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Reflections: Signs of a Good Youth Ministry Blog

drpoulette — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:35:52 CDT

Some great thoughts about what a good youth ministry blog should include. This list helps those youth pastors who are trying to blog understand the good things they should provide for their readers.

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How I use Evernote to organize my youth ministry

jakebouma — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:29:34 CDT

The title says it all. Check it out... I hope you find it helpful!

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Plurk - twitter for teens

dmehrle — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:51:29 CDT

For those of you who have fallen into the trap of "twitter" now comes a service marketed and directed towards teens. Currently "twitter has not made its way outside of the technology market very well and definelty has not hit

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40 Icebreakers for small groups - FREE eBook

grahame — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:29:51 CDT

40 simple and effective icebreakers to help build relationships and community in your small groups and study groups. Altogether in one free pdf ebook!

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Frustrations with no signs of spiritual growth in teens | Life in Student Ministry

PFizzleDCOG — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:00:55 CDT

Helping spiritually apathetic teens can be tough. What can we do as youth ministers to help them? Are our expectations of their growth unrealistic?

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Students vs. Teens : studentministry101.com

dmehrle — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54:52 CDT

Give me your thoughts. Even if you are not interested in plugging this, please take a minute and let me know what you think. Should we stop calling our ministries by the title "student ministries?"

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The Value and Danger of YouTube in Youth Ministry

youthministrysupportdotcom — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:32:21 CDT

YouTube is a great tool for our ministries but is their a danger?

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Blog Dundies Crazy Contemplations

brianskirk — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:09:46 CDT

Youth pastor Jeremy offers up his awards for the best, worst, and most inspiring blogs he's found.

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How to Know When It's Time to Go??

youthministrysupportdotcom — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:54:25 CDT

A few helpful thoughts if you're thinking about leaving your current ministry position.

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Relationship, not Religion

theendisforever — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:24:57 CDT

Here's some help for those looking to get out of the religion rut and start walking on the relationship path with Christ.

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Jr High as seen by Tom Brokaw

nikomas21 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:00:04 CDT

"Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2005 at Emory, real life is not college; real life is not high school. Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high."

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The Power of a Postcard in Youth Ministry

youthministrysupportdotcom — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:34:34 CDT

More powerful than anything you could write on a postcard...This is a fun and easy way to encourage the students in your ministry...

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Getting Along with your Senior Pastor

Snooky — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:30:44 CDT

Trouble in the office? Or just wanting to have the best relationship possible with your senior pastor? Check this out!

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Keeping Volunteers for a LONG TIME!

gdespres — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:18:05 CDT

The real problem that faces ministries is not how to fire a volunteer but how to keep them. Every ministry I have seen has to deal with the issue of high turnover in their volunteer corps. Churches that don't have a problem with

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4 Places to Recruit Volunteers

Snooky — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:04:02 CDT

Nice little reminder blog about some good places and methods for recruiting volunteer for Youth Ministry.

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Blessed by Failure

brandonschmidt — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:22:17 CDT

Failure is not always a problem in ministry. A youth ministry can always learn and grow from failure. Learn to embrace failure instead of fleeing from it.

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biblical literacy amongst YM: studentministry101.com

dmehrle — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:15:30 CDT

This week I had the opportunity to sit in on a meeting to plan for the Illinois Christian Teen Convention. As often happens there is one group that will come in carrying a conversation from the cat to the meeting. This time the c

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The future of youth ministry - youth pastor or event manager?

grahame — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:09:08 CDT

What are we trying to achieve in youth ministry? What is our goal as a youth pastor or Christian youth worker? I'm firmly convinced that the main goal of Christian youth ministry is making disciples.

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Life After Conferences

scargue — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:27:26 CDT

You went to a youth min conference... now what?

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Protestors as Youth Leaders : studentministry101.com

dmehrle — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:41:10 CDT

Is there a chance that we (the church) could start benefiting from the those who are so outspoken about certain issues. I know that we often turn away from these individuals, but if they really care about the issues maybe we sho

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Free Ebook: 130 Youth Ministry Tips and Ideas

rockinyp — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:30:47 CDT

This ebook is based on the past two years of blogging at Life In Student Ministry. It was written for the small-church youth leader who volunteers their time from a huge heart for students but has very little training and even feels a little lost in

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Creative bible study methods for youth leaders

grahame — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:15:55 CDT

A free 60 page ebook of creative bible study ideas and methods. For small group and bible study leaders helping young people engage, explore, discuss, understand and apply scripture.

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Breaking the ice - using icebreakers in small groups

grahame — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:15:40 CDT

Using icebreakers effectively to enhance your teaching and to stimulate friendship, co-operation and participation among your group.

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