I’ve developed a close relationship with a family by working with two of their kids as their small group leader. Today I received this email that adds a few years to the shelf life of my ministry. I’m very grateful for stuff like this.

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Last night we our High School Ministry had Pumpkinfest at the church. It’s a super fun night with pumpkin carving, treats, maze, costume contest, etc. It’s also a great photo opportunity. I took about 100 pictures last night of the event. Each time I took a picture I told the students they’d be up on [...]

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I got this note about the conference today. I thought I’d pass it along. Hey friends! Oct. 31 is the Early Bird Registration Deadline for 2010 SYMC! This year you can register with a deposit and lock in the best rates–pay the balance in January! Hope to see you in Chicago! www.youthministry.com/symc

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Our High School Ministry has been using Constant Contact now for a while with great results. I highly recommend it. They are going to let you try it free for 60 days. I also included a copy of our weekly leader newsletter below so you can see an example of how our ministry uses this [...]

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“Debt” sounds so negative. I think we’d all feel better and sleep more sound if we all called it “pre-spent funds”. It’s all in the marketing. After all, that’s how temptation works. Dress something destructive up real nice and it’s amazing what people will give up to give in. I had some great comments when [...]

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YMToday.com occasionally publishes material from VolunteerYouthMinistry.com on its web site. The latest article is posted here. The article gives 3 lessons about speaking I learned when I compared 2 opportunities I had to share the same message. These tips will help me do better next time I speak.

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A friend mentioned this. I thought it had potential. It’s a company that will make a customized iPhone app for your church. Being an avid iPhone user, I love this kind of stuff. Here’s some text from their website: It’s fun and easy to use! AppChurch puts your church microsite in the hands of every [...]

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Update: As of November 1st, this promotion is over. Sorry folks! You can still click the link to get great youth ministry resources! Update: As of October 29 at 8:12 AM (PST) – Only 50 bundles left! They only had 400 of these available. I’m surprised they’re not sold out. They have to be getting [...]

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Our students wrote the script for this based on their own experiences. It made such an impact when they performed it at our high school service that they performed it for our adult service then for our college service. I’m sure they’ll perform it for other venues as well. I love what students are capable [...]

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Time to get into the holiday spirit!

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