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Dispensing an Antidote for “Choose Your Own God” Spirituality – energize article
Do you remember the once popular Choose Your Own Adventure book series? (+250 million books sold.) Written in a format that allowed young readers to pick and choose the plot twists, kids could create
Read More »Say What? Learning to Lead with Questions – energize article
I want to hear from you! If you haven’t taken this quick energize survey yet, please do so now. Sometimes the most awkward part about sharing the gospel is just bringing it up.
Read More »There’s an App for That! – energize article
I want to hear from you! If you haven’t taken this quick energize survey yet, please do so now. At Dare 2 Share, we’re all about teens reaching teens with Jesus’
Read More »Creating a Thriving Youth Ministry with Free Resources – energize article
At Dare 2 Share, we’re all about training and equipping students AND youth leaders to reach this generation for Christ. We do that in a variety of different ways: events, youth group curriculum, books
Read More »4 Ideas to Make the Most of Graduation – energize article
Spring fever is upon us! Green grass, warm evenings, spring sports, prom, senior skip day… Spring also means high school graduation is just around the corner. Your seniors’ rite of passage is a time
Read More »For God So Loved the…Look! It’s a Butterfly! – energize article
Distractions, distractions, distractions. In a fast-paced youth ministry world full of teen drama, trying parents, texts and Tweets, distractions often rule. It’s sometimes easy to forget the central tenet of what Jesus has
Read More »Get ‘em in the Game – energize article
You’re the coach, not the star player, when it comes to student ministry. Your primary job is not to lob the passes and score the points; rather, it’s to coach and train your students
Read More »How Often Should I Give the Gospel?
Some of us came of age in churches where evangelism was just one more compartmentalized topic on the calendar – something that was addressed infrequently, checked off and safely packed away until next
Read More »Four Truths I Know about YOU
Because you’re a youth leader, I already know four fundamental truths about you. You love God. You love teens. You want your teens to love God. You want to make disciples who make disciples.
Read More »Don’t Be a Moron energize article
I’m referring here to morons of the “oxymoron” variety. Seriously, have you ever thought about the logical contradiction that comes when we string together these two words: apathetic evangelical. Consider the definitions. ap·a·thet·ic [ap-uh-thet-ik]
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