You searched for parents - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:20:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 What Does Your “Ministry-Image” Look Like? https://youthministry.com/what-does-your-ministy-image-look-like/ https://youthministry.com/what-does-your-ministy-image-look-like/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:47 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=48332 I once did a lesson series with our students entitled “LOVE YOU: Learning to Love Who God Made You to Be.”  Our study focused in on what a Christ-centered self-image looks like, and how the way we see ourselves affects our relationship to God and others.  …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/what-does-your-ministy-image-look-like/feed/ 2 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-55-270x196.png270196 Time Between Graduation & Leaving For College https://youthministry.com/time-between-graduation-leaving-for-college/ https://youthministry.com/time-between-graduation-leaving-for-college/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:38 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=42310 We have been in the throes of graduations galore. Hats are thrown in the air, celebrations had, and gifts given. Then it’s over, but it’s not. The pomp and circumstance has died away, but students are still in a waiting space for the future to arrive.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/time-between-graduation-leaving-for-college/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-56-270x196.png270196 3 Things You’ll Never Hear Me Say in the Spring https://youthministry.com/3-things-youll-never-hear-me-say-in-the-spring/ https://youthministry.com/3-things-youll-never-hear-me-say-in-the-spring/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 10:00:01 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=47672 Three things you’ll never hear me say in the spring:
1)    Everyone’s camp balances are paid in full!
2)    I spent way too much time with my small group leaders this semester.
3)    I wish these 8th graders would hurry up and transition to high school.…

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When you really boil good money management down to the basics, it’s all about four things: working, giving, saving and spending. That’s it. So when you teach young kids about money, all you really need to do is show them a simple version of what you are (hopefully) doing already. …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/easter-its-not-just-for-the-students/feed/ 0 What if Easter, isn't so simple for everyone? What if living out the gospel is difficult for some of our students' parents?https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/armswideopen-270x196.jpg270196 Why My Teen Hates Your Small Group https://youthministry.com/why-my-teen-hates-your-small-group/ https://youthministry.com/why-my-teen-hates-your-small-group/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:35 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44467 For as long as I can remember I have been the poster child for relationally driven ministry. Perhaps it’s because I came out  of the roller skating party era of youth group where it was more about programs than going deep.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/why-my-teen-hates-your-small-group/feed/ 3 Fill Their Cups: 5 Easy Ways to Empower Parents https://youthministry.com/fill-cups-5-easy-ways-empower-parents/ https://youthministry.com/fill-cups-5-easy-ways-empower-parents/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:27 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58367 After more than two decades in youth ministry, I’m honestly still trying to figure out my job on a daily basis. That isn’t insecurity speaking; it’s a youth pastor admitting I’ll never be perfect at my job-slash-ministry. Pair that with today’s ever-changing culture, and just when I start getting good at something, it changes or becomes obsolete.…

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My brain: Crap Theresa, come on. Think, you know this kid. What’s his name?
Me: “Dude, I totally remember you. (Awkward side hug) You look so different. How are you?”
Kevin: “Remember, I was at the skate park all the time.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/its-time-for-more-presence/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/knowmyname-270x196.jpg270196 Explaining Unanswered Prayers https://youthministry.com/explaining-unanswered-prayers/ https://youthministry.com/explaining-unanswered-prayers/#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44258 This time of year we hear a lot about all the ways the Lord has “blessed” so many around us with answered prayers. Sometimes they are silly: “Wow, I was asking God to find me a good parking place, and here I am up front at the mall.”…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/explaining-unanswered-prayers/feed/ 0 Show Parents They Matter This Christmas https://youthministry.com/show-parents-they-matter-this-christmas/ https://youthministry.com/show-parents-they-matter-this-christmas/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:32 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55128 We are on the brink of Christmas.  Many people keep asking me if we are “ready.”  The answer is of course, “No.” I would love to be one of those amazing people who have been prepped and ready for the big day for weeks, merely waiting in anticipation.…

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