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Gifts from Youth Specialties, Interlinc, Simply Youth Ministry

We’re raising funds for a relaunch of this site! Read about the vision and thank-you gifts for your donations.

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Time Out: God answers eventually, not quickly

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Wouldn’t it be great to have a magic gene to grant your deepest wish? You could immediately have whatever you felt you…

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How to be a volunteer and still have a full time job and a family...

Today Andy Brazelton joined us for our LIVE YM Talk and gave us some very valuable input about what it’s like to be a volunteer in youth ministry, how…

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Freebie Friday #134: Free dramas and skits for youth groups

This week’s Freebie Friday comes from Jasper Rains, a youth pastor in Saint Louis, MO.
Jasper has written 40+ dramas and skits for youth groups to use for…

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The daily cycle of my summer so far

A couple weeks ago my buddy, Tony Myles, asked me to write up a description of my daily routine — my “daily grind,” if you will — as an…

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Time Out: Self-centered obedience (Jonah)

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
The life of Jonah makes a great story for children, but the man himself isn’t much of an example for us to follow. He ran…

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One year anniversary show of LIVE YM Talk [podcast]

Today is our one year anniversary of LIVE YM Talk! We briefly reflected on the past year of guests, topics and how the show morphed into what it is today, then…

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Freebie Friday #133: Rockin Road Tunes music CD

This week’s freebie is pretty cool. With all the road trips we’re taking with our youth group kids, it seems obvious that we need some good…

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Slowing down my blogging pace for a couple weeks

I usually publish something every day except Sundays here at Life In Student Ministry, but over the next couple weeks I need to slow that down considerably…

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10 ideas for keeping adult leaders on board long-term

Here’s 10 ideas for building a solid team of adult leaders who are committed for the long-haul.

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