I am constantly watching the Netflix New Arrivals list for films that are streaming that have good overall watchability as a youth ministry movie and that also may have a specific scene that can be useful as part of a youth group lesson. One recent addition that is worth noting « Continue »
Youth Group Games: 3 Variations to Make Dodgeball More Inclusive and Longer Lasting
Here are a couple variations that can keep a game of dodgeball more inclusive and longer lasting, helping it to be interesting to all the participants.
ContinueYouth Group Games in a Pinch | Identity Crisis
Whatever the time of year it is in youth ministry there is always a need to have some youth group games you can pull out at a moments notice. One of my all time favorite youth group games is one I call “Identity Crisis”. You can pull this out in
Continuethe Hardest One Question Youth Devotion Ever
Looking for a no set up youth devotion that quite possibly will be the hardest devotion ever? This is for you then. The Wesleyan movement that became Methodism / Wesleyanism and other faith expressions of today, had a few key practices that helped to facilitate the revival led by John
ContinuePrayer Station Ideas from the Past
Have been working through old files on the computer. Ran across these photos of some of the prayer station ideas that Lilly Lewin set up for a worship we were doing together (with a few others) at the Festival of Homiletics circa 2006. My only ‘do over’ here would be
ContinueDuck Dynasty Youth Night
Our buddy Eric over at Mt. Hebron UMC in Columbia South Carolina put together a “Duck Dynasty” themed youth night. The fun of it is was to jump onto the fan rave of Duck Dynasty and their colorful cast of folks by dressing up and doing a few silly games.
ContinueCHRISTLIKE: Unit 3, Session 1
CHRISTLIKE is a new series focusing on exploring the distinct experiences of Jesus as both a divine entity and a human being. Divided into three units, it will rotate through 4 stories from Jesus’ life 3 times. The first unit explores what Jesus would have encountered as a regular guy,
ContinueCHRISTLIKE: Unit 2, Session 4
CHRISTLIKE is a new series focusing on exploring the distinct experiences of Jesus as both a divine entity and a human being. Divided into three units, it will rotate through 4 stories from Jesus’ life 3 times. The first unit explores what Jesus would have encountered as a regular
ContinueCome Meet Jesus at My Institution
Have been cleaning up my house and office in preparation for a hopeful move. In doing this I ran across some notes from a conference I attended quite a while back that stirred a number of thoughts. One of the speakers was Donald Miller. This was the first time I
ContinueCHRISTLIKE: Unit 2, Session 3
CHRISTLIKE is a new series focusing on exploring the distinct experiences of Jesus as both a divine entity and a human being. Divided into three units, it will rotate through 4 stories from Jesus’ life 3 times. The first unit explores what Jesus would have encountered as a regular guy,
ContinueCHRISTLIKE Unit 2, Session 1 reissue
No, we’re not dipping into our back catalog just yet; there was apparently a 404: page not found error associated with our original post. We couldn’t find it either, so we’re reposting it here. If you’re OCD like Kevin, we apologize for making things be out of obvious order. Kevin
ContinueCHRISTLIKE: Unit 2, Session 2
CHRISTLIKE is a new series focusing on exploring the distinct experiences of Jesus as both a divine entity and a human being. Divided into three units, it will rotate through 4 stories from Jesus’ life 3 times. The first unit explores what Jesus would have encountered as a regular guy,
ContinueQuick Graphics with Presentation Software
So you do not have Photoshop or Illustrator. You can still make some neat graphics without expensive programs. Here we show you a quick idea of making graphics for your ministry by using presentation software like Keynote or Powerpoint.
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