...
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Is the Bible Trustworthy?
This video has made its rounds on the web since 2011. It is still a great conversation starter even though our students have no idea about Schoolhouse Rock.
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Youth Ministry… Wil Wheaton style
Criticism happens. Adults nod our head at that reality, knowing that it’s just a part of life. We’re “mature” like that. Students, on the other hand, are still wrestling with realizing this. We can...
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FREE iPhone Hotspot [NO JAILBREAK]
On the road, in an airport, or at a Starbucks with no hotspot?!?!? All the more reason to check the app store for new or hidden ways to make your iPhone a hotspot, after all you are paying big bucks...
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April Fools’ Ideas From The Office
Happy April Fools’ Day Insiders! Here at Simply Youth Ministry we have been brainstorming good office pranks. Among the honorable mentions we have: Kidnapped: Take an item from the victim’s office...
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Creatively Pushing the Status Quo
I love new things, and I admire people who don’t settle for the status quo. I highly respect people that push it. I think this is the way of visionary leaders. Visionary leaders create new things and...
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NEW: “See-Through Life” Accountability Curriculum
GET REAL, GET HONEST, and GET ACCOUNTABLE! See-Through Life 4-week DVD small group curriculum by Craig Gross and Rachel Ceballos True accountability opens the door to experiencing life with the...
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TOP April Fools 2014
You remember that famous quote: “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” ― Abraham Lincoln By now I trust you know our iPhone “HotSpot” post was an April Fools Joke. While I thought it was...
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I’m Struggling With Same Sex Attraction
I had a lot of great conversations around my last post. If you didn’t get to read it, here it is. I had a few conversations about the fact that a lot of the struggle is at the one-on-one level. And the...
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Best Free Youth Ministry Resources on The Web!
Here is a list of my favorite “FREE STUFF” websites. If you are looking for help with sermon series ideas, graphic, and games then you have should bookmark this post! stufficanuse.com...
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A New Definition Of Families
Almost every day I hear a different youth worker complain about a parent who doesn’t really “care” about their child. Have you ever done that? I know I have. The “untraditional” family has become the...
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29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE
This cool video might inspire and spark ideas. I am a master at #6. 29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo. Brandon/ @uthguy9
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Lesson Idea: Bedroom Eyes
A powerful photo essay recently released soberly compares some of the various homes kids live in. It’s author states: Some kids grow up in poverty, lacking food and sanitation, while others are born in...
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Two Great Easter Resources for Your Message
Simply Youth Ministry’s Easter Media Basket ($9.99): This bundle includes… 10 Backgrounds (5 for Palm Sunday, 5 for Easter) 2 Motion Backgrounds (1 for Palm Sunday, 1 for Easter) 2 Countdowns (1 for...
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Perfect Jesus-Centered Resource for Easter!
. EASTER IS JESUS! So teach Jesus and teach from anywhere with… LIVE JESUS-CENTERED LIFE 6 weeks of small group curriculum by Rick Lawrence Today’s teenagers are starving for “more Jesus”—not just more...
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Fame, Falling & Accountability
In the last 24 hours I have read about (another) set of “famous” pastors leaving the pulpit because they were caught. There were allegations of mishandling money, affairs and other issues that had come...
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The Fastest Way to Become a Pharisee…
If a picture is worth a thousand words… how many characters is it worth? Please tell me you see the irony in this photo. The fastest way to become a Pharisee… is to hate Pharisees. “Why do you look at...
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