Recently I posted some resources for club music. One of the resources was from Eric Hoskins, Area Director in Sarasota, FL. He was nice enough to write up some great thoughts about club music and I wanted to share them with you all! — When I joined the Young Life […]
Two years ago we worked through the gospel of Mark in a school year. Last year we went through the gospel of John and got some help from friends as well. I also heard a lot of great feedback from clubs who went through the “I Am” statements in John. […]
My friend Jorge and the team at Coronado High School YL put together a great video to promote club. I love that there is an administrator in the video too. I also love that the video was on the school campus. Great job Coronado YL! You could put together a […]
I’m sure many of you out there are scrambling to put together you club plans. Well, this post should help save you some time! It is never a good idea to “wing” the music plan. I’ve led songs for a long, long time. I’ve led music while singing and playing […]
Here is an idea that will really stick with you… Sorry for the pun, but it was too hard to pass up. But really, here is a great idea passed along to my from Tanita Maddox from Santa Barbara, CA… I heard about this from an AD forever ago, and […]
This coming Monday we have our annual all-area dodgeball club. For us it is a huge kickoff for our entire area and the students really get into it. Here are my five best tips: 1. Promote the event – The easiest way to do this is through Facebook. This year […]
I was privileged to teach a seminar at Lost Canyon this weekend on being a Senior Leader. I know that there are a ton of volunteer senior leader / team leaders out there leading teams of missionaries to local schools. Way to go! And if there is anything I can […]
A few weeks ago we went through our brainstorming process and planned out the following clubs: All Area-Dodgeball Freshman Club Instagram Club Ice Cream Club Snapbacks & Tattoos Club All Area Halloween Club Safari Club ‘Merica Club Turkey Club Kool Aid Club Pajama Club Classy Sweater Christmas Club
In our club we start campaigners before we start club. I thought I’d run down some great campaigner options… 1. 1st 30 Quiet Times by Ty Saltzgiver – This is tried and tested resource that continues to be a great option. It is a great resource to give a kid […]
Each semester my I lead my team and others through a club planning meeting that is really a collaborative effort to benefit from the power of effective brainstorming. If you are curious, here are the steps I go through: 1. Clear a lot of time – This meeting take 3-4 […]
A few days ago I met up with one of my YL teams to look at the semester in a glance. I put together the file below which includes a schedule for our club night, including our weekly team dinner meeting plan, as well as our campaigner plan. I chose […]
Even though I know a lot of you are still in the midst of summer camp, club is right around the corner for others of us! The first day of school in my area is next week. In fact, I helped out at a team meeting for one of our […]