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Partnering with Parents: A more effective approach to youth ministry

A couple months ago I had a conversation with Brian Eberly about some of the great ways his church is shifting from segregated age-specific ministries to a more…

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Time Out: Get in the game

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Since the 1990s, football has surpassed baseball as the most popular spectator sport in the U.S. The 32-team National Football…

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A Christmas video greeting from me and Dana

Dana and I sent this video “Christmas card” to friends and family, and now to you, too! Merry Christmas from me and Dana!

See the full Christmas…

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Podcast: How to respond to flippant teenagers

Yesterday in our LIVE Youth Ministry Conversation we talked about moving teenagers who are spiritually apathetic toward being more spiritually passionate…

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Freebie Friday #103: Youth lesson – Burn Us Up

R. Travis Crocker is the Student Family Minister at Beaufort First Baptist Church. Last month I came across his free youth group Bible lesson and thought it was…

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9 mistakes that can kill your ministry’s growth

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A FREE missions trip for your youth group

Want to join me and other youth groups on a FREE missions trip in February 2009? We’re going on a missions trip to Facebook!

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Why I’ve abandoned outreach events

For many churches and youth groups, the typical approach to evangelism is to host a big event that will be attractive to unbelievers who are invited by their…

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Time Out: Knowing when to act and when to let go (Miriam)

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Miriam was an excellent older sister! She was 8 years older than Aaron and 12 years older than Moses. She courageously risked…

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Freebie Friday #102: Thanksgiving word jumble PowerPoint game

I know this freebie is a bit out of order for the season, but better late than never, right? Besides, who said we can only be thankful at one time the year…

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