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Supercharge your volunteer training
Volunteers don’t just show up on your doorstep fully prepared to handle all that student ministry will throw at them. Most of the time, their hearts are right but they need to be trained. It is your job to take their passion and form them into great volunteers.
What the church communicates as important
If you’ve worked with teens in church for any length of time, perhaps you’ve heard someone say they following to you… “Those teens keep talking during church!” “They were passing notes during the sermon!” “Can’t you get those teens to come in from the foyer and sit in the pews?” “Did you see how those
Best iOS apps for Youth Ministry (Fall 2011)
The iPhone 5 is rumored to be out in less than a month. IOS 5 will likely be released alongside it. Even the iPad 3 will probably be here early in 2012. So that means another installment of the best iOS apps for youth ministry. You can check out the previous articles by going back
What Teens want in a church
I got asked this question the other day – “What do teenagers want in a church?” It’s a tough question to answer, because its like asking “What kind of music do people like?” or “What food do kids eat?” What people look for in choosing a church is often personal taste – location, denomination, people
Stuff Jesus Wouldn’t Say at Youth Group
Inspired by a friend’s rather interesting twitter feed, “Stuff Jesus Wouldn’t Say” (@stuffJesusXsay), I give you 10 things he wouldn’t say at Youth Group… Hey, lets only hang out with the cool kids! I really hope this youth minister is young and hip… I can’t wait to play the game that makes a victim out
A guide to the Simply Youth Ministry Conference
In 10 days, the Simply Youth Ministry Conference will kick off in Louisville (pronounced Looovul) Kentucky. I’ve been going to SYMC for years, and in my mind it is the greatest youth ministry conference around. If you’ve been before, you know what I mean. Those planning the conference, teaching the workshops, leading connect groups, and

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May 20

Bill Nance

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Free Stuff – MP3 Bible

If you’re like me, you spend a ton of time in the car or out walking with your MP3 player of choice. Why not make good use of that “dead time” by listening to an audio Bible? I found a good free version online. You can download it by books or can download the New

May 13

Bill Nance

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Free Stuff – Giving back

Normally I link you to free stuff that you can get, but today we’re going to be giving back… I love it when youth ministers post their resources online for all to use. We are not competing against each other, but trying to help one another. That is why one of my favorite websites

May 07

Bill Nance

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Free Stuff – Effective forms

If your ministry hasn’t quite reached the 21st century and doesn’t use a computerized form to register new students (described so wonderfully in this blog post), then you’ll need a form or card to get the vital information. If you don’t want to put one together yourself, here are a few that you can

Apr 29

Bill Nance

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Free Stuff – Power Play Vol 1

This is an incredible free resource that is only available through April 30th (aka Tomorrow!) from youthministry.com. It is the entire “Power Play Volume 1” by Simply Youth Ministry. Power Play Vol 1 contains 20 interactive trivia games. It retails for $18.99. Download it today before its too late! http://youthministry.com/power-play-vol-1

Apr 15

Bill Nance

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Free Stuff – Youth Ministry Sign in

Do you want to have a really cool computerized check in for your youth group attendance, but don’t have the moola to buy the fancy software out there? Well, there is a free (and pretty sweet) alternative to the expensive stuff, and its at Google Docs! If you don’t have a google docs account, go

Mar 31

Bill Nance

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Free Stuff – 196 Free Software programs

Typically, I want to give free MINISTRY resources to you guys, because most of my readers are in ministry. Not all of you, I know, but most of those who are not related to me and read this blog are in ministry. Today, though, we’re branching out a little bit and providing you with a

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