Archive for the ‘creative’ Category
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Youth ministry is definitely in the action and adventure genre, especially during school breaks and vacations. There is a need (or is it a temptation?) to pack those times where students are available full of activities. I understand; I've done it too. I wonder, though, if the whirlwind schedule of ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Ever sit in a meeting or brainstorming session and wonder how you were going to make your random notes into an outline encompassing all the aspects of your plan and turn it into something that works with the way you think? If you haven't tried mind mapping yet, there's no ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Live and learn, the saying goes, implying that it is life's experiences which are humanity's best teacher. If you've spent much time as a youth minister, you know that there is some truth to that saying; but you also know that there is more to learning than experiencing. Digging into ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
You're putting together a lesson or a sermon and you dig out a resource or curriculum to tweak, maybe even a book you've recently read to pull a quote from, and you think to yourself, "I used this somewhere before, where was that?" Been there? Yeah, me too, and ...
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Whether your ministry budget corresponds to the calendar year or another time frame, it likely includes one or more fund raising opportunities that will provide finances for mission trips, camps or other expenses of student ministry. Fund raisers are a blessing and a curse as their planning and implementation both ...
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
If I had a nickel for every idea I had for a lesson, illustration, activity, or visual that I couldn't quite get to gel on my own, I'd be paying my tithe and my bills in nickels for more than a few years!
Youth ministers, both volunteers and staff, are constantly ...
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