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Who Thought that Encouragement = Ratings?

Last night I accidentally watched American Idol’s season opener.  I say accidentally because I said that I was done with the show and couldn’t invest anymore of my life in it.  Not that I was ever a huge mega-fan, but I struggled to care anymore.
Then last night, my wife had it on and Steven Tyler [...]

Clueless on Sports?

Sports are an instant conversation-starter or a great way to jump into conversation with teens. Of course, if you know nothing about sports, then you instantly find yourself sitting on the outside of the conversation.
I was always a huge sports fan, but once I got into full-time ministry, watching sports dropped down the priority food [...]

The best youth work resource…You!

Guest Blogger: Danny Ferguson
I think that there is a general feeling among Christian youth workers that they spend a vast majority of their time doing things that they would rather not be doing. There are administrative tasks, planning for programs and of course…politics. You remember back to your interview and the dreams you [...]

Be a Guest Blogger…

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We’re looking for guest bloggers for YouthResource.net’s Youth Ministry Blog.
We’re looking for every topic from program development to leadership to teaching & training.
Even if you’ve written one article and you’d like to share it, we want to hear from you!
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Youth Pastor Job Listings – YouthMinistryJobs.net

YouthResource.net has just pre-launched a job site for youth pastors, youth workers, and children’s workers called:
YouthMinistryJobs.net
The site is absolutely FREE for job seekers & employers!
Check it out today!
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Taking Q’s: Volunteers Pt. 3: Avoiding potential & dealing w/ existing conflict

We’re taking your questions!

To Save a Life the Movie – A Review

Make sure you check out Paul’s interview with Jim Britts – youth worker & movie writer/producer
THE CROWD
The audience that watched the flim last night was largely middle-aged and up and not involved with youth ministry. I assumed this because of the surprises & gasps at some of the teen behavior that was portrayed in [...]

To Save a Life Movie – Interview with the writer

Last night I had the privilege of watching an advanced screening of the movie “To Save a Life” and interviewing the writer of the movie Jim Britts who isn’t corporate Christian filmmaker, but a youth pastor who’s still in the trenches.

Have a listen:

Practically Speaking: Volunteers

In the last 2 G-140 Podcasts, we’ve been discussing working with volunteers.
In this weeks show, I talked about the importance of helping volunteers understand their commitment and getting their signoff on those very things.
The majority of youth workers don’t have a formal process of this and it causes tons of problems down the road:

The volunteer [...]

G-140 Podcast: To Save a Life movie…

Outreach Films has produced a movie called, “To Save a Life” that will be coming to theaters in January 2010.
Paul and Nick will be attending an advanced screening of the movie on November 5th and will do a podcast live on-site with interviews of youth leaders in attendance as well to get their thoughts, opinions, [...]