Help for Young Life Leaders NOW

Here are some sweet things worth checking out…

Matt Golley – A great artist who happens to be going on YL staff in Puerto Rico. I’m buying one right now for our dining room. I really like his use of pages from the book of Acts on this one.

YL Playbook – These guys are posting tons of games that you can use in club. Great “labels” on the side help narrow down what you are looking for.

YL Blog from SoCal – Some cool downloads, including a bookmark with mini quiet times on it for new believers. Very cool!

Leader Lounge – I’ve mentioned these guys (and gal… my wife hates being called “gal” sorry) before. I’ve started listening to their podcast, which is a great resource.

Chad Swanzy – Chad keeps on innovating. Check out the link to see how he is streaming his small group meetings. I am fascinated with the idea and the future of this. Also he has a ridiculously huge picture of himself on his page. He may have a cavity on a back tooth. (The one on his left).

I’d like to highlight some good people out there in the YL world…

1. Leader Lounge (www.leaderlounge.com) This is a great site by people who understand and do YL. They have skit stuff, intelligent discussion about ‘dem youths, and other helpful links and all. This resource has been around a lot longer than ylhelp.com, if you can’t find what you are looking for here, they probably have it.
2. Chad Swanzy (chadswanzy.blogspot.com) Chad seems to know what is going on in the world of YL and youth ministry more than I do. He also highlights his family and personal adventures. You will find a combination of practical helps and odd and interesting tidbits. He also invented this Hawk-a-sausage game, pretty cool.
3. Retro Fashions (www.fashionablyretro.com) I’m not gonna lie, my buddy has a sweet t-shirt company that makes the coolest custom shirts for YL and elsewhere. He also has a sweet line of shirts I’m not gonna mention right now. If you need shirts, ask for a design and quote, you won’t be disappointed. He’s also prop’in ylhelp.com so that is nice of him.