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Time Out: Christlike kindness

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
What do Pharaoh’s daughter rescuing Moses, Rahab helping the Jewish spies, David’s treatment of Mephibosheth and…

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Podcast: Family issues, women youth pastors, cell phones in YM, revival...

Yesterday, in our LIVE YM Talk, we had an open forum conversation where we discussed several issues relating to youth ministry. The top discussions were:

When…

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Freebie Friday #118: Free ConGRADulations 2009 CD from Interlinc

Interlinc is giving away one free ConGRADulations 2009 set to any church who asks! You’ll have to part with some contact information to get it, which…

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My rant on ministry evaluations and “key result areas”

Someone asked me about “key result areas” and ministry evaluations. Kinda went on a rant with my answer.

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When teens and parents won’t commit to youth programs

1. People don’t commit to programs. They commit to relationships. One of the first questions a kid asks before signing up for a youth trip: “Who…

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Time Out: Lord, give me patience and give it to me now!

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
The annual cost of those who run red lights is over $7 billion dollars. This includes medical bills, car repairs, etc. The average…

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Podcast: Ideas for holy season in youth ministry

Yesterday’s LIVE YM Talk featured special guest, Thomas Roepke. He led us in a discussion about some of the church’s ancient traditions of holy week…

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Freebie Friday #117: Youth series on Revelation and the end times

I think Brett Hetherington has contributed more to our Freebie Fridays over the past couple years than anyone else. The best part is, his stuff is always…

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Two Youth Ministry Conferences: NYWC vs. NYMC

It’s obviously hard not to compare Group’s National Youth Ministry Conference to Youth Specialties’ National Youth Workers Convention, the…

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