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Back to the Future (of Spiritual Growth)
Marty McFly. Biff Tannen. Doc Brown. Depending on when you were born, you’ve likely either had a full-fledged theater experience or an at-home movie viewing of Back to the Future. It’s arguably one of...
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DIY Video Screens (Cheaper)…
I am no expert on video projector screens but I know there are different sizes, aspect ratios, surfaces, and types of screens (portable, rear projection, pull-down, etc), knowing what you need can be...
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FREEBIE: A Favorite Go-to Small Group Lesson
Closer, Farther OR Bubblegum… In light of the recent VMA awards, I wanted to share with you a favorite “goto” lesson I do often with my students. This works as either part of a series or as a “Quick”...
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Free Security Motion Detection…
About 10 years ago I purchased a logitech camera for video chat. The video chat was horrible because the internet speeds of the day were sloth-like. Internet aside, the camera was cool, well…that’s not...
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Everyday Parables: Fair Warning
Here’s a funny reason why you shouldn’t wear flip flops to the county fair. That “fair warning” comes courtesy of Mike Kupferer, who reveals the irony is it’s the foot of a parent of a 4H student. This...
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This Week’s Top Articles
Hey Insiders, I know you guys are so busy! But you made it to the long weekend, so congrats! We are excited too. During your down time, catch up on some good reading! I’ve got this week’s TOP 3...
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Quick Tip: Junk Email Address
Have a spare email. That’s the tip…You can stop reading. Are you are still reading? Well, since you have the time here’s the scoop on how I use my junk email address. I give it out at stores, online...
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Living the Dream
Happy Labor Day Simply Insiders! Hope you are enjoying a true day of rest. We’ve got an amazing article from Rick Lawrence to read while you are relaxing and having fun! Read his response to a...
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The Talent for SYMC 2014 is STACKED!
Heyo Insiders!! Did you know that Grammy-award winning band Gungor will be at Simply Youth Ministry Conference 2014?! This group is continuing to produce creative, worshipful music with the release of...
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A Multi-Directional Youth Revolution
Teenagers generally don’t voluntarily get up early on Saturday mornings. As a Community Director for The Big Day of Serving, I’ve watched hundreds of students defy that trend. One year I even watched...
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Thoughts On Being A Woman In Ministry
A couple of weeks ago this tweet came across my phone: 93 years Ago today the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. Sadly the church still has a way to go on recognizing women leaders. — Pete...
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Get the Week’s Top Articles…
Hi guys and gals! It’s a new Friday tradition. You are super busy, so I highlight three of the most popular articles of the week! Click, read and enjoy. Check out the Top 3 Articles from the week...
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#PastorProblems
Being a pastor isn’t easy. Whether you’re a youth pastor, assistant pastor or lead pastor, we all have a unique set of problems that we deal with. Some of these can be serious, while others are rather...
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You’re not the boss of me, Jesus!
Hey Insiders! I’ve got a Monday devotional for y’all today from the host-with-the-most, Jason Ostrander. It’s about Jesus, the ultimate boss, in honor of National Boss’ Day (on October 16). By JASON...
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NEW Release! “Y is for Youth Worker”
Hey Y’all! We have got another awesome new book release to highlight! The goodness just keeps on coming… Y is for Youth Worker by Erik Williams is helpful whether you are a youth ministry rookie or a...
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Four Steps to Helping Students Live as Missionaries
I like it when people pick up the tab for my food. A guy named Doug approached me years ago when I transitioned into a church as its youth pastor. He’d been a faithful student ministry volunteer and...
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The Ministry Race …
Sunday I ran my first half-marathon in Freeport, ME. It’s a longer story but just know that this 41 year old just “took up running” six months ago for the first time in her whole life and fo fell in...
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3 Distinctions Between Religion and Christianity
There are some massive distinctions we need to make in ministry. For instance, we need to make sure we recognize and live out the difference between: Teaching people about the ways of Jesus versus...
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10 THINGS TO PREPARE SMALL GROUP LEADERS FOR
I wrote a post last week listing out 10 things that I had to become ok with as a small group leader. You can read it here. I had a lot of great conversations about it last week. Talking about the post...
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If Tim Gunn Were a YM Coach
…he’d a been a good one. If you don’t know who Tim Gunn is, then you’re not a fan-favorite of Project Runway. Its the one show I watch every week where I offer my family money for their 90-minute...
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