There are times I don’t really like my small group. Don’t get me wrong, I really like my 8th grade guys, I just don’t always look forward to small group. My guys are on the over-active side, they usually forget their Bibles, they rarely share a prayer request of greater consequence than ‘pray that my team wins our football game Saturday’ and I’m fairly certain that none of them has been introduced to a deodorant stick.…
As our ministries grow, it becomes natural that our special events and activities grow, too. More students equals bigger events, bigger budgets, more planning, more medical forms, more vans to rent, more volunteers to recruit, more … well just about more everything!…
When it comes to small groups, there are lots of variables: Should they meet on campus or in homes? Should they be co-ed or same sex? Should they all study the same curriculum or be allowed to pick their own? Should they meet all year round or take the summer off?…
Celebrate unusual holidays year-round with these outlandish activities! Everybody celebrates the Fourth of July. But when was the last time you did something special for National Anti-Boredom Month? If it’s been awhile here’s your chance to get your kids excited about the “wallflower” holidays.…
At Mary Queen Catholic Church in Friendswood, Texas Father Paul learns to lean on the strengths of his lay people and staff for the workings of the church. Last spring Newsweek magazine reported that some American priests were swapping their traditional Roman collars for sweat suits.…
Watch kids’ relationships blast off on this retreat taken from Group’s book Jr. High Retreats & Lock-Ins. A healthy garden requires daily care. Fruits and vegetables must be planted and nurtured. Weeds must be pulled. Watering must be timed and measured.…
Utter it in some churches and you’ll be damned (no, “damn” is not the word.) This is a word that causes many pastors, Sunday school teachers and deacons to cringe (no, “deacons” is not the word either.) It is such a catalytic word that it has triggered military action over the centuries and overthrown entire countries.…
