Youth Ministry On The Cheap: Identity Crisis – from Youthworker Circuit…
Here is a great, low cost idea that can be used as a stand-alone game or used with the accompanying devotion. YouthWorker Circuit is a great resource site, run by some great youth workers, including…
Youth Ministry On the Cheap: Holiday Traditions
It is the time of year that candy canes, Christmas trees, and familiar carols dominate our senses and thoughts. Take some time as you plan this Christmas season to help establish some holiday traditions that…
Youth Ministry On The Cheap: Free Webinar From Dare2Share
Youth Ministry training is vital. Free training opportunities are even better! Our friends at Dare2Share are offering a free Webinar called “Maximum Velocity: Turbocharge Your Youth Ministry” on December 10th at 10PM Pacific/1PM Eastern Here is…
Are We The Beast?. Or the Dad? Or Both?..
Having young children, (especially a 4 year old girl) ensures a fair amount of Disney movies are in the house. Yesterday, I watched Beauty and the Beast with the kids, because my daughter is enthralled…
Youth Ministry on The Cheap: Free PowerPoint Game…
Here’s a freebie to give away. It’s a Powerpoint game that I made. It’s called A&B because well those are the two options. It’s just random questions to get the students going. I included the…
Christian Leadership
MInistryPlace.Net on the road… ICYC…
This weekend, Brent Lacy from MinistryPlace.Net will be teaching one of the Youth Leader Workshops at the Indiana Christian Youth Convention in…
Back 40 to 10/40… The Bhutanese Refugees of Rochester
This weekend, my wife and I are on a scouting…
Rural Ministry in a Grocery Store…
At a local Pastor’s prayer breakfast, I heard the following…
Ministry
Affordable Events: Game Night
When I was in bi-vocational ministry, I learned quickly that youth ministry had to happen on a small budget. (And by small,…
Youth Ministry on The Cheap: Living in Christ Study…
Living in Christ is a four session Bible Study from…
Turkeys, Hot Dogs, Teenagers, The Gospel.
Ok. I will try and explain this the best I…
Special Needs and Rural Ministry…
There are a few factors in youth ministry that are…
Ministry Tech
Tech on the Cheap: A “ChromeBook” for under $100…
There are sometimes that a full laptop is not really needed, but you need a little more than maybe a tablet can…
Youth Ministry tech: The Kindle Fire
I wanted to try something a little different. Since this…
Tech On The Cheap: Nokia Lumia 521
There are a lot of options available with smartphones. they…
Redneck Tech Tip – Warm Laptop Edition…
Have a Laptop that gets too warm on a countertop?…
Rural Ministry
Gangs and Rural Ministry….
The title of this post sounds like an oxymoron, but it is becoming a real problem. It has been for a while…
Free Resource: Letters to A Teenager Series
If you could speak God’s truth into a group of…
Strange things you find at the Covered Bridge Festival… #ParkeCountyCBF
In my book, I spend a whole chapter on how…
Lessons From The Bible Found on The Farm: The Vine
In John 15, Jesus makes the claim ” I am…
Student Ministry
Book Review: Uncommon Wisdom From The Other Side…
Ever wish you could sit in a room with a group of seasoned youth workers from all over the country and get…
Owning the Numbers Debate
I remember my first youth ministry evaluation. I sat there…
RYM Video Podcast:”Adopt A Neighborhood” Video…
While this is not an “official” episode of the The…
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Philippine Island Typhoon Relief…
Many of us can not afford a foreign missions trip, especially on a rural ministry budget. Here is an opportunity to make an impact halfway across the world through a friend of mine, Brent Longenecker. Many of you that have been in youth ministry for…
Parent Ministry in a Rural Setting Pt #1…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl One of my passions is Parent Ministry. I believe that parents of students shouldn’t be treated like the enemy, like…
Review and Giveaway: Limitless Life by Derwin Gray…
Once in a while, MinistryPlace.Net gets to partner with some great people that allow our readers to get a great perk, just for interacting with our blog! We have been able to offer a free SIGNED copy of Derwin Gray’s new book Limitless Life (if…