Comments on: The 10 Most Un-Brilliant Things We’ve Done in Youth Ministry

By: Tim and Tasha Levert

Tim and Tasha Levert — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:38:55 +0000

In reply to Kyle. Ha! Kyle, you know how make an impression! Thanks for sharing your story!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:50:32 +0000

I did that “balloon stomp” game in a public school. After 4-5 balloons popped and administration people came running out of the office giving me the stink eye…I realized gun shots and balloons popping in a school hallway might sound a LOT alike…game magically ended soon there afterwards…haven’t done it since

By: Tim and Tasha Levert

Tim and Tasha Levert — Mon, 11 May 2015 21:01:33 +0000

In reply to Paul.

Hey Paul. Thanks for the comment. I hate to say it bro, but you – like me – are getting old 🙂 I used to LOVE lock-ins. Now I want to do a 30 hour fast from anything that goes past 11PM!?!! That’s why we have to train and empower our HS graduates … so they’ll come back and do all the late-night stuff so us old codgers can go to bed!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 06 May 2015 16:10:23 +0000

Returning home from a concert with a few students. It was after 1:00am by the time I only had one student left. I remember getting on the highway (read over 35mph road), and I remember getting to the teen’s driveway. In between, I don’t know how I got there. I just know I had trouble keeping my eyes open. Thankfully there weren’t a whole lot of vehicles on the road that night. I never have been much for late night events.

By: Tim and Tasha Levert

Tim and Tasha Levert — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:34:47 +0000

In reply to Al Sollinger. Al, the 2nd worst pales in comparison to the first. I bet your kids were wondering, "why is our dress code so strict?!??"

By: Tim and Tasha Levert

Tim and Tasha Levert — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:34:00 +0000

In reply to Paul Walker.

Paul, Paul, Paul … dude. I don’t know how you finished teaching that one! If you haven’t seen it, do a web search for “blake’s big mistake” – it might make you feel better 🙂

By: Tim and Tasha Levert

Tim and Tasha Levert — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:32:29 +0000

In reply to Jon Matyi. Oh my. That must have been a tough one to recover from. Lesson learned: if you're going to do a red light fire drill, put the slower kids up front!

By: Tim and Tasha Levert

Tim and Tasha Levert — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:30:25 +0000

In reply to Jackie Patterson. Jackie, that's hilarious! Your students will forever credit you for introducing them to burlesque! :)

By: Tim and Tasha Levert

Tim and Tasha Levert — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:29:33 +0000

In reply to Chris Riley. Chris, I hear you. It doesn't matter who's there or where we're going ... flatulence is a constant in student ministry!

By: Al Sollinger

Al Sollinger — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:52:50 +0000

We accidentally took our entire Youth group to a clothing optional beach. It was not pretty.

2nd worst. We were not informed of a venue change for an event. We drove 1.5 hours to the wrong city the wrong direction. When we learned we were in the wrong place we drove back at a rather consistent 120+ miles an hour to make the event. Shhh. Don’t tell.