Favorite Youth Group Games: Vertical Twister
Indoor Game; All Ages; 4 or more kids
Supplies: One Twister mat for every 4-5 students. One Twister spinner.
Tonight with the Jr. High students we played…
Turn digital pictures into PowerPoint backgrounds with some Photoshop...
We all use backgrounds images for PowerPoint and MediaShout, but unfortunately a lot of people don’t know anything better than to use an image with plain…
Defining the question about the 20-somethings dropout
In a couple weeks I’ll be part of a discussion with some other denominational leaders about the missing 20-something age group from churches in our…
Time Out: Seven principles for making tough decisions
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Black and white are distinct colors that are easy to distinguish. But not everything in life is black and white. Many times we see…
Freebie Friday #65: Journey with Jesus experience
Doug Jones is offering a youth ministry resource unlike any I’ve ever offered or linked to here at Life in Student Ministry. It’s called A Journey…
A “one-man show” youth ministry will fail
A youth ministry should never be based on just one person. Here’s why.
PlugRug.com: All the best ministry stuff on the web
Last December I mentioned that an upcoming feature of Life in Student Ministry would be a promotional tool for your ministry-related content. Well, it’s…
Time Out: Identifying “God moments” in your life
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Maybe you’ve heard someone refer to a “God moment.” This usually is a special time when it is clear that God has…
Freebie Friday #64: Free Easter PowerPoint Game
Dennis Poulette, a youth ministry seminary prof in Mexico, is offering a free PowerPoint trivia game about Peeps. Kinda interesting. If any of your kids…
Youth ministry news and links to check out: 3-13-08
Extending your youth ministry to families
One guy’s experience and recommendations for reaching families through the youth ministry.
The Walmart effect…