March 2011
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WatchCheck out episode 156 of the best youth ministry podcast out there!
Pax,
Rob
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WatchVlog on involving students in leading worship in your youth ministry.
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Managing Your Time Wisely In Your Youth Ministry:...
For the last three days I’ve been writing posts on the importance of managing our time wisely in regards to serving in youth ministry. Why is this so important? Why take three posts to talk about time management? Because when I speak to youth workers who are in the trenches doing great work with the students in their ministries a common theme can be followed…every youth worker is...
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Youth Ministry Resource Highlight: "DUFFLED" &...
If you are working in youth ministry then without a doubt you know that in terms of teenagers, email is dead…and text messaging is king! If you want to effectively communicate events/news/quick content to the students in your ministry then text messaging is the way to go. Currently there are two great text messaging systems that you can utilize in your youth ministry to bring student...
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Managing Your Time Wisely In Your Youth Ministry:...
Yesterday in part 1, I wrote a post on looking out for the “time wasters” that pull us away from what matters most as youth workers. Today I want to talk about the importance of scheduling your week. If you are a lead youth worker than scheduling your week is super important! You are constantly going to be asked by your church (and parents) to do more, go to more meetings, take on...
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Youth Ministry Poll: What is the biggest "time...
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WatchCheck out my friends Josh, Katie, Matt & Doug in the newest episode of the Simply Youth Ministry Podcast. You won’t want to miss it!
Pax,
Rob
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Managing Your Time Wisely In Your Youth Ministry:...
This week was one of the most productive weeks this year for me in terms of youth ministry tasks. I was able to build our student ministries Facebook page, take volunteers out to eat, develop new program ideas, meet with potential adult leaders and more. The reason I was able to accomplish so much was because of a conscience decision to manage/delegate my time wisely. For the next few days I’ll...
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When you feel like your stuck...
Have you ever felt like you’ve hit a rut in your youth ministry? Have you ever felt like you were stuck and you needed a spiritual “pick me up”? It’s very easy for those of us serving in youth ministry to get “stuck” from time to time. Sometimes it stems from being overwhelmed with all the craziness around us of planning events, creating curriculum or running...
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Guest post: My time in Kenya
So where do I even begin with my Kenya PEACE trip? I guess I’ll start from the very beginning J I went on this PEACE trip having no expectations…none whatsoever. Our high school team takes this trip every year and for interns, we have to serve for a year as an intern before we are given the opportunity to go on this mission trip the second year of our internship. I had heard such hype about how...
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Youth Ministry Poll: What types of things do you...
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Last weekend @ WILDSIDE March 12-13, 2011
This weekend we finished up our two part series on “heros of the Bible”. During week one we focused on the character of Moses and this weekend we focused on Jonah-the reluctant hero.
Series: “Old Skool Heros”
Pre-Service: Since our theme for the weekend was SUPER HEROS, we played clips of the old 90’s Christian TV show “Bibleman” for our video countdown. In...
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Guest Post: My Youth Pastor Changed My Life
It was a weekday night and I came home to find my mom and brother fighting. I found my youngest brother down stairs playing N64, trying to ignore the noise. I went upstairs and tried my hardest to make peace between the two yelling at the top of theirs lungs at each other. This was normal for me at 13.
I hated being home around this age. I hated the chaos.
Then someone invited me to their youth...
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This weekends “THE OTHER 6” student devotional...
Here is this weekend’s copy of “THE OTHER 6”. The “OTHER 6” is a jr. high student devotional based off of WILDSIDE’s weekend messages. Click here to download the newest “THE OTHER 6”!
Pax,
Rob
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WatchHere is episode #154 of the Simply Youth Ministry Podcast featuring my boss Katie Edwards and my friends Josh, Doug and Matt. Enjoy! (Live from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago).
Pax
Rob
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Tough Topics: Why having difficult conversations...
