Every church I have ever attended, visited, or heard of has always described themselves as “A Friendly Church.” You hear things such as, “Oh we are so welcoming!” or “Everyone gives each other hugs and hand shakes!” When I hear people describe how they view their church, I often say, “Man, I want to attend [...]
Its been a while since I’ve done a “Theme Week” so I thought I’d do one for this upcoming week. I had some great response with my “How NOT to welcome visitors” that I thought I’d address how we do deal with visitors. Here is the tentative schedule for the week – Sunday – [...]
A recent USA Today article took a look at a study by Lifeway Christian Resources into Millennial’s (the generation that came after my own Gen X) views on spirituality. It was interesting to see that most chose to identify with a much more loosely defined “spirituality” than religion. The study showed that these young people [...]
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
Game of the week Materials 2 Panty hose (one leg) 2 Tennis Balls Game type Upfront game Game Description A perfect upfront game that requires little preparation but offers lots of fun! This simple old favorite always draws rave reviews. To prepare, take a pair of panty hose and cut them in half [...]
Imagine you are driving by a church. Its 9:35 am on a Sunday morning, and the sign says church starts at 9:30. But there is a steady stream of people running out of the sanctuary and cars burning rubber out of the parking lot. You pull in and manage to grab the attention of one [...]
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