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Easter Video – True Love by Phil Wickham

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:05:22 +0000

Here is a video you can use this Sunday for your church or youth ministry. I know some of you are looking like crazy to find something so here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyPA56-HGN8

There are some other really good ones out there too.

Have a great Easter!!

Youth Ministry Tip #13: Use the Master Teacher approach to small groups.

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:07:29 +0000

: Master Teacher

Well, how many times have you been frustrated b/c you can’t find enough adults who are great communicators/teachers to lead your small groups. You always dred hearing from the kids that end up with that certain teacher that everyone thinks is boring. But you don’t want to ask them to not be a youth leader because you know they love God and they love kids. Here is what you do. Find a few really good communicators/teachers and let them lead a larger group of students. Then break them up in small groups to discuss questions that come off of that teaching. You can even do it all in the same room and have a facilitator ask the questions then give each group time to discuss. Doing it this way gives your students the same teaching as everyone else. It also gives you a better chance of finding adults who love students and can sit with them and discuss questions. You can always, close off the question with the truth or thought you want them to walk away with so you can be sure every group is discussing what you want them to know. What have you seen that works well with small groups and finding quality teachers?

Youth Ministry Tip #8: Have New Year’s Revolutions in your life instead of Resolutions!

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:29:57 +0000

Here is a basic outline for a youth message on making life transformation Revolutions in their lives.

Title: New Year’s Revolutions

Idea: Make a Revolution in the way you live rather than just a resolution.

People view a revolution as a major change or transformation and they
view resolution as an attempt to try and do better but not really
believing it is a lasting life change (transformation).

Definition of revolution is: a sudden, complete or marked change in something:

Definition of resolution is: 1. a resolve or determination: to make a
firm resolution to do something.
2. the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of
action, method, procedure, etc.

The difference between the 2 is a revolution sees marked change and a
resolution is just the desire to see change happen. Let’s move beyond
desiring to be more like Christ and actually having that marked change
in our lives.

I think you can go on to do another 2 parts. Here is an idea:

Do a week on Repentance: How often do we associate repentance with resolutions. What I mean is in church circles we look at repentance as this “I am sorry God, I want to do better”, instead of of changing our mind on the way we think about our sin. Repentance is more like a Revolution than a resolution.

Another week can be on New Creations: How do we live our life as a new creation? Just some thoughts on changing the way we think. Hope this helps!

Youth Ministry Tip #7: Instead of asking your students what they learned, ask them what questions they have about what you taught.

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:25:27 +0000

Youth Ministry Tip #7: Instead of asking your students what they learned, ask them what questions they have about what you taught.

How many times have you stood before teenagers and ask them what they learned last week or what they remember? Probably more than you should have. Usually you get the blank look of “was I supposed to remember something…” Well, I really want to encourage you to think differently on how you teach students. If you can instead of feeding them information and hoping they remember start teaching them on how to ask the right questions. Everytime you feel tempted to ask the age ol’ youth ministry question of, “What did you learn last week?” STOP! Instead ask your students, “what questions do you have from last week?” Then ask, “What questions do you have about God or Life?” Use this as a great way to get your students to walk away from a youth meeting with more questions. If you students leave with only answers they will lose their curiosity to learn. Feed them questions more than you feed them answers and then teach them how to find the answers in the Word of God.

Christmas Sermons & Messages Discussion

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:35 +0000

We want a discussion about what creative ways you are teaching the Christmas message but still remaining biblically faithful. It is so hard for youth pastors to stay fresh for students yet make sure we don’t water down the significance of the Christmas message. Please leave your thoughts and ideas on what you will be teaching during the Christmas Season. Any catchy and relevant titles would be fun too!

Christmas Facebook Discussion