This is from our High School Ministry service last weekend

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I’m bringing in 5 new students into my small group in the Fall. We’ve been spending a lot of time together this summer getting to know each other. One of the issues that’s come up is the city curfew which is 11:00 for drivers who have had their driver license for less than a year. [...]

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This thought, “You don’t love what you don’t know”, has been rolling around in my brain for about 24 hours. I’ve been thinking about it in terms of our love for God. If we say we love God, but don’t really know him (or spend time trying to know him), then I’m not sure we [...]

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Disclaimer: This is not legal in all areas (like San Diego), but is legal in Mission Viejo, CA. Do this at your own risk… or check with your local law enforcement first Ice blocking is done by: 1. Buying blocks of ice from the local grocery store 2. Placing a folded towel on the ice [...]

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I recently unpacked stuff I’ve had in storage for 2 years. Among the items was this awesome shake maker I got for about $20. The other night I had the small group and some other youth ministry guys over to put it to some good use. Such a low-prep, inexpensive and fun way to get [...]

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I’ve been asked to put together a training on boundaries for volunteer youth workers. I’d love to have any thoughts you have on the topic. While I could come up with a good project based on my own years of experience, I’d love to have the wisdom of other leaders to fill in some issues [...]

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This summer our high school ministry is having games in the park followed by free soft drinks and board games at the church. It’s a great and cheap way to build community and memories. Yesterday I shot this impromptu video with a student to put up on Facebook so students who haven’t gone could get [...]

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Doug Fields and Matt McGill have teamed up to provide a daily article for youth workers. It’s great stuff which I highly recommend subscribing to. Here are the bullet points from a recent article about dealing with criticism. Click here to read the article – Acknowledge the pain. – Learn everything possible. – Write it [...]

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Do pastors typically make the national news by trimming plants in their back yards? No, not usually. However, when it happens to Rick Warren, it does. Earlier this week he was trimming a plant that lets out a poison. That poison got into his eyes and he had to be rushed to the hospital in [...]

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This is a fun, low prep game that will keep the students busy for hours (with or without you) Prep: 1. Cut a few toothpicks to different sizes (These are the Dibble Dabbles) 2. Color them with spots in different colors 3. Wasn’t that easy? Play: 1. Have everybody stand on the side of the [...]

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