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Why doesn’t our teaching seem to stick?

WHY YOUTH MINISTRY MUST BE HIGHLY RELATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL
Last Monday I attended a seminar by Todd Hall, Ph.D., and Mark Matlock’s Wisdom Works…

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Issues in Youth Ministry: James Tippins

What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is struggling with today?
I think youth ministry is struggling in many areas, but for time’s…

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Freebie Friday #1: Icebreaker games

Here are some icrebreakers I pulled from an old document I found on my computer dated June 2, 2002.
1. 60-Second Mouth Tug-of-War
Tie a marshmallow to the…

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Issues in Youth Ministry: Other community blog posts

This series has been discussed on other blogs where different opinions have been expressed. Here are a few around the web to check out:

Youth Ministry…

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Five things you probably don’t know about me

I was tagged by Marko, so here ya go:

I only grew up in one house and moved away to attend seminary when I was 22.
I’ve never had candy, gum or soda…

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Issues in Youth Ministry: Abby Fox

What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is struggling with today?
Isolation:
It’s great when a church can dedicate specific space for…

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Making positive first impressions on youth group visitors

Mark Batterson wrote about their bulletin’s facelift. He said, “Bulletins are first impression pieces so we take it pretty seriously.”

I…

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Issues in Youth Ministry: Dot Gosling

What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is struggling with today?

A lack of understanding of youth work and youth ministry by many people…

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Fun weekend in Minnesota

Dana and I just got back from a great weekend in Minnesota visiting my brother, his wife and daughter and my former pastor’s new church. As a born and…

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Issues in Youth Ministry: Heidi Abbott

What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is struggling with today?
Okay – I am a female. I can share my input from the sphere God has…

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