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Freebie Friday #42: Lesson series based on Heros tv show

Today’s Freebie Friday is provided by Jason Curlee, a youth pastor in Corpus Christi, Texas. Check out his blog at Making Difference Makers.
Jason’s…

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Teen Internet Workshop for Parents video promo

This is the promo video I made for the Teen Internet Workshop for Parents that will run in church services and be sent around online in various ways…

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Top 10 things you don’t want to hear from your youth pastor

I have a 6-month premium subscription to Sky.fm to give away to whoever comes up with the funniest line for this list. I am the only judge, so even if no one…

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Favorite Youth Group Games: Chuck the Chicken

Indoor Game; All Ages; 12 or more kids
This is a fast, active game that works better with larger groups (12 or more people) and needs a fair amount of space…

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Should youth groups play Halo?

By now most of you have seen the the New York Times article, Thou Shalt Not Kill, Except in a Popular Video Game at Church. I was actually contacted by the…

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Links and posts to check out (vol 6)

Breaking the ice – using icebreakers in small groups
(Grahame writes about using icebreakers in small groups and as group building/participation…

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How to confront a student

This recently came up in our youth ministry and forced me to think through it rather quickly. What’s the best procedure for confronting a student…

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Don’t focus on your weakness

People say that you need to focus on your weaknesses so you can develop them to be stronger. I disagree. Don’t focus on your weaknesses; focus on your…

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I almost forgot to pray

The first Sunday of every month the youth pastors in our town (collectively called “Allies”) put on an event called Burning Bush. It’s a time…

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Another Dove video on self-image for girls

Dove released another video for their “Campaign for Beauty” addressing the distorted perception our culture pushes of what beauty is all about. See…

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