Small Groups Archives - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/small-groups-freebie-library/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:44:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 From the Belly of the Apocalypse https://youthministry.com/from-the-belly-of-the-apocalypse/ https://youthministry.com/from-the-belly-of-the-apocalypse/#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 21:58:09 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=76850 My home-based youth group (called Pursuing the Heart, Not the Recipes) meets every Tuesday night—20-ish teenagers from six churches and five schools, and from freshmen to seniors.
When the college students are on break, it balloons up to 25 or so.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/from-the-belly-of-the-apocalypse/feed/ 0 In the two months since we've went virtual, here’s what I’ve learned and observed along the path of this adventure of leading a virtual group.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash-270x196.jpg270196 Digital Small Groups https://youthministry.com/digital-small-groups/ https://youthministry.com/digital-small-groups/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:30:03 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=76196 In my 20+ years of youth ministry, I’ve seen shifts in programming that are often tied to shifts in the wider culture. 
To stay ahead of the wave, we try to be proactive about rethinking the way we do ministry. When we’re ready to roll out new ideas, we veer away from “launching programs” and, instead, tell our ministry leaders and teenagers that we’re “experimenting” with a new approach. …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/digital-small-groups/feed/ 0 As our culture shifts, we need to start rethinking how we do ministry. To get more time with teens, what would it look like to start digital small groups?https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/marten-bjork-ANGrwTKxjlk-unsplash-270x196.jpg270196 From ‘Shoulding’ to ‘Coulding’ the Bible https://youthministry.com/from-shoulding-to-coulding-the-bible/ https://youthministry.com/from-shoulding-to-coulding-the-bible/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:26:21 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=61436 As a teenager active in my church, I knew I “should” read the Bible. My youth workers often referenced their “morning quiet time”—I imagined them sitting in an overstuffed chair bathed in soft lighting, sipping fancy coffee, dissecting the original Greek meaning of “the” and “is.”…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/from-shoulding-to-coulding-the-bible/feed/ 0 As a teenager active in my church, I knew I “should” read the Bible. My youth workers often referenced their morning quiet time—meanwhile, I didn't know Matthew from Habbakuk.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/should-to-could-270x196.jpg270196