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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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Sep 19

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Twitter Change

I’ll admit, I’m bad at twitter. Part of my twitter-mess is the fact that I foolishly set up two twitter accounts back in the day – @billdawgcbc and @YMConvo. So, to help streamline my life, I’m going down to one twitter account, and making it more personal. So, if you’re not following me (or are

Jul 12

Bill Nance

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Google Plus and Youth Ministry

Not since I was in 6th grade have I seen so much excitement over a plus sign. Google plus has set the tech world on fire in the past week or so. Plus is Google’s foray into social networking and its answer to Facebook. My guess is that many of you are not on Google

Jul 06

Bill Nance

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Best iOS apps for Youth Ministry (Summer 2011)

Every day I get multiple hits for one topic – iPhone (or iPad) apps for ministry. So, I believe I will make it a quarterly series, updating you on the new and exciting apps I am using for ministry. If you want to go back and read the previous articles, you can read the original

Aug 19

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Technology, communication, and youth ministry

Undoubtedly the biggest advances in technology have been in the communications sector. 100 years ago, it would take weeks for the average person to learn about “current events.” Today we learn about events as they are happening. We can shoot off a text message to a friend seeing what they’re doing tonight, tweet about the

Aug 19

Bill Nance

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Using Evernote for ministry

I am not an organized person by nature. My clothes sit in piles on my dresser. Books and papers stack up until they defy the laws of physics. My garage…we won’t get into that. And my computer files are such a jumbled mess that I probably need to devote a solid week to organizing, naming,

Aug 17

Bill Nance

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Plugging in – Youth Ministry Geek

Every week, I will plug you in to a youth ministry resource that you may not have heard about. If you are looking for a website combining youth ministry and the latest technology, YouthMinistryGeek.com is the place for you. Run by Chris at Simply Youth Ministry, you will find articles, links, and helps from all

May 09

Bill Nance

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Conversations Twitter Account

Just a heads up to my readers – I don’t know if you are on Twitter, but I’ve created a YM Conversations Twitter Account (@YMConvo). I did this for a couple reasons. First of all, I like my personal account but don’t want to bore any of you who follow me for ministry reasons with

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