We’ve all been there. Difficult conversations with angry parents, painful exchange between you and a volunteer, tough discussions with teens that are falling away. No matter how long you have been serving in youth ministry I’m sure you’ve experienced moments of angst as you find yourself having difficult conversations with those in your ministry. So don’t feel like your...
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Great article on the importance of worship music →
For any of you who lead worship in your youth ministries or have students who lead worship, this is a must-read article on the importance of worship music. Check it out! It’s a great discussion starter for you and your team.
Pax,
Rob
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4 Simple Ways To Build Community With Your...
Every seasoned youth worker knows that a youth ministry is only as healthy as the volunteers that run it. You can have great programs for students, build awesome outreach events and hold amazing camps but without a solid volunteer team, your youth ministry will never reach optimal health/growth. Because the reality is NO YOUTH WORKER IS AN ISLAND! You can’t do it on your own. One person...
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WatchDefinitely one of my highlights from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference! The Supertones were a huge part of my faith development when I was a teenager. It was awesome to hear about these guys hearts for youth ministry! Ska, ska, ska!
Pax,
Rob
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WatchVLOG #3 from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago, IL. I chat with my new friend Tom Roepke about caring for hurting youth workers and about how we need to invite students to really step up and lead in our youth ministry programs. You can follow Tom on his blog @ www.samgamgee.org
Pax,
Rob
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Letting Students Lead: Cultivating A Youth...
This morning the WILDSIDE team took a break from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference to go and check out our friend’s jr. high ministry over at Willowcreek Community Church in South Barington, Chicago. It was a great (and relaxing) time to just sit back and observe another youth ministry and how it functions without having to run any programming. For me the most interesting/exciting...
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Watch the Simply Youth Ministry Conference general...
Click here to catch the general sessions LIVE from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference! Here are the dates/times:
Sunday: 9:00AM-10:00AM (Chicago Time)
7:00PM-9:45PM (Chicago Time)
Monday: 11:00AM-12:00PM (Chicago Time)
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Youth Ministry Thought: Are We Speaking The...
During the long flight from California to Chicago, bound for the Simply Youth Ministry Conference, I read an article in Christianity Today entitled: “Muslims and the Son of God”. It was a great article describing the language barrier issues that come up when sharing the gospel with muslims in various countries. In the article, the writer explains how the seemingly simple phrase...
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WatchVLOG #2 from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago, IL. You asked and Josh answers! Check out this quick interview with Josh Griffin on using social networking in your youth ministry. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s vlog!
Pax,
Rob
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WatchVLOG from day#1 of the SIMPLY YOUTH MINISTRY CONFERENCE in Chicago, IL. I’ll be posting daily videos on the site during the conference. If you have any questions you would like answered or would like me to interview someone on the Saddleback/Simply Youth team just email your questions/thoughts to robh@iheartyouthministry.com
Pax,
Rob
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Last weekends “THE OTHER 6” student devotional
Here is this weekend’s copy of “THE OTHER 6” for part two of our “A LOOK AT GOD’S BOOK” series on the Bible. . The “OTHER 6” is a jr. high student devotional based off of WILDSIDE’s weekend messages. Click here to download the newest “THE OTHER 6”!
Pax,
Rob
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iheartyouthministry.com giveaway!
Hey there youth workers!
Ok so last month I had a contest where I was giving away a free copy of the LIVE Bible for students, a free copy of “My Faith” book for jr. high students and a free “throw & tell storyteller ball”. However, the person who won the giveaway never sent me their mailing address. So here is your second chance to win!
All you have to do to win...
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Last weekend @ WILDSIDE February 26-27, 2011
This weekend we finished up our two week series on the Bible. In part one we took students on a broad tour of what the Bible is. This weekend we focused on how students can use the Bible in their everyday lives.
Series: “A LOOK AT GOD’S BOOK”
Pre-Service: For the countdown this weekend I got up on stage and bet the students that I could say, from memory, all of the books of the Bible in under...
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Youth Ministry Poll: Do you have students lead...
