Prepare to be amazed as Cavett, your 7-year-old guide, teaches you some cool stuff accompanied by explosions and CGI. On this episode: How to make Mac and Cheese!
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Johnny is a deaf young man who was adopted from China at age 7. He tells his story of how he learned that he isn’t cursed because he is deaf but because he is a sinner in need of a Savior. Johnny gives a clear and powerful gospel presentation and shares his desire to return to China to share the saving love of Jesus that he has experienced with young people like him.
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“Together with this crazy family, we’re on one mission – the work of our lives: to know Christ and to make Him known.”
Rarely is there just one of anything. But there is only one God. The Story of One will help your group understand that in a world of plurality, there is only one God.
Discipleship, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students see that the call to follow after God is intertwined with God's character, and is at the core of what it means to be a Christian.
In the Gospel of John, there are 7 “I am” statements of Jesus that describe the character of Jesus. Starting with the introduction of John the Baptist, “He Is” will help you learn just who Jesus is based on the prophecies about his name, and his own descriptions of who He is. Jesus is worthy of all of our worship, and we must recognize who He is.
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Youth live in the in-between: They’re no longer children but not exactly adults, growing through a God-designed season of life that is tumultuous, exciting, and essential. How can we best love, encourage, and challenge the young people in our lives, helping them live into their gifts and grow toward spiritual maturity? And where should we look for these answers?
Donnie always wanted to work on race cars. He received the opportunity of a lifetime when he was hired by Hendrick Motorsports on their racing team. But, God had something different in store. Donnie felt a calling on his life to serve as chaplain for Hendrick Motorsports, helping to build others up, instead of building cars. Donnie’s obedience and surrender led to a dramatic life change and altered the course of his life.
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As youth workers, we are in a tough spot these days. On the one hand, we're finding that teenagers who have little to no church background and Bible literacy tend to be hyper tolerant of all religious views except for Christianity. On the other hand, students who grew up in the church and have heard all of the right answers are still struggling to articulate their beliefs and live them out day to day.
When these two realities combine in youth ministry, they can make teaching teenagers about spiritual things an infuriating experience. It can feel like you're banging your head against a brick wall. So maybe it s time we try something different when it comes to teaching theology to our students.Maybe it’s time we shift from being a content dispenser to a conversation cultivator. Maybe it's time we stop treating teenagers like consumers and instead start creating learning environments that lead to faith exploration and ownership.
"The best engine for a successful, thriving youth ministry is a strong kid’s ministry. What happens if you have a strong kid’s ministry but you don’t nail the transition from kid’s ministry to student ministry? How do you make sure you’re prepared? And then, on the other side of youth ministry, there are students dropping out of church at an alarming rate, and this is even for students who are regularly committed to their church during youth group and during their middle school and early high school days. What is behind that?
This two-session masterclass will dig into each side of the critical transitions that have to be successfully navigated in youth ministry. It will provide you with several ideas, tips, and tricks to help you nail the transition from kid’s ministry into student ministry and help you discover ways you can we help students take meaningful steps into college while also keeping them connected to the church and to their faith."
Written by Zach Tucker. The Great Commission, as outlined in Matthew 28:19-20, provides a fundamental command for believers to go forth and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to observe the teachings of Jesus. This command serves as the foundation for various aspects of Christian ministry, including student ministry missions. The imperative to make disciples among students and their families underscores the significance of developing a comprehensive student ministry missions strategy. This strategy is essential for nurturing a deep understanding of sharing the gospel and cultivating a sense of purpose among students. In this three-lesson module, we delve into the transformative power of short-term missions in student ministry, examining how such experiences impact students, parents, and the overall church community.
Written by Matt Andrews. For years now, youth workers and church volunteers have lamented that teens don't know basic Bible stories. But have you noticed more and more teens don't know anything about the Bible at all? Even though there are plenty of teen Bible study aids available, there's a giant gap between these tools and the total biblical illiteracy of many we're trying to reach.
