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Looking back on “Life in Student Ministry” in 2007

Growth in 2007
Every year I’m surprised by the growth taking place here at Life in Student Ministry. It’s very humbling that people would actually…

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New resource to evaluate video games

I love video games, especially when I play with other students and everyone’s only goal becomes to beat their youth pastor! I tend to have at least an…

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My FREE iPod Touch arrived! Now for a free iPhone

Last month I posted about how I got a free Xbox 360 Elite and told you I was going to go for the 16GB iPod Touch next with the same company. Well, today my FREE…

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Various new blog features being added

I have about six new ministry web projects in mind that I’m working on, ranging from online small groups for youth workers to community book studies to…

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How to write a blog that people will actually read

1. Pick a niche and stick with it. Writing about your cat, in-laws and bad Chinese food is fine once in a while, but pick what you’re most passionate…

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How to make fun video announcements in 3 easy steps

It’s one in the morning and I probably shouldn’t be making a youth group announcement video right now in the first place, but despite my better…

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Great links to check out (Vol 9)

If you haven’t checked out all the ideas on, “You might be a youth worker if, redneck style” you definitely need to! There’s almost 300…

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I got my FREE Xbox 360 Elite today! iPod Touch is next.

Some of you may remember back to August when I posted about how to get a Xbox 360 Elite for free from MacroBucks.com. Well, guess what? Mine came in the mail…

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Great links to check out (Vol. 8 )

How to run a youth leadership meeting
A good summary on how to run a youth leadership meeting by Brett.
Popularity contests make me sick
A cool idea for getting…

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Internet tools I use in ministry (4 of 6): Facebook

Maybe this should go without saying, but I use Facebook a lot in ministry. Since almost every student has a Facebook account it makes for a great centralized…

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