How to Have a Glorious New Year
If you’re like most people, you just can’t help it. Something about the newness of the New Year makes you want to get a new start and start all over again. And this is how New Year’s resolutions came about.…
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7 Back-to-School Kickoff Ideas
By Jamie Snodgrass Some fear it. Some try to ignore it. Others can’t wait for it. But all teenagers know it’s inevitable. How could they miss those bold black-and-yellow back-to-school sale signs at the mall?Fall is a time for new beginnings with your kids and your ministry.…
Revolutionizing Youth Ministry
Revolution: "A sudden or momentous change in a situation; to overthrow the current system for something radical and fresh" Youth ministry needs a revolution. It needs to be overthrown, retooled and reborn. The majority of what passes as youth ministry is organized babysitting: songs, games, a short devo and pizza afterward…yippee!…
Why Mormons Do Better Youth Ministry Than We Do
Let’s face it. Most of us look at the clean cut Mormon missionaries that peddle the streets of our city and knock on the doors of our houses as somewhat out of date. Although they are kind and well spoken young men, when they knock on our doors we either don’t answer or tell them we are already Christians who reject Mormonism and bid them good day.…
Road-Trip Outreach Ideas
Road trips are a biblical staple. In fact, some of the greatest Bible stories involve road trips. The tale of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) is a good example. While on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, a Samaritan traveler comes upon a man beaten, robbed, and dying by the side of the road.…
The D Word
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.…