Volkswagen has recently put out some great commercials. When I saw this one I knew exactly how I could use it in YL. The commercial captures a dad showing his son how to throw a baseball. It first shows the son throwing, and his throw and form are quite terrible. […]
I hope you are all getting a good break and well deserved rest! Thank you to all those that commented about how God has been working in the past semester, it has been very encouraging to me. Here are some highlights: With the Lord… -“I’ve been a volunteer leader for […]
I’m going to speak a bit candidly… There was a time in my neck of the woods where there were not enough spots at summer camp for everyone who wanted to go. This meshed nicely with the purpose and intent of YL camp, to introduce people to Jesus (and help […]
I’m sure many of you get the “Monday Morning” email from YL. Today there was a great article about humor in YL by Lee Corder. In our FYL training we always take at least one week to study some basic theological and practical considerations regarding laughter and humor. I’ll be […]
I have a major post I’m working on that talks about how we develop leadership in our YL area. I’ve set up a new poll on the site and I’d love your input [you will need to go to the actual site if you are viewing this in an email/tweet/Facebook/RSS/etc.] […]
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and in my club we always do a “Turkey Club” which is always fun and a bit of a tradition for us. I was thinking of something special to do in our club along the lines of thankfulness. You may be aware that Post-Secrets […]
Great stuff keeps coming from Eric! If you haven’t seen his earlier post, you should check it out now. Below is a great resource for training and explaining how to do music in club. It could even be an outline for a seminar if you needed to lead one. Thanks […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]