(Almost) every week, Doug Fields, Josh Griffin and others do a podcast for youth workers. If you’ve never checked it out, you can watch the archives online. I like their motto, “Just enough youth ministry so you don’t feel guilty for watching.”

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Josh Griffin sent these pics to me today. He took them a couple of weeks ago when I led the high school services. It was an unusual weekend because we were in our Do Something series. Students were separated into groups and guided through a variety of experiences and service opportunities.

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Last night while teaching my high school small group students, I discovered they don’t believe God punishes people. After giving two biblical examples, they still didn’t believe it. They’re response was the examples were fables. Yikes! I’m not scared by this, but I’m glad I have a specific direction to take our next couple of [...]

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Here are some thoughts from Chap Clark about the change of the guard at Youth Specialties (YS). Many of us have relied on YS for encouragement and training over the years. I think many will share the same feelings Chap shared in his post. Here’s a snippet. Click here to read his entire post. This [...]

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Jake Rutenbar is creating a Christmas tree decorated with pictures of our students from childhood. This is going to be a great feature for our Christmas at Saddleback with a personal touch to it.

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We’re in the middle of a series called “Do Something”. We have opportunities each week for our students to make a global or local impact during our services. It’s been a great way for them to get exposure to the needs of the world while taking immediate action to contribute to the solution. Part of [...]

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Our High School Ministry has a worship opportunity called Thirst once a month on Monday night. It is geared toward our core students. While we do a little bit of promotion to the crowd, the target is our core. I don’t usually help with this event. However, last night one of my small group students [...]

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