Over the summer I normally try to post a couple things that I learned over the previous school year. If you want see the series as it has developed over lots of years then click here. Most of the “This Year” posts are about something I learned and basically “figured […]
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Over the summer I normally try to post a couple things that I learned over the previous school year. If you want see the series as it has developed over lots of years then click here. In our camp training we always say that camp is a two week commitment. […]
On December 10th, 2007 I put up my first post on YLHelp. Over the first summer I decided to do a series on “This Year…”. In these posts I reflect over the summer on things I learned over the course of the previous school year. Summer is a good time […]
We leave for camp on Friday and have been in thick of camp training. One of the universal things YL leaders learn in training is that camp is (at minimum) a two week commitment… the week of camp and then follow-up. Many of us are spent when we get back […]
Howdy Partner! Many moons ago the infamous Rick Wilson pulled me aside and taught me how to lead the square dance at summer camp. I’ve been doing it ever since. Sometimes I do it for our club. I just did it for our year end leader party. A Crossfit gym […]
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes – Romans 1:16. 1. God’s power to save people is found in the gospel. 2. In our desire to see our friends believe in Jesus and find salvation, […]
For the nerds out there… Thank you to those who sent emails about the YMN305 class (posts here and here). For those who might be interested here is a list of resources I utilized in addition to the Bible: Aristotle. Politics. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Barna, George, […]
As promised… Here are the final five things I wanted to pass along from recently teaching a university class on the philosophy and theology of youth ministry. See here for more details and the original post. 6. The best definition I came across for adolescence was that it is the […]
This semester I was asked to teach on the philosophy and theology of youth ministry for Grand Canyon University which is a short drive from my house. I have taught Biblical Interpretation / Hermeneutics for the last five years at GCU and was honestly a bit surprised when they asked […]
Every four years all of the full time staff look forward to the All Staff Conference (ASC). It has been a highlight of the mission for quite some time and the 75 year celebration in 2016 will be no exception. Plans are still finalizing, but it may be that 2018 […]
More and more clubs are using lyric videos for songs in club these days. I’ve put together a Youtube playlist you can use and pick from for your next club if you need it. The link to the playlist is HERE. I also want to give a shout out to […]
Contact Work is the most distinctive and unique part of the YL tool belt. Few others do it, and even fewer do it the way YL leaders do Contact Work. Yet, it is also the most challenging aspect of leadership for most leaders in YL. I am the product of […]