Slaying Biblical Illiteracy contains practical tips, as well as group and individual exercises, that will inspire youth to experience God's Word for themselves. Learn to use the same creative skills you use to plan retreats and youth group games to bring the Bible to life using the unexpected in fun ways that will grab and keep your teens' attention. Learn how to help youth work through their trust issues with Scripture and learn Bible study methods you can try out as a group, so that your youth are empowered to study the Bible for themselves, slaying biblical illiteracy and unlocking the influence of God s Word in their daily lives.
Written by Dr. Noel Forlini Burt. The ancient story of Jonah is so much more than a mere caricature of a story about a “prophet and a big fish.” In this six-lesson module, we’ll do a deep dive into the text of Jonah, giving attention to the different aspects of God’s character and our spiritual formation and ministerial lives. Through this deep dive, we will discover God as Creator, God as Deliverer, a God who cares about our disappointment in ministry, a God who cares about us in spite of our disobedience, a God who attends to our depression, a God who is with us in our waiting, and a God who is compassionate about the whole world (even the people we despise).
Two teenagers find themselves lost in the woods. Brian is a young man struggling to find his place in life and feels “lost.” As the two talk about the things that truly matter in life, we are encouraged to remember that God alone is faithful. Remembering the promises of God will help us in the moments we feel lost.
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Jess grew up without an understanding of God or the church. She married a young soldier named Tell and when he died in service in Iraq, Jess was forced to face life alone. Her salvation story unfolds as the Lord drew her near to Himself using a chance meeting with another soldier who was with Tell when he died.
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I once heard it said that when you get to the end of your time in ministry, you want the people who know you the best to love and respect you the most. How are you doing with that? If our spouse and our kids are our first and most important ministry, are we honoring the Lord with our time and our attention to them? In this one-session Masterclass, I want to give you ten tips to consider that can help you to do great ministry while being a great spouse and a great parent.
Recruiting and developing ministry volunteers is an essential part of leading in youth ministry. As youth workers, we often spend so much time and effort trying to get people to say "yes" to serving that we don't spend the time required to make sure they understand how to be successful in their serving role. This is especially true when it comes to our small group leaders or Sunday School teachers. So, what are the top three things your volunteer leaders need to understand? As you think about it, let me share mine with you.
Michael is a high school teacher. He didn’t hear the gospel until he was in college. Now, his mission is to share it with anyone who will listen.
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This video takes a humorous look at what might happen if the internet suddenly disappeared.
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Originally from Sri Lanka, Kesavan immigrated to Canada as a teen. In a desperate search for purpose and belonging, he found himself involved in a gang. Through a violent altercation, Kesavan was arrested and imprisoned. In the midst of his maximum security prison sentence, he was introduced to the Lord and finally discovered true purpose, a life centered on Jesus and sharing the gospel.
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Diagnosed with a serious and potentially life-threatening disease during her teenage years, Meghan’s life changed to a life of complete dependence on God. Holding tightly to Scripture, she faced treatments, hospital stays, and multiple surgeries. Meghan’s testimony is rooted in deep trust in God, learning to face adversity with full dependence on God’s Word.
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A satirical guide to help you talk to a guy.
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Every thriving youth ministry is only as strong and as healthy as its team of dedicated volunteer leaders. Without these volunteer leaders, your reach and overall effectiveness as a youth ministry leader are extremely limited. This is your team: men and women who are bought in, sold out, and willing to love teenagers where they are so that they can point them to Jesus. The question is this: What are you doing to celebrate and appreciate these amazing people? In this video, I want to share five quick tips for appreciating your leaders well.
Technology is one of the most frustrating and confusing issues parents in your church are trying to navigate regarding their teenagers. They spend countless days and nights feeling overwhelmed, under-equipped, and completely outmanned when it comes to knowing how to respond to screens. This MYM Live Online Training Event is not the typical “technology is evil, so let’s run from it and teach parents to do the same.“ Instead, technology and parenting expert Brian Housman is here to provide you, as a youth ministry leader, with some practical steps and prudent boundaries regarding technology so that you can educate and equip the parents in your church on leading and loving their students through setting healthy boundaries with screens without using shame or blame.
