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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’
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Not Alone in our Evangephobia (FREE Object lesson)
When I talk with students in our youth ministry about what holds them back from sharing their faith, the majority of their answers have to do with fear. Fear of conflict, fear of rejection,
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Engage: Impacting A Hostile World
Over the past few years I have used and enjoy the curriculum YM360 puts out. What I have come to appreciate about their material is how they devote a lot of time in preparing bible centered
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The Supernatural and Evangelism
Ghosts, vampires, zombies, Frankenstein, Justin Bieber, werewolves…all things that just don’t make sense…and yet they are topics the culture around us embraces every day. When it comes to things that aren’t just baffling, like
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No Raised Hands…
Do you ever feel like alter calls can be kind of awkward? In the student ministry I volunteer with, we have a commitment to sharing the gospel every week at every gathering. When the
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Don’t Give In To “Dumb-downed” Lessons
In the past few weeks I have been reminded of my mission and urgency to teach sound biblical doctrine to teenagers. This reminder didn’t come to me in the form of a Sunday morning
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Weekly Mission
Instead of the typical one-week mission trip this spring or summer, Faith Church of Kent, WA participated in a weekly mission each Sunday from June through August. Reaching out was as simple as grilling
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Are You Leveraging Facebook?
The following info-graphic/study got me thinking about how youth leaders can most effectively communicate with students. If students still lived in the land of Myspace, many youth leaders would no doubt find themselves on
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What is Soul Fuel?
Soul Fuel…It’s been around for years…and hundreds of youth leaders use it every week. But what is it? Simply stated, it’s a FREE weekly devo of sorts that uses music, movies, TV and trends
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Mission & Movie Night (outreach idea)
This outreach idea has a little something for everybody. It has purpose, fun, creativity, and it’s gospel-centric. It’s actually pretty cool for me to look back and think how this event morphed and unfolded
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