One of the many great benefits of living in Southern California is all of the TV shows we can visit for free. Today, youth worker friends Jonathan and Jennifer Telles took me and a friend (Soeren Koch – youth worker from Germany) to the TV game show Let’s Make a Deal. We had a great [...]

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My brother Chris passed away Easter Sunday, March 30, 1997 While the grieving ended several years ago, I wanted to honor him today in a way that would keep his memory alive a little bit longer. Chris was the daredevil of the family. This picture was taken just a couple of months before he passed [...]

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The heart of small groups is relationships – the conduit of everything that happens in small groups. The condition of the group (healthy, dysfunctional, spiritually growing, stuck in fun mode, etc) is an indication of the relationships within the group. The quality of relationships can inhibit or promote the group’s effectiveness, quality, and level of [...]

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I’m stoked to announce that the Face the Cookie videos posted on VolunteerYouthMinistry.com are now featured on YouthWorker.com. Next week one or both will be the video of the week in their free eJournal.

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Our Junior High (Wildside) team came up with this video. It’s a keeper. Enjoy.

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Perry Noble wrote this excellent blog post. Some of the points won’t apply directly to volunteers, but the principles behind them will. Here’s a clip. Head there for the rest. I’ve been reading through the OT lately and have been challenged by the downward leadership spiral that Saul went on…here are TEN signs from his [...]

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Thanks to Andrew Burden for sharing a link to this blog post. It’s full of great tips for guest posting on another person’s blog. I’ve pasted some of the content below. Be sure to check out the original post for the rest. 1. Offer Your Best Posts I chatted with one blogger a few months [...]

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This is another Minute To Win It game. Instructions: – Tape 2 pencils together – Tie a string around each end – Put a string around each ear (like in the video) – Place 3 M&Ms on the pencils – Players pull on the string to raise the pencils – Once the M&Ms reach the [...]

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Guess what? Life as a follower of Christ isn’t designed to be dull, boring, or sad. In fact, Jesus wants you to be happy! But God’s definition of happiness is quite different from the way our culture interprets and promotes. God doesn’t want us to focus our energy and efforts on pursuing happiness that is [...]

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