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Less Can Mean More
Ministry always changes because people always change. Some change is natural due to cultural influence while other change is simply a natural reaction to what was emphasized by previous generations....
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What’s Your “Relationship Status” With Jesus?
I suppose it’s sort of the new version of the “put your oxygen mask on first” story that we have heard a bizillion times. You know the airline attendant will always runs through the safety precautions...
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Millennials and Money
We all grow up being told we “can do whatever we want to” if, in fact, “we work hard enough.” As we grow, we think if we can just jump through the hoops of education then we will be prepared for the...
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Good Friday Resources for Less Than $1.00!
Happy Easter Week Simply Insiders! Hope you are having a blessed week leading up to Good Friday tomorrow and Easter Sunday this weekend. Wanted to let you in on 2 amazing Good Friday Resources that are...
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30-Hour Famine LIVE Curriculum
Simply Youth Ministry teamed up with World Vision to create a 4-week LIVE Curriculum that can be downloaded for FREE by registered 30 Hour Famine participants and used by leaders as they prepare...
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Let’s Talk Youth Ministry!
“Let’s Talk Youth Ministry”, the short little video blog that me and my friend A.C. (who has written some great blog posts on this very site) have done very sporadically is gonna start taking itself a...
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The Obligation of Holy Week
Holy Week means many different things to many different people. People who serve in ministry are not exception. Many of us have some kind of awkward slant on it. I’m one of them. It occurred to me that...
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5 Tips for Better Volunteer Staff Meetings
If you are not meeting with your volunteer team, stop right now and plan on doing just that! Getting together is vital for the health of your ministry. Here are 5 tips on how to make your meetings...
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The Day After Easter
In the last 40 days we have taken the time to reflect, be solemn, and come to celebrate the sacrifice God made on the behalf of our humanity. He was mocked, beaten, humiliated, and tormented. He...
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5 Things That Will Change Your Life (for at least ten seconds)
This is a super quick read. Still, I believe something on this list will change your life for at least the next ten seconds… maybe even leak into a conversation sometime soon. Ready? Here goes:...
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The Best BOGO Offer You Ever Did See!
Double-Digit Years Worth of Curriculum on SALE! Save $249 on the ultimate collection of LIVE Curriculum, youth ministry’s top customizable, conversational small group material, today through the end of...
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Preparing College Mission Trips
College ministry in the summer can be an interesting beast to tame. Some of our ministries aren’t really affected by the summer months, others blow up with all their college students coming back home,...
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Oh, That’s Why.
Too long for a tweet….so a very short blog post. I often wonder why God has kept me involved in junior high ministry for so long, and if he allows questions when we get to Heaven, I’m sure it’s one...
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April’s NEW Youth Ministry Resources
Hey Simply Insiders! There are some amazing newly added resources on SimplyYouthMinistry.com that you need to know about! Static Jedi - by Eric Samuel Timm The Art of Hearing God Through the Noise Life...
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POWER: On The Go!
The moment I got my first iPhone I purchased the Scosche flipSYNC Keychain cable. If you are still using an iPhone with 30 pin dock connector you should pick up the flipSYNC. But Apple has moved on and...
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20% off – The New Guy OOPS Sale!
SAVE! 10% 20% on almost everything! *HURRY! offer expires 11:59pm mdt on 4.30.2014 and excludes: live curriculum, group magazine, parent connect. SHOP NOW
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Win Tickets to The Amazing Spider-Man 2!
Heyo Simply Insiders! Our friends over at The Youth Cartel are hosting a contest to win tickets to the brand new The Amazing Spider-Man 2 film coming out this summer! This could be a great summer time...
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Statement regarding “Christian” Bands
Well, Jon Foreman has officially issued the best articulated statement regarding “Christian” music and bands I have heard to date. When asked if Switchfoot was still a “Christian Band” he responded...
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Maximizing Your Volunteers’ Time
When I first started in ministry I was worried that if I asked my volunteers to do something that I didn’t want to do I would overwhelm them. I really didn’t get that there were people wired...
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Communion Alternatives – follow up
So… what happened? The week before Easter, I asked a question about “Communion Alternatives” that created quite the conversation. If you contributed to it, thanks. If you missed it, head on over. The...
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