While Webster provides us with a pretty great idea of what light is, we are going to go to the Scripture to find out where light comes from. Today we are going to discuss three different places that light comes from.
As Americans, we have a tendency to want to do things our way, and that line of thinking can cause barriers and make overseas mission work ineffective. Losing that way of thinking and embracing new ideas and new cultures is vital to successful mission experiences.
The problem with summer camp? It doesn’t quite compare to real life. Coming down from that Jesus high can be a bummer. We have developed a few ways to help our students transition back into life as painlessly as possible.
Our students beg to have messy games, and since doing them indoors is not the best option, summer is the perfect time to make it happen. Here’s one in particular that we have tried and loved.
I think that we all get to the point every now and then where we wonder what we are doing and if we are cut out for this big job God has called us to. How we respond in those moments is so important.
Why do teenagers love messy and gross games? While I don’t have the answer to that question, I know that they most definitely do love to get them, and the messier the better.
Small group discussion time can be a great way for staff and volunteers to build strong relationships with students and the perfect place to foster accountability and mentor-type relationships, but it can also be quite difficult. Here are a few keys that help make leading a small group discussion a little less challenging.
Our youth ministry had the basic hospitality components in place. We had greeters at the doors, music playing in the background, gifts for first time students, but we started to notice that these basic things weren’t cutting it. Lots of brainstorming and trial and error led to making some changes in the way we do hospitality.
As leaders, a lot of times, we feel like casting vision and laying out a new direction for our ministries is all on our shoulders, but it’s important to let your leadership team share in that responsibility. These six steps can provide direction to your leadership team, regardless of if those leaders are students or adults.
We needed to make prayer more meaningful for the students in our ministry. Sure, our students were bowing their heads as we prayed during worship, but were we giving them the opportunity to take it any further than that? After a bit of brainstorming and research, we found four great ways to help unleash the power of prayer for our students.
Everyone wants to be a sumo wrestler, right? But, who has the time for all the training and where do you even buy those uniforms? Don’t worry, we have a cheap and hilarious twist on sumo wrestling that will rock at your next youth meeting and will have you in hysterics!
