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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Shifting Your Students’ View of Their World
As you strive to turn your youth ministry ship toward a more evangelism-focused direction, it’s critical that you begin to help your students see their world with fresh, new eyes. So let’s tackle the
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Avoiding Lone Rangeritis – Building a youth ministry team
Do you sometimes feel like a “lone ranger” as you strive to recalibrate your youth ministry model around Jesus’ mission of reaching the lost and making disciples who make disciples? If this is a
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Turning the Ship
As a youth leader you may find yourself captaining a “youth ministry ship” that’s already headed full-steam ahead on what feels like a predetermined course – a course that may not be as effective
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Don’t Sweep the e-Word Under the Rug
In our “live and let live culture,” it can be easy to sweep the e-word under the rug. Yet Jesus has charged us with spreading His good news and carrying forth His Cause of
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