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The 7 Expectations Every Youth Pastor Has To Meet
I am going to guess that you have not reached point where you do not care about expectation. You do not have the clout or the cash to say, "I don't care what you think". Which means you're middle management. You care about what the people above you...
7 Killer Candy Cane Games for Youth Ministry
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Devotion Book Ideas For The New Year
Singer Carolyn Arends has a great song called New Year's Day, where she commits to this idea, This will be my resolutionEvery day is New Year's DayThis will be my resolutionEvery day is New Year's Day Many people think there is something magical...
5 Impactful Ways To Value Your Students
You keep calling that one student who used to be very active to come back to youth, but every time you call they tell you they've been busy. Yes, they're busy, they're busy in another youth group that values them. To the other group they're not...
Youth Ministry Round Up #89
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A Dungeons and Dragons Bible Study?
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/a-dungeons-and-dragons-bible-study?si=9b82e672574644bf806d6fe88b9dd490 Before you set your hair on fire, here me out. I was scrolling through some Facebook posts and saw "We used Dungeons and Dragons as a way to...
An Advent Resource For Youth Ministry
Adventus is my newest resource geared around Advent. Advent is, if you do not know, means 'Coming' in Latin. This is why I used the Latin word Adventus as the title. Advent is the coming of Jesus into the world. Many Christians use the four...
Why Churches Are Dying In Three Quotes
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/why-churches-are-failing-inthree-quotes?si=5145d33c260b482593944aeb39919bb4 I grew up Catholic, and I didn't know it at the time, but I was becoming a disciple of the Catholic church. Being a disciple of the...
Youth Ministry Round Up #88
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9 Thoughtful Thanksgiving Ideas For Youth Groups
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/9-ways-to-give-thanks?si=440b6fc221894c2298a3a14ffff7b097 Every day is, or should be, Thanksgiving, but for teens it's sometimes hard to be thankful during tough circumstances. So, what can you do to remind them of...
Youth Ministry Round Up #87
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Accepting Reality By Faith
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/accepting-reality-by-faith?si=589db3a3fdff4548827c0db07b9c3c39 I can remember when reality broke for me. I was sitting in my kitchen, praying or maybe arguing with God, I can't remember. It just dawned on me, "My...
Leadership is a privilege
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/leadership-is-a-privilege?si=be9860cf949743b690245662dcab7277 Brandon Staley could not have said it better than this in regards to Raider Coach Jon Gruden's toxic emails and subsequent resignation . I have been an...
Youth Ministry Round Up #86
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Tweet of the Week Yes, I'm using one of my Tweets as a Tweet of the Week, but I'm not posting my tweet to say, "look how...
Can Your Ego Handle It?
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/can-your-ego-handle-it?si=40db7f7ba4cf44c38c20ea8eb9e7a591 Having a big ego in in church is like having the biggest balloon at the dart throwing booth at the fair, be prepared to get popped. Consider all the ego...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT