Tim and Tasha Levert, Author at YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/author/tim-and-tasha-levert/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:06:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 8 Hall-of-Fame Youth Ministry Thanksgiving Activities https://youthministry.com/youth-min-thanksgiving-activities/ https://youthministry.com/youth-min-thanksgiving-activities/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:00:15 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54961 Looking for some fun Thanksgiving activities for your student gatherings? Perfect, because here are eight ideas you can adapt to fit the needs of your youth group!
8 Hall-of-Fame Youth Ministry Thanksgiving Activities

Turkey bowling. Grab a frozen turkey – don’t thaw it out – and a dozen two liter bottles filled with water.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/youth-min-thanksgiving-activities/feed/ 1 Looking for some fun Thanksgiving activities for your student gatherings? Here are a few ideas you can adapt to fit the needs of your youth group!https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600x300-px-54-270x196.png270196 Words of Wisdom for Graduates https://youthministry.com/words-of-wisdom-for-graduates/ https://youthministry.com/words-of-wisdom-for-graduates/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:59 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=53677 A few years ago, our goal was to have at least one of our adult staff or volunteers at every one of our graduates’ parties. As our number of high school seniors grew, this task became more and more challenging … and exhausting.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/words-of-wisdom-for-graduates/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/graduation1-270x196.jpg270196 Four Things You Need To Do Before Youth Camp https://youthministry.com/four-things-you-need-to-do-before-youth-camp/ https://youthministry.com/four-things-you-need-to-do-before-youth-camp/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:39 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=53715 We love summer! No more alarm clocks, bonfires, and planned spontaneity! And if you’re a youth worker, we’re guessing you probably love it too. Our summer youth calendar is jam-packed with cool stuff like camp, mission trips, and summer activities all designed to help our students grow in their trust in Jesus.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/four-things-you-need-to-do-before-youth-camp/feed/ 7 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/15-1-270x196.jpg270196 Fixing Your Wonder-er https://youthministry.com/fixing-your-wonder-er/ https://youthministry.com/fixing-your-wonder-er/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:00:05 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=47252 Is your wonder-er broken? You know it’s broken when you lose your sense of wonder.
What if …? We think that’s one of the most powerful and provocative and downright fun questions our wonder-er can think about. It opens the door for us to imagine, invent, and dream.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/fixing-your-wonder-er/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/brain-gearssm-270x196.jpg270196 Why You Need to Ask Better Questions https://youthministry.com/need-ask-better-questions/ https://youthministry.com/need-ask-better-questions/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:24 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58452 One of the things we’ve enjoyed most in our nearly 25 years in youth ministry is the conversations we have with students. (And the free T-shirts—we love the free T-shirts.) Although these conversations sometimes happen spontaneously, we can make the most of every encounter by asking better questions.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/need-ask-better-questions/feed/ 0 Instead of telling students what God wants them to hear, youth leaders can ask better questions and make space for the Holy Spirit to lead students to the truth.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/jonathan-simcoe-88013-270x196.jpg270196 10 Things Parents Don’t Need From You https://youthministry.com/10-things-parents-dont-need-from-you/ https://youthministry.com/10-things-parents-dont-need-from-you/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:19 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58383 It’s often helpful to think about youth ministry in three parts: teenagers, volunteers, and parents. For most youth leaders, ministering to parents is the most difficult of the three.
As the two of us have grown older, we’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) that parents don’t need certain things from us.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/10-things-parents-dont-need-from-you/feed/ 7 We’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) that there are certain things parents don't need from us as youth workers. Here are ten examples to learn from.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-535919199-e1484754581190-270x196.jpg270196 Making Way for the Spirit In Ministry https://youthministry.com/naturally-supernatural/ https://youthministry.com/naturally-supernatural/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:08 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=59629 Tasha and I weren’t raised in the church. The tradition in which we found faith had a very guarded view of the Holy Spirit in general and supernatural stuff in particular. In fact, we heard more than one church leader semi-jokingly talk about the Trinity as the Father, Son, and Holy Bible.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/naturally-supernatural/feed/ 1 Simple things youth leaders can do to make the supernatural natural and empower students to "own" ministry and experience the kingdom of God.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/job-rascon-271117-270x196.jpg270196 Ground Rules for Counseling Students https://youthministry.com/counseling-students/ https://youthministry.com/counseling-students/#comments Mon, 30 May 2022 10:00:46 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=56130 If it hasn’t happened already, it’ll happen soon enough: the late night phone call from a student or parent dropping a bombshell. “Tim, my dad just beat me up. What should I do?” “Tasha, my mom just left my dad, and I don’t know where I should go now.”…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/counseling-students/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/iStock_000083360629_Medium-e1478820013545-270x196.jpg270196 Loving Needy Students https://youthministry.com/loving-needy-students/ https://youthministry.com/loving-needy-students/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:00:46 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=52330 One of the most difficult aspects of student ministry is learning to meet the needs of each individual student. Over the years, we’ve gotten pretty good at assessing and addressing the general needs of the larger group, but getting past the “one-size-fits-all” mindset is tough.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/loving-needy-students/feed/ 4 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/teenager-422197_640-270x196.jpg270196 Our 10 Failures of Leading Volunteers https://youthministry.com/our-10-failures-leading-volunteers/ https://youthministry.com/our-10-failures-leading-volunteers/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:00:06 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55697 Regardless of the size of your group, every healthy youth ministry has a healthy volunteer staff.
Many new youth leaders start out with lots of energy and lots of ideas, but not a lot of confidence when it comes to inviting others to help out.…

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