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Caring for Rockstars (aka Volunteers)

by Sarah Stanley | Trinity Church | Oct 28, 2016 | Practice, Youth Ministry | 0 comments

Volunteers are rockstars. As point youth workers, we couldn’t do what we do without them. They are the ones who journey alongside students and do life with them, encourage them, challenge them, and live out what it looks like to love and follow Jesus. Caring for...

Is Purity Really Possible?

by Sid Koop | Youth Worker Community | Oct 6, 2016 | Practice, Youth Ministry | 0 comments

It was a couple of years ago that I sat with a father, listening to a story of the destructive consequences of porn addiction. What made this moment different from any other conversation I’d had, was it wasn’t the father we were talking about, it was his daughter that...

Road to [Camp] Recovery

by Sid Koop | Youth Worker Community | Sep 15, 2016 | Practice, Soul Care, Youth Ministry | 0 comments

For 15 years my family and I have spent our summers travelling and speaking at various camps across our country. I thought I understood what it meant to be a “camp youth worker”. Last summer my eyes were opened in a new way. My wife became the Program Director at...

Thinking Inside the Box

by Marv Penner | Sep 2, 2016 | Practice, Youth Ministry Veteran | 0 comments

Here’s a tool I’ve used for many years to help me come up with creative ideas for livening up a lesson, spicing up a sermon, or tricking out a talk. I’ve taken the time to explain each of the categories a bit. The Big Idea Once your passage or topic is...

4 Ways to Run a Parents Meeting That Parents Actually Want to Attend

by Curtis Anderson | Lakeview Church | Aug 19, 2016 | Practice, Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry Practitioner | 0 comments

Running a parents meeting that no one shows up to is almost seems to be a right of passage for youth workers. What’s your response when you have a poorly attended meeting for your parents? “I’m done running these meetings.” “These parents don’t give a rip.” “I had the...
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