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Youth Ministry Round Up #95
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No Comment For Lent
Last year, I didn't celebrate Lent, it just wasn't in me. This year, I've decided to give up commenting on social media This came to me where all good ideas come to me, on the potty. Why give up commenting? Several verses come to mind, My dear...
Youth Ministry Round Up #94
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Resource of the week I have Easter?Lent Bundle filled with prayer stations, Three Cups lesson, devotions, journals and more....
Dealing With Pre-Youth Group Anxiety
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/ditching-the-perfect-meeting?si=4d60673fb03c44b8b5bc4ee2befb9955&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing There are weeks where I struggled with pre-youth group anxiety. I was...
What College Doesn’t Teach You About Youth Ministry
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/what-college-doesnt-teach-you-about-youth-ministry?si=1abc1112e7df470caaeb2c696c813e69&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Normally, I would include all the notes from the...
Youth Ministry Round Up #93
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Free Youth Ministry Lessons
Hi and welcome. If it's your first time here, I'm Paul and I am the Overlord...no, Emperor?....no, President?...., ok titles don't matter. What matters is you've landed on a page where I feature all my Pay What You Want and Free Stuff to help out...
Youth Ministry Lesson God our Father
My dad was a bartender, among other things, and when I was kid my father tended bar at the American Legion about a mile from our house. Next to the American Legion was a bakery and right around the time my father was getting off work, around 4...
The Trouble With Following Jesus
Everyone has an excuse, "I don't believe in Jesus." "I'm too busy." "Can I wait until I'm an adult." And on and on. The thing is, Jesus experienced rejection first hand. Can you imagine, knowing what you know now, turning down the opportunity to...
Youth Ministry Round Up #92
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My Top 10 Most Listened To Podcast Episodes Of 2021
If this is your first time here, welcome. I've been doing a podcast for a little over five years now and have been fortunate enough to be, as of this posting, ranked the number one podcast among youth ministry podcasts. Whether I was number one or...
10 Excuses That Are Killing Your Youth Ministry
Excuses are assassins. They are sneaky, well trained, well armed assailants whose sole job is to kill your hopes and dreams. Now, what are you going to do about it? Let me be clear, these are excuses you make, not your students and not their...
Youth Ministry Round Up #91
If you're new here, this is the Youth Ministry Round Up. This newsletter is normally password protected because I want to have somethings special for those who choose to subscribe. If you would like to have this newsletter in your inbox every few...
How To Plan A Youth Sunday School
Sunday School was a part of my teen life for forever. I wasn't committed because of the ugly room we met in, the bad snacks or the hard chairs; I was committed because I thought that is what I was supposed to do, so I did it. Classrooms have,...
Seven Youth Ministry Event Strategies To Get Students Signed Up
I know getting students signed up for anything is a chore, but is there anything you can do about it? Start with why Why does this event exist? Why did it make it on to your calendar? It's much easier to get students signed up if you know, and they...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT