FREEBIE: Christmas Song Trivia
If you’re looking for a last minute addition to your weekend programming, try this game created by our student ministry team. Merry Christmas! Christmas Song Trivia QUESTIONS Christmas Song Trivia ANSWERS…
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20 Things We Should Say More Often
Looking for an “easy” lesson the week after Thanksgiving? This one is for you! Should we really only say, “Thank You,” once a year? Here is an easy video that is funny and gets students thinking about those “things we should say.” …
Ready-to-go Teaching Series with Prayer Walk
We recently used “Made,” a sermon series by Kurt Johnston™©, in our Sunday morning program. It is a great teaching tool for any youth worker. This robust package (marketing tools, graphics, presentation slides, transcripts, etc.) is also complete in a way that a ministry leader can feel comfortable handing it to a volunteer and letting them run with it.…
Freebie: The Art of Tweaking Curriculum – Part 4
Freebie: The Art of Tweaking Curriculum – Part 4: Storytelling in Curriculum My final thoughts on curriculum are in regards to the actual small group lesson. Most lessons include a video clip or short scripture with a couple of questions. This is often the point at which we think our students will tell us, “They know it all.” …
Freebie: The Art of Tweaking Curriculum – Part 1
Freebie: The Art of Tweaking Curriculum – Part 1: The Intro “What are you doing in your youth group?” I inquired, really just wanting the basic ideas of what this youth guy was trying with his students. His answer was surprising. …
FREEBIE: Small Group Lesson: Closer, Farther, or Bubblegum
FREEBIE: A Favorite Go-to Small Group Lesson: Closer, Farther OR Bubblegum… In light of the recent VMA awards, I wanted to share with you a favorite “goto” lesson I do often with my students. This works as either part of a series or as a “Quick” in between curriculum.…
How to Make a Fun Paint Slide for Youth Ministry
We have a student-run ministry team at Saddleback Church called Create Ministry. Twice a month, the ministry has an “Open Studio” event, where all the artists in our ministry are invited to work on their art and hang out with other artists.…
3 Fundraising Ideas That Don’t Feel Like Fundraisers
Posted by Kurt Johnston I have a confession to make: I loathe fundraisers. I’m pretty sure it goes back to my first junior high ministry that I served in during the late 80’s. At that church we only did one fundraiser per year, but it was a doozey.…