Friday Favorites: Best blogs from this week
It’s been a while since I listed my favorite blogs from the week. Since then, I’ve added a bunch of blogs to my reader, and then went some time before trying to wade through them. Which meant I had nearly 500 posts to read just to catch up! Hopefully my pain is your gain, and you’ll find something that will help you and your ministry.
Blog Posts from Youth Ministry Conversations
Advice to a new youth minister – This is a post from last week, but I thought that it was worth reading again. If you’re a new YM, you will benefit from these 7 tips.
Dealing with "that" kid – Dealing with a kid that is hard to reach, hard to control, or just plain annoying? These 7 tips will help you approach the EGR teen.
Glow in the dark football – A fun game for when the sun goes down.
Poll: See You at the Pole – See You at the Pole is coming up. Answer the poll about your involvement in SYATP.
Other Great Blogs this week
Stephanie Caro – It’s September: Do You Know Where Your Parents Are? – Stephanie offers some great ways to plug your parents into your ministry and getting them involved.
Josh Griffen – Fall Kickoff Back to School Supplies – JG over at MoreThanDodgeball talks about a sweet way to promote your ministry
Kara Powell – 5 steps to breakthrough negotiation – Some tips to help you deal with negotiation and conflict
Ron Edmondson – 7 ways to lead people older than you – Ron shares some wisdom on how to lead people who have some years on you, which if you’re like 95% of youth ministers will be just about everyone in the church besides the youth.
Danny Ferguson – 10 steps to reach the unchurched youth of your community – Over at Youthministry 360 Danny lays out a path to connect with the youth in your community who do not attend church.
Dennis Beckner – To Coddle or Nudge Hurting students – Dealing with hurting students? Dennis gives some great advice on when to coddle and when to nudge.
Christopher Wesley – What I learned from opening weekend (Part 3) – Christopher has been sharing some stuff he’s learned from the kickoff of his youth programs, and in part 3 he clues us in on some ways to share with parents “How’s this going to help my teen?”
Brian Kirk – Puzzle it out – Brian over at rethinkingyouthministry offers a great community building exercise that you can do with your students.
Mike McGarry – Roadblocks to understanding teenagers – Mike lists a number of excuses that people give for not closes the gap between adults and teens.
Andy Blanks – What you communicate to your students about culture – Andy Blanks of YM360 discussed the two ways we communicate culture (either intentionally or unintentionally) to our students.
Adam Wormann – Drop your numbers by 99% – A Time Out article over at studentministry.org that poses an interesting question – What if God asked us to reduce our numbers by 99%, like He did for Gideon.
Doug Franklin – Getting the Most Out of a Youth Ministry Conference – Doug Franklin of LeaderTrek gives 4 great tips on how to maximize your experience at a youth ministry conference.
Walt Mueller – Thoughts on the 2010 VMAs – Walt shares his thoughts while watching the MTV Video Music Awards, unfortunately the cultural touchstone of our generation.
Catalyst – Rules of Engagement in our office – A fun look at the culture of Catalyst and how their office “works”.
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