…following the construction of one of their pieces of furniture. This blog post comes at the tail end of a small construction project in our daughter’s room. Here’s 5 things I hate about IKEA: Getting stuff home requires renting a UHaul. Or a friend with a truck. Or two trips – one for the stuff, one…
…look at a short passage, spend a few minutes thinking about it, answer a few questions, and then get some ideas for prayer. It's totally portable - do 'em on the bus, in the car, or in your room - and easy to understand. Scott Rubin is the junior high pastor at Willow Creek Church outside of…
A friend wrote in to the blog a while ago asking me for some ideas on how a church can let students know they are loved. Here’s a few ideas off the cuff – add your own in the comments! 10. Give the student ministry the best room in the building to meet in. 9. Don’t just tell them they are the future…
…games to get in touch with (youth) and get on their level. If theyâre comfortable that can open the doors to deeper discussion about religion, and about their faith.â Chancey disagrees: âThe whole idea (is), if we have âHaloâ in our youthroom, the kids will come, and the fact…
…youthroom and take a picture of it for us – since that would be hard to ship – two birds with one stone, now your youthroom looks sweet too. JG Related posts:Classic Youth Ministry Moments for Catalog Simply Youth Ministry is building a new catalog and we...New Summer Catalog from Simply Youth…
…the latest youth ministry magazine or browsing through youth ministry podcasts.Hit up YouTube to see what people have uploaded recently under the search “youth ministry funny” or “youth ministry drama” and you might be surprised what you will find. I’m amazed to see such good ideas just floating…
…dunks Living Room Games . . .Great for parties, informal gatherings or anytime you've got a roomful of people just sitting around. Whether you're a youth worker or a recreation leader at a church, school, club, or camp leader, Games is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
…feed PJ.” We have a tradition every Sunday at Youth Group where I ask, “Where did you see God this week?” So at the end of the trip I asked all the students and sponsors where they saw God on this trip. Jaden. Jaden. Jaden. All around the room. It still brings tears to my eyes today. Jaden asked…
…dunks Living Room Games . . .Great for parties, informal gatherings or anytime you've got a roomful of people just sitting around. Whether you're a youth worker or a recreation leader at a church, school, club, or camp leader, Games is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
…refreshed, ready to face church on Sunday. I really loved reading every entry and idea. You all are so creative, encouraging, and wonderful! I am inspired by the way you all love your spouses and families in this crazy youth ministry world. SO FUN!! Love, Amanda
Really like this idea that YS is running with this week – Tough Topics, discussion starters for youth workers, is now an app for your iPod/iPhone. What a great idea! You can get the details in iTunes or more on the YS blog. Love it! Now you can kick off discussions wherever you are, anywhere your ministry…
…refreshed, ready to face church on Sunday. I really loved reading every entry and idea. You all are so creative, encouraging, and wonderful! I am inspired by the way you all love your spouses and families in this crazy youth ministry world. SO FUN!! Love, Amanda
Married to a Youth Pastor is running a contest asking spouses to submit their ideas on how they encourage their husband. The readers of MoreThanDodgeball get to be the judges in the contest! All you have to do is read this post and leave a comment on which one is best! JG Related posts:How Do You Encourage…
…PJ.â We have a tradition every Sunday at Youth Group where I ask, âWhere did you see God this week?â So at the end of the trip I asked all the students and sponsors where they saw God on this trip. Jaden. Jaden. Jaden. All around the room. It still brings tears to my eyes today. Jaden…
…the latest youth ministry magazine or browsing through youth ministry podcasts.Hit up YouTube to see what people have uploaded recently under the search “youth ministry funny” or “youth ministry drama” and you might be surprised what you will find. I’m amazed to see such good ideas just floating…
…less than 25% of the room was text-messaging their friends during that time. Of course, the super-spiritual among us are quick to self-correct: âIt is not me who gives the message, but Godâs Spirit through meâ. Sure. Iâm sure we all can connect with that idea. Itâs just a bit…
…I’ll pick up a wireless mouse and keyboard and we’re pretty much set. I’m still kicking around the idea of a wireless printer adapter, too, just for the convenience of placing it in another room altogether untethered. It took a while to get the settings right to it didn’t look like the old WebTV…
Don’t say these or you’ll crush the creativity in the room: We tried that before. It costs too much. That’s not my job They’re too busy to do that. We don’t have the time. Not enough help. It’s too radical a change. The staff will never buy it. It’s against company policy. We don’t have…
…-year old 167 emails returned/sent 17 wheelbarrows of sand carried 3 Twitters 6 hours of sleep JG Related posts:CONTEST: Win 5 Sack Chairs for Your YouthRoom! Want to win a Sack Chair? Well . how...Yesterday by the Numbers 18 Pancakes served for breakfast4 Children in our family17 Hours...3,000th Blog…
…comment box in the back of the room where people could drop in their questions, and thought perhaps creating a Sexbox 360 would be a good idea. We got a bunch of cards filled out, so I think it’s working. JG Related posts:Best Sex Ever There's a new resource at Simply Youth Ministry today - Bringing Sexy…
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