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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We played this today at our weekend service. It’s from the TV show Minute To Win It. We played this again in our large group time the following Wednesday before small groups. Here’s the video: We also did this on the bus last week during our mission trip: This one’s using a Nutter Butter: Here’s [...]

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WPTouch is a plugin I’ve started using to display my blog on mobile devices such as iPhone, Blackberry and iPod Touch. It’s much better in appearance than what I’ve been using. If you use WordPress for your your blog, you might want to install it. Click here to get the plugin

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I just got off the greatest video chat with a former student and good friend who is studying at Oxford this semester. I haven’t talked to him all semester so that he could sink all of his time into the experience, but we got caught up today using Skype. If you haven’t discovered Skype yet, [...]

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A friend of mine and fellow volunteer, Parker Stetch (blog, twitter), has a blog that youth workers should check out. He’s got some great ideas and funny stuff, too. I love that he’s new to youth ministry, but he’s already sharing some great stuff. Currently on the front page of his blog you’ll find: Ninjas [...]

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Over at Tim Schmoyer’s blog (StudentMinistry.org) I found this great idea for a game your students will love. All it requires is photo-enabled and e-mail capable cell phones many of your students already have. This easy, low-preparation game has three great elements every youth ministry wants to achieve: – Team work – Fellowship – Creating [...]

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Yesterday I hosted an event for our small group leaders to discuss teaching techniques. All of the documents I created for the meeting are below. Hopefully this is something that will be useful in your setting. Promo card My notes for the meeting Handout for leaders to use for taking notes Section 1 Question Cards [...]

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Josh Griffin (MoreThanDodgeball.com) posted this on his blog today. I liked it so much, I thought I’d pass it along, too. Nick Arnold at MinistryAllies.com put out this free resource for youth workers. It’s full of great ideas that will be especially helpful for volunteers. There are three things I love about it: 1. It’s [...]

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SimplyYouthMinistry.com puts free training in its weekly newsletter. Many times it is specific to volunteering in youth ministry. They also have specials on their products. I recommend subscribing to this weekly bundle of joy. Sometimes you’ll even see material from VolunteerYouthMinistry.com make its way into the newsletter. Don’t hold that against them, though. If you [...]

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I’ve been using YouVersion’s Bible app on my phone for over a year. I’ve always thought it was great. Today’s announcement reveals it’s about to get exponentially better. Click here to check out the new upgrades Here’s an e-mail announcement they sent out: Hey YouVersion friends, We’ve got some really exciting news and we want [...]

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