







Why do I limit what God wants to do through me?
Yesterday I was reading through Ephesians with one of my youth workers and 1:19-20 and 3:20-21 really convicted me in a way it hasn’t before.
Ephesians…




Freebie Friday #6: Read-to-go Lock-in materials
In the spirit of my youth group’s lock-in last weekend, here are all my planning materials from my last three years of lock-ins! The zip file includes…




Youth group lock-in video from last weekend
Last weekend was our annual youth group lock-in. I had a lot of great video footage of the crazy stuff we did, but unfortunately toward the end of the night my…




How do I train youth leaders to be relational?
Here’s an question that showed up in my Inbox from an unnamed reader of this blog:
I can’t seem to get my leaders fired up about being relational…




What teenagers really want: Fame, fortune and more
Recent studies are saying that teenagers want to be famous. YPulse breaks it down to what they think young people are really saying:
1. They want to be…




Camp tips for working with inner-city kids
For several years now I’ve directed an Angel Tree camp for inner-city kids that’s arranged by some old college friends. We take one week in July or…




Teens say Dad ranks only a little higher than pets
According to a recent report by Harris Interactive, Inc., Dads aren’t ranking too high among teens as someone who makes them happy.
What makes you…




How to meet and greet people at church
Unfortunately, a previous video I posted on this topic no longer seems to be available, which is a shame because it was excellent. So, here’s another…




Terapad review: A new blogging platform youth group websites
Using Blogger to communicate youth group news isn’t really a new idea. I know of several churches that use it quite effectively. However, a new blogging…




“Schmorgesborg spirituality” increasing among teens in 2007
In continuing their series on teen trends for 2007, Ypulse reported this today:
#2- Major media production houses will follow the lead of Christian production…

