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  • Youth Ministers: Run, Don't Walk
    As he headed down the hallway toward the room he noticed Michelle sitting on the floor of the church building foyer waiting for her parents. Michelle was probably the most attractive senior girl in the group. She was not a real leader, but she is a semi-good follower.
  • Teens and Oral Sex
    The standing thought is this: As long as intercourse doesn’t happen then anything else goes. A lot of teens agree. Many parents agree. And even some youth workers agree.
  • Spiritual Growth Checkup
    Here ten questions you can use in the next ten minutes to do a quick spiritual checkup
  • Learning from Your Peacher
    Listen carefully to your preacher this Sunday and take notes. Not just on the message, but on the memorable aspects of the message. Place a star beside the things that really jumped out at you. Then ask yourself these three questions later in the day...
  • Getting The Most From Your Minutes
    Would you like to have more time? Brian Tracy, international business speaker, says a person can save ten minutes for every one minute they invest in planning their day...
  • Batteries and Other Little Stuff
    Simple suggestions for being prepared.
  • Should Youth Ministers Get Paid?
    Some church members see youth ministry as glorified babysitting. Others, parents especially, see youth ministry as a critical asset to the spiritual growth and development of their children...
  • How to Love a Teen You Really Don't Like
    Most of the time when someone calls me or comes into my office for counseling it is because of a relationship gone bad. Most often it is a marital relationship and one partner is trying to make it work and the other is not working on the problem at all...
  • Jesus Style Teaching
    Jesus didn’t have promo ads, email, an interactive website, television or fancy flyers. He had word of mouth. People telling other people, “Hey, Jesus is teaching over on the mountain today!”...
  • Youth Ministry Leadership Team
    Many youth ministers have learned over the years that their youth ministry is larger than they are. They also have learned that their youth ministry is not as successful if they try the “Lone Ranger” approach...
  • Youth Ministry Discipline
    Many teachers have one or two students who just can’t seem to stay still, listen, or keep from bothering someone else. We have had teacher’s email us and say they “blew their cool” in class and now they feel they are totally out of control of themselves and their students. So the question is, what can I do to get the classroom discipline where it needs to be? Here are a few suggestions:
  • Youth Ministry Frustrations
    Surviving the top ten frustrations of youth ministry.
  • Building Credibility with Parents
    10 ways to build credibility with parents.

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