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Coming Back

by Tim Blake on 01/27/2010

One of the most common reasons that young adults get in touch with me is because they have a desire to “come back” to their faith.

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Reverse Caption Scavenger Hunt

by Laura Widstrom on 01/22/2010

Looking for a fun evening with your youth? Back everyone in a car, hand each group a camera, and work backwards as you start with the caption and create the picture!

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Building a Bridge

by Andy Disher on 01/11/2010

Let us teach our students how to love, forgive, and love some more, before the battle begins.

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Student Leadership: To help heal, or not to help heal

by Andy Disher on 10/23/2009

Student Leaders need to be taught and reminded that being a Student Leader is a daily action.

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Bachelor Degree: A Passport to Privilege?

by Chuck Bomar on 07/31/2009

If you talk to college-age people about obtaining a bachelor’s degree, you’ll find their aspirations to be off the charts as to what that means for them. Our culture preaches the hope of an education as the passport to a privileged life. And college-age people believe it hook, line, and sinker.

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Help...I'm Overwhelmed

by Brian Berry on 07/13/2009

I’ve found that the key to a great volunteer experience is giving them a chance to serve in an environment that fits their style.

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Building a Family-Friendly Ministry (In a Not-So-Friendly Economy)

by Mark D. Williams on 07/06/2009

Your students may complain at first, but your parents will be breathing a sigh of relief.

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Feel-Good Experience

by Mark Eades on 06/15/2009

“Honey, can I call you back? I’m doing a feel-good thing right now.”

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Making Change

by Jason Sowell on 05/29/2009

The choices we make don't just affect us, but a world of people around us.

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Helping Parents Connect Before, During, and After the Trip

by Doug Franklin on 05/15/2009

Coming home can be a difficult process for them. As adults, thinking through how to help them deal with this transition before, during, and after the trip is important.

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Prepare for College: Read the Bible

by Derek Melleby on 08/23/2007

What is compelling is that most of the professors interviewed were not Christian or Jewish, but were simply stating what they think is obvious: in order to be an educated, responsible citizen in America, one needs to be biblically literate.

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Missing Both Ends

by Chuck Bomar on 05/13/2008

We're not addressing the entire adolescent stage of life. We're missing it on both ends. The students deserve the whole offering.

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Moving Beyond Postmodernism

by Joey Berrios on 05/29/2008

Christian leaders and churches are responding to a postmodern and post Christian culture by creating an ongoing conversation for those wanting to influence culture. (This article was first published in relevantmagazine.com.)

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The Class of 2008 - how does college affect their faith?

by David R. Smith on 06/16/2008

Yearbooks have been signed, and caps and gowns have been stored away as keepsake memorabilia of the seemingly invincible era of life known as high school.

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Two Words that can Kill your Youth Ministry

by Mark Devries on 06/16/2008

College Street Church* had just hired Jack,* their new youth worker. And because he came to them with limited experience, the church provided him a year of youth ministry coaching.

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David and Goliath: When the Armor Doesn't Fit

by Kevin Sanders on 08/02/2008

Do you frequently compare yourself to others? Are you trying to wear someone else’s armor? Follow the example of David: offer your gifts/talents to God, and expect him to use them as only He can.

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Let the Search Begin

by Chuck Bomar on 09/02/2008

In high school, he had a lot of friends, a serious girlfriend, was president of the Christian club, and was a very good athlete. This didn't just keep him busy, but kept him feeling good about himself and his life.

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The Role of Parachurch Organizations in the Lives of College Students

by Reza Zadeh on 10/15/2008

I for one came to know the Lord through a para-church ministry in college and as I was exploring things of faith the approach of this particular ministry exposed me to a God who is relational. I am now a Pastor at a local church in a college town and I for one love working alongside the para-church ministries that reach out to college students and try to emulate traditional para-church strategies in the ministry that I serve.

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College Students and Parachurch Organizations

by Chuck Bomar on 10/15/2008

That said I have some concerns with the role para church organizations have had to play in the lives of college students.

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Blogging at the conference

by Scott Firestone on 03/01/2009

I hope you know enough about 1) yourself, and 2) what "church" really is to be able to find a church home for yourself.

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Busting the Drop Out Myth

by Rick Lawrence on 06/12/2008

You’ve likely heard for years that 88 percent of churched high schoolers drop out of the church—permanently—by the time they graduate from college. Well, we challenged a class of youth ministry students at Bethel College in Indiana to either debunk or support the claim

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Eight Quick Tips To Starting a College-age Ministry

by Bob Hetzler on 09/18/2007

...we started with a big social event in the summer time so we could invite the incoming graduating senior class from the high school group. There was lots of food, swimming, get acquainted games, and tons of fun. About half way through the evening, I shared the vision for the group, got a few laughs, and ended our time in prayer. Most of the students stayed just to hang out and have some fun. We had a huge turnout of about sixty students that night. We anticipated a great summer of fun, ministry, and success. And then it died. I was blindsided. I had no idea what happened.

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College Students and Parachurch Organizations

by Chuck Bomar on 10/15/2008

That said I have some concerns with the role para church organizations have had to play in the lives of college students.

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Graduating from Church: An Honest Look at Transitioning High School Grads

by Chuck Bomar on 08/23/2007

Like me, you are probably constantly limited by lack of time, but we have to remember that it’s not about us. Christianity never is. It’s about others that are left aimless, in need of loving mentor voices. We must be willing to pay the price of time, if need be.

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Parachurch Ministries for College Students

by Vince Beresford on 10/15/2008

Most churches in the USA place strategic emphasis with staff and resources towards youth 0-18 and 30+ married adults with children. However, there is an enormous gap in most churches discipleship continuum where college-aged students and “twenty somethings” literally fall.

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Adjusting To a Whole New Life

by Chuck Bomar on 03/18/2008

You may be involved on your high school campus now, but when you become a college freshman, you are entering a world that is bigger, tougher, and much more difficult to feel connected in. The comforts you now know in school will be gone, at least temporarily.

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Two Words that can Kill your Youth Ministry

by Mark Devries on 06/16/2008

College Street Church* had just hired Jack,* their new youth worker. And because he came to them with limited experience, the church provided him a year of youth ministry coaching.

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David and Goliath: When the Armor Doesn't Fit

by Kevin Sanders on 08/02/2008

Do you frequently compare yourself to others? Are you trying to wear someone else’s armor? Follow the example of David: offer your gifts/talents to God, and expect him to use them as only He can.

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College Prep: Helping the Teens You Know Transition to the University Years

by Eric Bierker on 08/23/2007

In order to help teens learn how to deal with uncertainty in general, it is critical that parents and youth workers give still-at-home adolescents opportunities for new experiences where the results are not predetermined. Be willing to endure missteps and mistakes as part of the learning process. Provide real challenges and choices with real consequences.

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