You searched for new year - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:11:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 3 Crucial Back-to-School Reminders for Students https://youthministry.com/3-crucial-back-school-reminders-students/ https://youthministry.com/3-crucial-back-school-reminders-students/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:00:22 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=59491 Teenagers have no greater—or scarier—mission field than their own schools.
Encourage your students to be a light for the gospel this school year by ramping up your efforts to train and equip them in the areas where they might be nervous to live for Jesus.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/3-crucial-back-school-reminders-students/feed/ 0 As summer wraps up and students head back to school, help them see that the real mission trip is just beginning.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-66-270x196.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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I tend to always feel an awkward ache when I can’t meet with every student or be able to see all our students and their friends during the summer.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/summer-business-vs-pastoral-heart/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-48-270x196.png270196 4 Tips for Ministry Dads https://youthministry.com/4-tips-for-ministry-dads/ https://youthministry.com/4-tips-for-ministry-dads/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:00:21 +0000 I love my job. I’m the “Family Guy” at New Life Christian Church in Northern Virginia. I oversee the children and youth ministries with direct involvement with the youth program. I’m also a father of four beautiful young girls. Growing up as a member of a four-boy family, I never had the experience of growing up with girls.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/4-tips-for-ministry-dads/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-49-270x196.png270196 4 Ways to Take Time Off: Do You Need a Break? https://youthministry.com/4-ways-to-take-time-off-do-you-need-a-break/ https://youthministry.com/4-ways-to-take-time-off-do-you-need-a-break/#comments Mon, 27 May 2024 10:00:37 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=53725 I’m taking a week off from youth ministry.
It’s not because I’m going on vacation.
It’s not because I have too many things in my schedule.
It’s not because I no longer love students.
I’m just about ready to rip some of their heads off… that’s all.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/4-ways-to-take-time-off-do-you-need-a-break/feed/ 8 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-44-270x196.png270196 Are Your Students OWNING Their Ministry? https://youthministry.com/are-your-students-owning-their-ministry/ https://youthministry.com/are-your-students-owning-their-ministry/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 10:00:02 +0000 http://www.simplyurbanministry.com/?p=785 A couple of times a year I survey my teen students about our programming. What do we do well? What needs to change? What topics are we missing? There was a time when I recieved an overwhelming response that there was a desire to do more and be more.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/are-your-students-owning-their-ministry/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-38-270x196.png270196 Serving Graduates for the Long Haul https://youthministry.com/serving-graduates-for-the-long-haul/ https://youthministry.com/serving-graduates-for-the-long-haul/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:32 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=47093 Eventually, you’re going to see how it all plays out.
Right now, they’re teenagers. Tomorrow they’ll be in in college or starting a job… then growing into their early twenties, and so on.
You’ll watch from afar as all of the time you’ve poured into helping them know Jesus personally either gets scrapped or gets owned.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/serving-graduates-for-the-long-haul/feed/ 4 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-34-270x196.png270196 A Stressed-Out Generation https://youthministry.com/a-stressed-out-generation/ https://youthministry.com/a-stressed-out-generation/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:49 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=56021 The current generation of students is being considered a group that is marked by a fear of failure and public scrutiny.
Of course everyone blames the rise of technology and social media for the pressure this current generation of adolescents is under.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/a-stressed-out-generation/feed/ 0 As those who pour into this stressed-out generation, the tension we see growing ever more is the need for them to have their identity settled in Christ.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-30-270x196.png270196 (PODCAST) THE WAYS OF JESUS: Sitting at the Wrong End of the Table https://youthministry.com/podcast-the-ways-of-jesus-sitting-at-the-wrong-end-of-the-table/ https://youthministry.com/podcast-the-ways-of-jesus-sitting-at-the-wrong-end-of-the-table/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:53:18 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=78505 Big news! Rick is re-launching his podcast Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus after a year-long sabbatical. Even bigger and better news—the Becky-nator will be joining him again to co-host. So check out the Episode 2 of Season 8 “Sitting at the Wrong End of the Table”—a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.”…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/podcast-the-ways-of-jesus-sitting-at-the-wrong-end-of-the-table/feed/ 0 Big news! Rick is re-launching his podcast Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus after a year-long sabbatical. Even bigger and better news—the Becky-nator will be joining him again to co-host. So check out the Episode 2 of Season 8 “Sitting at the Wrong End of the Table”—a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.”https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/PRATJ-Season-8-Ep-6-Email-Image-270x196.jpg270196 4 Money Principles to Teach Your Kids https://youthministry.com/4-money-principles-to-teach-your-kids/ https://youthministry.com/4-money-principles-to-teach-your-kids/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:08 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=41492 Money doesn’t have to be difficult, so why do we make it that way?
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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