Last weekend I did a no-frills overnight party for my guys. I reminded them a few times that I was not bringing any food or games. Anything they wanted, they had to bring with them. Normally I would have spent $50-$100 out of my own pocket on an event like this and stressed about whether [...]

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One of my goals at camp is to move my cabin students who don’t have a small group into mine. This year I’ve added a small group dinner for the week after camp that I’ll invite them to. I sent an invitation by Facebook to my current students so they can plan to be there. [...]

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I captured this video of our announcements last weekend in Saddleback Church’s High School Ministry’s promotion weekend. Watch until the end. There’s a sweet Dorito’s commercial.

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At our End-of-the-school-year Small Group Party, I always do door prizes. Most of what we give away is free stuff I gather from the youth ministry office or stuff I don’t want anymore. We always mix in a few store-bought trinkets. This year, however, I think I went a little overboard. We always gather the [...]

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