Steph Martin, Author at YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/author/steph-martin/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:25:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 FREEBIE Discussion Starter: Churches Offer Sanctuary to Undocumented Immigrants https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-churches-offer-sanctuary-to-illegal-immigrants/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-churches-offer-sanctuary-to-illegal-immigrants/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:23:15 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58587 INSTRUCTIONS: Spark conversations about biblical truth by discussing the “News Nugget” below. Bring it up in conversation, as a discussion-starter at the beginning of your gathering, as a small-group discussion-starter, or as part of a Bible study. Add any additional information and new developments.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-churches-offer-sanctuary-to-illegal-immigrants/feed/ 1 An undocumented immigrants have taken sanctuary in a Denver church to avoid being sent to Mexico. Jeanette Vizguerra, a mother of four who came to the...https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-500733428-e1487347773842-270x196.jpg270196 FREEBIE Discussion Starter: Blessing Boxes Spring Up in Neighborhoods https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-blessing-boxes-spring-up-in-neighborhoods/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-blessing-boxes-spring-up-in-neighborhoods/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:27:23 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58536 INSTRUCTIONS: Spark conversations about biblical truth by discussing the “News Nugget” below. Bring it up in conversation, as a discussion-starter at the beginning of your gathering, as a small-group discussion-starter, or as part of a Bible study. Add any additional information and new developments.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-blessing-boxes-spring-up-in-neighborhoods/feed/ 0 In communities throughout the Midwest, residents are building blessing boxes and filling them with nonperishable food and personal-hygiene items.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-186835722-e1486747407975-270x196.jpg270196 FREEBIE Discussion Starter: Controversial Travel Ban Puts Lives on Hold https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-controversial-travel-ban-puts-lives-on-hold/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-controversial-travel-ban-puts-lives-on-hold/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:39:05 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58448 INSTRUCTIONS: Spark conversations about biblical truth by discussing the “News Nugget” below. Bring it up in conversation, as a discussion-starter at the beginning of your gathering, as a small-group discussion-starter, or as part of a Bible study. Add any additional information and new developments.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-controversial-travel-ban-puts-lives-on-hold/feed/ 1 Last Friday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order temporarily banning visitors and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-492903883-e1485877016486-270x196.jpg270196 FREEBIE Discussion-Starter: Young People Join Marches for Equality https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-young-people-join-marches-for-equality/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-young-people-join-marches-for-equality/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:54:07 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58402 INSTRUCTIONS: Spark conversations about biblical truth by discussing the “News Nugget” below. Bring it up in conversation, as a discussion-starter at the beginning of your gathering, as a small-group discussion-starter, or as part of a Bible study. Add any additional information and new developments.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-young-people-join-marches-for-equality/feed/ 1 Spark conversations about biblical truth by discussing the marches following President Trump's inaguration. Bring it up in conversation, as a discussion...https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-495479780-e1485272736638-270x196.jpg270196 FREEBIE Discussion Starter: Malls Place Limits on Teenagers https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-malls-place-limits-on-teenagers/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-malls-place-limits-on-teenagers/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:54:36 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58392 INSTRUCTIONS: Spark conversations about biblical truth by discussing the “News Nugget” below. Bring it up in conversation, as a discussion-starter at the beginning of your gathering, as a small-group discussion-starter, or as part of a Bible study. Add any additional information and new developments.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-discussion-starter-malls-place-limits-on-teenagers/feed/ 0 After the holidays, disturbances and fights involving teenagers broke out in malls across America. Several shopping centers were evacuated as a precaution..https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-483789679-e1484931172895-270x196.jpg270196 FREEBIE: “Protesters Express Fear After Trump Victory” Discussion Starter https://youthministry.com/freebie-protesters-express-fear-trump-victory-discussion-starter/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-protesters-express-fear-trump-victory-discussion-starter/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:36:44 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57712 In the News
Washington, D.C.—The election this week of business mogul Donald J. Trump as America’s 45th president left many people stunned and afraid. Although polls had predicted a victory for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, she lost the electoral vote 290 to 232.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-protesters-express-fear-trump-victory-discussion-starter/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-611623068-e1478881828717-270x196.jpg270196 FREEBIE: “Long-Awaited Victory Brings Joy, Tears” Discussion Starter https://youthministry.com/freebie-long-awaited-victory-brings-joy-tears-discussion-starter/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-long-awaited-victory-brings-joy-tears-discussion-starter/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:56:11 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57209 In the News
Chicago—The dramatic end of the sports world’s longest drought was bittersweet for many baseball fans this week. When the Chicago Cubs clinched their first World Series title in 108 years, many people were thinking of loved ones who never got to see their team raise a trophy.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-long-awaited-victory-brings-joy-tears-discussion-starter/feed/ 4 FREEBIE: “Creepy Clowns Add Fright to Halloween” Discussion Starter https://youthministry.com/freebie-creepy-clowns-add-fright-to-halloween-discussion-starter/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-creepy-clowns-add-fright-to-halloween-discussion-starter/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:33:02 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57173 In the News
Greenville, S.C.—Due to numerous sightings and threats by people dressed as scary clowns, many towns and school districts have banned clown costumes this Halloween. The creepy-clown craze, which appears every few years, re-emerged in August with reports of clowns luring children into the woods.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-creepy-clowns-add-fright-to-halloween-discussion-starter/feed/ 1 The creepy-clown craze, which appears every few years, re-emerged in August with reports of clowns luring children into the woods. Numerous arrests and... FREEBIE: “Addressing Your Future Self” Discussion Starter https://youthministry.com/freebie-addressing-future-self-discussion-starter/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-addressing-future-self-discussion-starter/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:05:02 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57151 In the News
Ireland—A movement is underway to boost young people’s mental health by having them write positive letters to their future selves. ReachOut, a nonprofit group based in Ireland, began the “Note to Self” campaign on college campuses, and it’s since gone viral.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-addressing-future-self-discussion-starter/feed/ 2 FREEBIE: “No Need to Despair, Christians Advised” Discussion Starter https://youthministry.com/freebie-no-need-despair-christians-discussion-starter/ https://youthministry.com/freebie-no-need-despair-christians-discussion-starter/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:00:29 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57081 In the News
Washington, D.C.—Christians who are discouraged and disillusioned by the 2016 presidential campaign are being reminded not to give up. In response to a New York Times article that characterized evangelical Christians as despairing, Carmen Fowler LaBerge writes that the word “despair” should never apply to Jesus’ followers.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/freebie-no-need-despair-christians-discussion-starter/feed/ 1 Christians who are discouraged by the 2016 presidential campaign are being reminded that the word despair should never apply to Jesus’ followers.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-511391540-1-e1478818492598-270x196.jpg270196