As youth workers and ministry leaders, we’re all trying to get better at making disciples. Maybe some of the answers to our questions about discipleship can be found by looking back at the Jewish roots of our faith—the very roots that produced our Master and Messiah, Jesus. But how can we say that we know about Jesus and His methods of making disciples if we haven't taken the time to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural way of life that surrounded Him? To know how Jesus did discipleship, we need a strong grasp of the ideas, practices, and beliefs surrounding the Jewish people of the first century. This live training event with author and youth worker Heather Quiroz will help you get to know Jesus from within His first-century setting and apply his disciple-making methods as you lead in youth ministry.
Written by Dr. Noel Forlini Burt. “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest” (Mark 6:31 NIV). This is Jesus’ response to the disciples when they tell him about all they’ve been doing in ministry. Jesus’ response is not a call for the disciples to keep going. He doesn’t say, “Okay, great: here’s your next ministry assignment. You’ve been faithful with a few things, now here’s a few more.” Nor is Jesus’ response an invitation to debrief the Sunday service (so to speak). Jesus doesn’t offer any of that—there’s no instant replay of the week’s activities or darkened office invitations to the disciples to “to talk about their ministry performance.” There’s not even a word of affirmation about all that they’ve done. What Jesus offers is an invitation to rest. Have you ever heard this call in your own life? Heard it in a real, tangible, curling your toes inside your favorite fluffy socks, real-life kind of way? Thought this six-lessons of this module, we’ll be looking in greater detail at Jesus’ invitation to rest through Mark’s version of the feeding of the five thousand.
By Dr. Noel Forlini Burt. Within this 6-lesson module, we'll enter what we think to be familiar territory with the first few stories in Genesis. These are stories we believe we know well until we read them again and discover that there are places in the text we didn't notice before or that our Sunday School experiences were omitted due to the things that weren't palatable for us as children. There are some hard stories in this collection of texts. That's probably why we don't hear them preached very often. Nevertheless, these are important stories, so I want to dive into the things that I think we as ministers need to know about the book of Genesis: the world "behind" the text, the world "of" the text, and the world "in front of" the text.
In the beginning. Divine creativity at work. First This illustrates the story of creation from Genesis 1 with visuals reflecting the beauty, majesty, and ultimate creativity of our God.
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Set inside a local church lost and found closet, a myriad of ‘lost’ objects philosophically discuss what it means to be lost.
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Two teenagers attempt to start a business using Biblical themes for children’s birthday parties. Will they pick the right stories?
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Meet the ‘Jesus Juker’, a young man who can’t seem to stop ‘juking’ his friends quoting scripture verses in ways they may not be intended to be used.
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A renowned preacher and seminary professor, Dr. Smith is known for his impact on ministers across the country. His life was marked with adversity as he lost a wife, a son, and battled cancer. Through it all, his undying devotion to God and to His Word shows us the courage and perseverance that God builds in those who call Him Lord.
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A gifted artist, Jackson designs custom playing cards for a living, using his work as a platform to spread the love of Christ and impact the lives of those who view his work. Jackson’s creativity, humor, and love of life reminds us of how God wants to use the gifts He has richly given us for His ultimate glory.
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Recruiting volunteers isn't seasonal; it's constant! Or, at least, it should be. Let me share with you three tips that our ministry uses to successfully recruit our volunteers.
Are you looking for an annual student ministry event that engages your small groups or Sunday School classes in a multi-week competition? What if I told you that there was a way to have that AND it be something that your students would look forward to and included creativity, Bible memorization, giving, and outreach? Let me tell you about Tribal Wars!
There is nothing like the honor and blessing it is when, as youth pastors, we get a front-row seat to watch God moving and working in the life of a teenager. One of the best moments is talking with a student about their decision to follow Jesus and follow through with being baptized. It's amazing and humbling at the same time. But the logistics of it all can also be a little intimidating. How does that process work in your ministry? Are you intentional in this pre-baptism meeting to walk a student through what baptism is, what baptism isn't, how it works, why we do it, and even what needs to come after? Are you making an effort to involve the parents in this entire process? Allow me the opportunity to share with you how we do one-on-one baptism meetings with students at our church. There's even a downloadable baptism meeting guide and checklist for you to adjust to fit your ministry context.
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