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 […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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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 […]
We decided to celebrate everyone’s birthday this week at club. We convinced everyone that Monday was their birthday. I was on campus and kids were saying, "Happy Birthday Sean!" I even heard kids saying it to each other. It definitely created some hype around campus. You can see the attached […]
Last Monday we did Toilet Paper Club. It was a shorter club, then we Tee-pee-ed our rival high school. We asked each student to come with one or two rolls of toilet paper and camo gear. The other club let us get them for a few minutes and then ran […]
Check the target Did you hit your mark? Ask for feedback. Ask key kids too. It is wise before your talk to to ask an experienced leader to listen carefully, and time the talk also. Ask for constructive feedback. You will get a bunch of "great job" and "way to […]
Plato’s order of perception Credibility (who are you?) Compassion (do you care about me?) Content (what do you have to say?) Use at least 2 of these: Something… Personal Visual Interactive Surprising Tangible Review your notes and write at least two or three key “feelings” that should be obvious (anger, […]