Written by Nick Diliberto DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THIS BLOG POST How often do you feel frustrated at the end of a day because you didn’t get enough done? Do you feel overwhelmed because there never seems to be enough
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Written by Aaron Helman I love Church Camp. I’ve worked as staff at Church Camp, directed a Church Camp, spoken at Church Camp, and I’ve sent students to Church Camp for the past fifteen years. Done well, I see as
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Written by Aaron Helman I’ve seen a few of the teens in my youth group in the news the past few weeks. Actually, that’s not quite right. I’ve seen a lot of the teens in my youth group on the news
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With Easter being this Sunday, we wanted to give you two Easter games and some ideas on how to make your Easter message stick. So, here goes. EASTER GAME #1: NEW LIFE This game is based on Matthew 28:2-9 and
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Written by Aaron Helman I have a confession to make. I didn’t always love working with other youth ministers. Don’t get me wrong, I love youth workers. I love the idea of collaborative ministry. I’ve even had a handful of
A YOUTH MINISTER’S PRIMER TO THE MODERN TEENAGE DATING RELATIONSHIP
Written by Aaron Helman It’s Valentine’s season. Love is in the air and on the internet… and it’s probably in your youth group too. You might not call it love. You might point out that they’ve only been dating for
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HOW TO TALK TO TEENAGERS ABOUT INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE Written by Aaron Helman Several years ago, when I was still young enough to do it, I was playing basketball with a group of teenagers in our church gym. A shot went
WHERE TO INVEST IN YOUR MINISTRY IN 2018
WHERE TO INVEST IN YOUR MINISTRY IN 2018 Every now and again, it’s helpful to step back and figure out where we’re investing most of our time, resources, and energy. That’s when we ask the question: AM I INVESTING WELL?
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TEACH YOUTH THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS I’ve heard variations of the same Christmas messages over and over again. We want to keep Christ in Christmas. We want to make sure students know that Christmas isn’t the consumer experience that