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Q&A: What to do for a “Youth Sunday”

NOTE: I hope you guys enjoy Q&As here at Life In Student Ministry because I’ve had a backlog of them queued up for a while. I’m going to…

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Time Out: Getting serious about my prayer life

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Recently I attended a pastor’s leadership conference and was challenged by the speaker and by God to get serious about my…

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Podcast: Helping teenagers lead their peers in worship

Yesterday in our LIVE Youth Ministry Conversation Russell Martin lead a discussion on worship in youth group. Many issues came up, including youth bands…

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Freebie Friday #91: See You At The Pole training guide

See You At The Pole is coming up this Wednesday for the U.S. and Canada! Bill Allison of Cadre Ministries is giving away a free PDF training guide to help you…

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Reviewing the past year of my youth ministry

Every year each ministry in our church writes an overview of the past year. A couple of us (including myself) also give an oral report at our annual meeting…

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The 3 most under-rated youth ministry resources

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Favorite Youth Group Games: Baseball meets dodgeball

Indoor Game; All Ages; 30 or more kids
This game was submitted by Ish Engle, youth pastor at First Christian Church of Cushing, Oklahoma.
There are seven boxes…

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Time Out: Hanging out with God

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
I’ve been thinking about a phrase that is very common today,: “hanging out.” As best as I understand, it refers…

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Podcast: Working with teens who struggle with eating disorders

Yesterday in our LIVE Youth Ministry Conversation Dave Huizing from Word of Life in New York taught us a lot about eating disorders and how to work with…

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Freebie Friday #90: Six youth ministry training videos

Last month the youth worker network in my community hosted a training conference for all of our adult youth leaders and anyone else in our surrounding community…

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