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Spirituality is a struggle
When Spirituality Is A Struggle
Right now, spirituality is a struggle for many of us. I’ve recently been following Jon Steingard, former lead singer of ...
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Faces on Zoom Calls: Blank Screens and ceiling fans - why don't young people show their faces on Zoom.
Faces On Zoom: Blank Screens And Ceiling Fans
We’ve all done it, right? You put time, effort, and energy into prepping a virtual lesson for the youth group ...
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Thinking about changing churches? Here are 5 reasons you may want to change churches.
5 Reasons To Change Churches
We have all been there as youth ministers… attempting to discern when and why to change churches. Hopefully, these ideas will help ...
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A photo of young girl asking what do you want to do in their ministry
WHAT DO YOUTH WANT?
It’s time to set the annual calendar for the youth ministry. Who do you invite to the meeting- church pastor, ...
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Jesse Ernst on starting a small business and more
08: Jesse Ernst on Starting a Business, Seeing God in All Situations, Time Management, and Why You Need a Local Support Network
In this episode, Jesse Ernst, an experienced youth minister, and entrepreneur shares how he and his wife started a small ...
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Give Yourself A Break - a man resting
Give Yourself A Break
I do not know who needs to hear this but give yourself a break. You are doing the best you ...
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Chris Wilterdink form Young People's Ministries discusses faith formation during Covid19
07: Chris Wilterdink on Faith Formation During Virtual And Crisis Ministry, Rites of Passages, And Creating Safe, Formative Spaces Virtually
In this episode, Chris Wilterdink from Young People's Ministries shares his expertise in discipleship with us. He discusses a new ...
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Schools are out: protecting the most vulnerable children
Schools Are Out: Protecting The Most Vulnerable
Whether schools are out for summer break, or as we are experiencing in this current situation where a pandemic has ...
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A summer image for an article about a summer of opportunity
Summer Of Opportunity
“Losing what we thought our summer would be, just sucks!” I said that to a student a few days ago ...
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What About VBS
What About VBS?
VBS is a time-honored tradition in churches, and for many, is their single largest event of the year. VBS helps ...
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Making Sense of Ministry episode 06 on trauma and grief
06: Kelly Minter on Trauma and Grief That We Are All Experiencing, and How To Help Students, Children and Families
In this episode, Kelly Minter, a therapist, 20-year youth ministry veteran, and author of our popular articles on grief joins ...
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What if students are struggling more than the norm blog article.
What If Students Are Struggling More Than The “Norm?”
In youth ministry, your mission is to promote the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being of all youth under your ...
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Grief In Times Of Trauma
In part one, Dealing With Grief, we discussed how we can understand grief. As we move into part two of ...
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Making Sense of Ministry Episode 5 - cancel summer camp and vbs?
05: Special Episode Part Two on Ministry During a Pandemic, How Do We Measure Success, and Should We Cancel Summer Camp or VBS
In part two of this two-part discussion, a team of YMI experts (Steve Schneeberger, Kirsten Knox, Annette Johnson, and Brian ...
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Dealing With Grief - An article
Dealing With Grief
There is an emotion in the midst of everything I do these days. It is like a cloud, heavy and ...
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04: Special Episode Part One on Social Distancing, Covid-19, and What Parents, Students, and Children Really Need
In part one of this two-part discussion, a team of YMI experts (Steve Schneeberger, Kirsten Knox, Annette Johnson, and Brian ...
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