Discipleship Archives - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/discipleship/ 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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]]> 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 Thoughts on Internships and Interns https://youthministry.com/thoughts-on-internships-and-interns/ https://youthministry.com/thoughts-on-internships-and-interns/#comments Mon, 27 May 2024 10:00:27 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=41826 I’ve worked with a lot of interns over 30 years. Internships are critical, because they allow people to experience and engage with the environment and responsibilities of the area they are considering vocationally. I handle internships differently than most people I know, but that’s not to say my way is correct.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/thoughts-on-internships-and-interns/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-43-270x196.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 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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]]> https://youthministry.com/3-things-youll-never-hear-me-say-in-the-spring/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-39-270x196.png270196 My Students Can’t Pray https://youthministry.com/my-students-cant-pray/ https://youthministry.com/my-students-cant-pray/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:41 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=56116 Once, I had the awesome opportunity to offer some training and speaking in a dear friend’s small town in Kansas. After five days away, I sat on the plane ready for home. Plugging into music, a favorite worship song came on just as the plane engines started to roar.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/my-students-cant-pray/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-29-270x196.png270196 Last-Minute Easter Prep Tips https://youthministry.com/last-minute-easter-prep/ https://youthministry.com/last-minute-easter-prep/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:00:50 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55872 Easter will be here before you know it! One of the most difficult things about ministry is the very few number of days between Sundays. Wouldn’t life be easier if we had a 10-day workweek? I think I would teach better lessons, lead better worship, and play more fun games.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/last-minute-easter-prep/feed/ 0 If Easter's snuck up on you again this year, check out these last-minute Easter prep tips to help you experience the fullness of this weekend.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/13305_Easter-e1478897853286-270x196.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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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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