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The messages that girls receive from teen magazines are often discouraging and degrading to their sense of self-worth, because very few teens feel as thin, pretty or savvy as cover girl models appear to be. That is why Acquire the Fire is teaming up with Virtuous Teen magazine to help spread the word to teenage girls that God loves them just as they are.
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Finally given the green light, hundreds of teenagers shoveled in thousands of nuggets and hundreds of chicken strips and French fries at the Alden Bridge Chick-fil-A Feb. 6 during the second annual “Eat the Menu Challenge.” The event was hosted by the ...
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Editor’s Note: Rachel Ramsey Cruze has a daunting calling—since she was 15 years old, she’s been challenging large audiences to make hard financial choices as part of her dad’s ongoing mission to renovate a culture that’s money-sick. Her dad’s name is Dave Ramsey, bestselling author and radio host. And after she graduated from college she joined his team full time. Today she travels the country speaking about the dangers of credit cards and...
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From youthministry.com
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Community leaders say a recent rash of crime has them looking for ways to solve the problems that have plagued their neighborhoods for years. Hundreds filled St. Mark Baptist Church Wednesday night, but it was no ordinary worship ...
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My guess is big event planning is either one of your favorite things to do or one of the parts of youth ministry you barely tolerate. For me, it is one of the things I put up with and just get through. Over my years of putting up with big events I have stumbled onto a few things that help me every time another one makes it onto my calendar.
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Simple Ways to Organize EVERYTHING...
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From youthministry.com
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Most youth workers like events. We may have mixed emotions about their overall effectiveness, but they aren’t going away anytime soon….we simply won’t let them! And while we all like events, we aren’t all great at planning them from start to finish. As a result, many events are tossed together at the last minute, poorly run, with less than hoped-for results. But maybe there’s a better way. Here are three parts to a great event every youth...
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The economy doesn’t seem to be revovering any time soon – and church budgets are tighter than ever. Here are 6 ideas to help get the most out of every buck your church entrusts to you (if you’re fortunate enough to even have a budget):
Break-even Events – when you plan an event, make out a realistic budget and set a goal for how many students will attend. Some simple division and boom - you have the price point. Now stick to your budget and...
From youthministry.com
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- How to Get the Most Out of a Youth Ministry Conference (youthministry.com)
- 3 Things to Remember as Youth Ministry Changes (youthministry.com)
Yesterday we got a surprisingly high response to “How to Get the Most Out of a Youth Ministry Conference” and are beyond excited that many of you are joining us for SYMC 2012. Today we wanted to highlight the very best part of a youth ministry conference, but we couldn’t limit it to just one! Here’s a quick look at our four favorite parts of a conference.
Discussion
There’s nothing better than sitting around the table with some other like...
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There’s been quite a bit of talk this past year about youth ministry changing drastically in the future. And while we agree youth ministry must always be in a state of evolution and change, our minds wandered to what isn’t going to change anytime soon…or at least shouldn’t! If you spend your time on these few things, you’ll be ready for wherever God is taking us!
Caring adult leaders
Great volunteers have been a part of youth ministry for...
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- Former youth ministry coordinator sentenced to 30 days in jail for sex crime (www2.ljworld.com)
- New Director of Center for Youth Ministry Studies (api.bing.com)
- Youth ministry volunteer to remain in jail (api.bing.com)
There has been a lot of talk this year about the changing shape of youth ministry. As we wrap up one of our last articles of 2011, we thought it was a good idea to talk about a few of these changes … and point out a few things that don’t seem to be changing anytime soon. Up today, a few ways youth ministry seems to be evolving.
There are now many, many voices
It wasn’t that long ago that you would go to a youth worker training event or...
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If you're in the trenches of youth ministry, you're probably excited about what God is doing but exhausted at the same time. Come back for regular encouragement while you influence the lives of teenagers for God and get some free resources along the way. Check out youthministrysupport.com for more...
