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Time Out: Serving a sovereign God (Daniel)

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Daniel is one of the most outstanding men in the Bible. From a young teenager to his 90’s he faithfully served. There is not…

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How to use improvisational techniques for group learning [podcast]

Mark Matlock joined us today to talk about Open Space Technology, a strategy for harnessing the collective wisdom of a group to self-teach and learn rather than…

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Freebie Friday #143: A free Twitter-themed youth group newsletter template

A few weeks ago, Adam Walker Cleaveland, Minister for Youth & Young Adults at Asbury United Methodist Church in Livermore, CA, was sitting down to put the…

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Why volunteers won’t show up for your training (3 of 3)

This guest series is contributed by Bill Allison of Cadre Ministries.

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Training Killer #3: Poor Planning
One prevalent reason many…

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Why volunteers won’t show up for your training (2 of 3)

This guest series is contributed by Bill Allison of Cadre Ministries.

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Training Killer #2: Cotton Candy Training Content
Another killer…

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Why volunteers won’t show up for your training (1 of 3)

Youth leaders won’t show up for your meetings and trainings? Bill Allison gives three reasons why…

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Time Out: Handling criticism attacks in ministry

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Criticism and opposition are very hard for me to handle. As I’ve matured in the ministry, I’ve learned to not take it…

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High school transitions, time management, pastor’s kid goes to a...

Today’s featured guest had to reschedule due to sick kids at home, so instead we had a laid-back, open form discussion on several youth ministry topics…

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Freebie Friday #142: B90X intense Bible reading workout

Earlier this month, Steven Furtick, the lead pastor at Elevation Church created the B90X system, an intense Bible reading workout, and challenged his staff to…

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