Youth Ministry Conversations

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
Book Review: Sifted
Have you ever contemplated the following words of Jesus in Luke 22:31-32, where Jesus says to Peter – Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” “Sifted: God’s
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
Happy Holidays, Merry X-Mas, and other such junk
“Happy Holidays!” You hear that from the lips of a cashier at the local store. Clearly, she’s a spawn of Satan who wants to demote Christmas into a day no bigger than Memorial Day, New Years, or Thanksgiving. “Merry X-mas!” That was written on the inside of a Christmas card from a relative who you

Sep 27

Bill Nance

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Music Review–Our Great Redeemer by Chris Day

I have to admit – I am not much of a music aficionado. I can’t tell you how this chord works with that chord, or how the artist was clearly influenced by some long dead artist. What I can tell you is if I like something or not – and I LOVE this debut album

Sep 21

Bill Nance

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Sharing some interesting numbers

Stephanie Caro, on her blog Small Church Youth Ministry, wrote a great post over the weekend talking about numbers. As a former engineering major, some of these stats really jumped out at me… 8 students: average size youth group in America 10%: percentage # of students you should have of your church’s worship attendance.

Sep 21

Bill Nance

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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

Sep 20

Bill Nance

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The One You Need

Had to share this video from Shane and Shane. If you’re a dad with a daughter, get the handkerchief out… Shane and Shane’s new album comes out October 4th, I recommend you check it out. These guys are awesome! Check them out on Facebook or at Shaneandshane.com.

Sep 20

Bill Nance

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Book Review: All In

“All In” is a book by Mike Guzzardo, a nationally renown Christian speaker to teens. This book is aimed towards teens, and to encourage them to live the life that God intended them to live. I’ve had the good fortune to see the author speak for a week this past summer. Let me tell you

Sep 19

Bill Nance

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Look at the new issue of Group Magazine

Ok, got the Sept/Oct issue of Group Magazine in the mail… Opened up to the 3rd page… And guess what I saw? Oh yeah, that’s my name there! You totally should read that blog post, and you should check out this month’s Group Magazine as well!

Sep 19

Bill Nance

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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

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