Here is a tip… Often a Gospel story will be a little too long to keep kids attention if you read the whole thing. Here are some ideas… Find “break points”. These are places where you can stop to clarify what is happening in the story, any confusing terms (i.e. […]
Monthly Archives: March 2008
14 posts
Plain. Simple. Yellow Club. Kids wore yellow to school and to club that day. Bang! Yellow Club. Yellow Club
I had the privilege to be with all of the camp speakers this summer. As part of this time they compiled their best talk illustrations. Many of them are time-tested ones many are familiar with. There were dozens of these. There were five that really stood out to me and […]
I really like how this blog is coming together, and I’ve received a lot of positive feedback. But there is one element that hasn’t evolved yet. Sharing of ideas and resources. There have been some very helpful comments, but I’d like to hear from you more! CONTEST: Send in your […]
Here is a simple game you can use as an icebreaker for Campaigners or any other get together. Print out the link below and get a pair of dice. Take turns rolling the dice and answering the question with that number. It is a simple game, it is fun because […]
I have to be honest. I’ve never seen one episode of Hannah Montana. But I know that it is crazy popular. What does YL do with silly trendy pop stars… we make mock skits of them of course. With Summer Camp around the corner, let me suggest the following idea […]
I just got an iPhone and I love it! The interface is unbelievable. Some of the applications like the Google Map integration and the Facebook iPhone web-app have been really useful. There are a couple things I’m trying to figure out to maximize it for YL usage. Maybe this will […]
I had the privilege of hearing from Dr. Tim Brown of Western Seminary (Holland, MI), last week. He, like Dale Bruner for those who know him, recites long passages of scripture for the majority of his messages. I’ve seen him do the Sermon on the Mount and other long sections. […]
When you are teaching scripture, it is critical to ask yourself, "What does God want them to know through this text?" We often are tempted to have an idea for a talk that we bring to the scripture rather than letting it speak for itself. Technically this is called eisegesis. […]
One of my favorite baseball players growing up was Darryl Strawberry. I even traded a Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck rookie card for a Strawberry 1984 Topps one time (now the Griffey is 10x its value). Anyway… One thing I loved about Darryl was that he hit for power and […]
Here are some club talk scriptures and possible themes. Hope they help! Know your scripture inside and out. One tip is to print it out on paper and then write all over it. Make sure you know the key words and pay attention to the verbs in the story. Story […]
I’d like to highlight some good people out there in the YL world… 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 […]