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Youth group game: Cell phone picture challenge
While feeding my little girl two weeks ago, I watched the Youth Specialties podcast with Jonathan McKee who gave an idea of a cell phone text messaging game. I…
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3 tips for improving your student ministry’s worship media
The following guest post is contributed by Jason Stemm.
Is your student ministry leading students into the presence of Christ? As a youth leader myself, I know…
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Freebie Friday #144: Outlines for 4 youth leader training meetings
Last week I was on Simply Youth Ministry’s website and noticed a pretty solid downloadable sample for one of their products. While it’s not usual…
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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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Another round of youth ministry mentoring is now open!
Another round of youth ministry mentoring starts in a couple weeks. Apply to be mentored for free!
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71 fundraising ideas for youth groups
Most of our summer trips are over and none of us are thinking about next summer’s camp or mission trip yet (if you are, you’re a freakishly amazing…
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