If you have youth during the week of 4th of July, like I do, it can be a challenge to find a game that goes along with the holiday. Fear not, I, your youth ministry genie, have granted your wish for a fun 4th of July game. Dice Spice: The Firecracker Edition is a print…
This is a blog about discipleship, so it’s natural that I create curriculum, lessons, and retreats around the subject. Today I offer Follow 5. Follow 5 is really my manifesto on discipleship. It’s takes students past the “pray, read your bible, come to youth group, be a good kid” track that many youth workers have…
I’ve heard it said, “If people won’t pay for your time, your time isn’t worth anything.” That’s has been stuck in my head for a while and I decided to see if this is true. For the past seven years I have brought you the best content possible as an active, in the trenches youth…
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This series was a real passion of mine. I so desire kids to love the Word of God (Logos) and to listen for his voice (Rhema) that I took to writing this series. As with many messages we preach, they have their desired effect for a time but God’s Word never returns void (Isaiah 55:11)…
I wrote Transformed because I wanted kids to see themselves as works of art in progress. They are unfinished, but no less beautiful or valuable. In this three week series we cover the transformations of people like Paul, Peter, the woman at the well and more. We look at their lives before and…
There are some projects that just mean more than others. Not since I wrote The Hunger and Thirst Games have I been so excited and proud to put something into the hands of youth workers. I labored and prayed over this material for months and tested it twice at both a middle school retreat and…
Are you looking for some devotions to share about love? These 12 devotions will work year round as well as during Valentines. Each devotion covers a verse from I Corinthians 13 and offers you multiple ways to use them such as: Hand out to students every week. Use them in your messages on love.…
16 Ways To Add 16 Kids 1. Give 16 kids $10 a week to show up ($8,320) 2. Tell kids every week Justin Bieber is showing up and then cancelled. 3. Show an episode of The Walking Dead every week. 4. UFC Fight between you and the Pastor 5. Exhaust yourself with big events…
I have been really enjoying Periscope as way to communicate ideas with other youth workers. On Mondays and Fridays I do a Q and A show Ask Me Anything About Youth Ministry and on Wednesdays I do Youth Ministry Tonight where I share what I have planned and you can share your plans for your…
