I wasn’t able to attend the Group’s National Youth Ministry Conference. However, I was able to participate from California in a small way. At the bottom of the picture above, you’ll see the top of my head and the beginning of a message I sent in. It was shown live on the big screen in [...]

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Right now (Saturday, Feb 28, 7:00 PM PST) Simply Youth Ministry is having their live podcast from the Group youth workers’ conference in Ohio. <HR> Simply Youth Ministry Podcast via Simply Youth Ministry Podcast, Ustream.TV: Just enough Youth Ministry so you don’t feel guilty for listening. Religion,Christian.

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Tonight in small group we’re talking about how David was secure in God’s plan for his life. Even when King Saul and David’s own brothers weren’t nice to him, he patiently waited for the day he would become king. He knew it was going to happen, yet he humbly submitted himself to those he would [...]

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For small group tonight, we have a large amount of scripture to read. I got to thinking it would be fun to have a computer program to read it out loud to us. This would keep the students’ attention because it’s cool. We probably won’t do it again, though. It’s just a one-time novelty. I’m [...]

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3 words of wisdom I ALWAYS give students when counseling them about conflicts with parents are: 1. Your first priority is to respect your parents 2. Even when you are sure your parents are wrong, they’re still right 3. Being humble with your parents gives you time to learn how to work through issues with [...]

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I was near Hollywood last night so I dropped in on the Oscars. I watched through a chainlink fence on the corner of Hollywood and Vine (I think) as the limousines dropped off the stars to the show. Even though I was just across the street from the action, it was difficult to see who [...]

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I just saw a note from a friend of mine who is a youth pastor at another church. He wrote, “Just read a great email from one of my volunteers……so stoked they’re on our team.” This was a great reminder that we need to regularly encourage our leaders. It benefits everybody when we do this: [...]

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This isn’t youth ministry related, but it has impacted students in our ministry. I thought it would be good to pass on the good news. Friday, February 20, 2009 LONDON — Children with severe peanut allergies given small daily doses of peanut flour were able to build tolerance to the nuts, according to a study [...]

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On our retreat last weekend, I tested this out a few times with mixed results. I think it’s worth developing, though. I asked a few students, “If they made a magazine about your with your name on the cover, what would the headlines say?” The follow up question was, “Your picture would obviously be on [...]

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I posted this on my other blog. If you have an iPhone, this may come in handy. Worth a quick read. Fixing an iPhone Safari Crash Last night my iPhone’s Safari application crashed. All I had was a grey screen of death each time I opened it. It was an easy fix. I thought I’d [...]

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