Tag Archives: Resources

04.15.13
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Graduation Gift Idea

ConGRADulationsI cannot believe that another school year has just about come and gone! Graduation is simply approaching, and many youth pastors are frantically looking for some gift to give their seniors that will not just be put on a shelf or put away never to be looked at again. Here is an idea for you guys:

Congradulations is an awesome tool put together by interlinc. It is a CD with 20 songs from today’s top Christian artists about graduation. Some songs are filled with advice to your graduates. Top artists such as Lecrae, Switchfoot, or TobyMac headline the Congradulations cd. Millions of students have been impacted by this cd for the past 20 years.

Music is an important part of a students’ life, and this is a quick way to use music as a tool to advise and minister to the graduates. Check out Interlinc’s website by clicking here, and make sure you check out the Congradulations page.

03.15.13
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Free Easter Resources for your Youth Ministry

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The folks over at youthministry360 have just launched another round of free resources, just in time for Easter. They’re giving away three different Easter Bible study lessons, PLUS a set of 10-day Easter devotions for your students. It’s solid stuff that will help your teenagers prepare their hearts and minds for Easter. Easter is such a powerful time for Christ-followers. These tools will help you lead students to both reflect on and celebrate Christ’s death and resurrection. 
To download these free resources, head on over to the ym360 Easter Vault at https://youthministry360.com/blog/youthministry360-easter-vault.
And if for any reason you need help or have questions, their team is great about helping out.
03.13.13
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Books to Recommend to Parents

Book Recommendations for Parents

 

 

Parents, here are a few books that I would recommend for you on ministering more effectively to your student:

 

 

 

02.26.13
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Stumin Sidekick Launch Week

sms_slide-launchHave you heard of “Stumin Sidekick?” Well, you have now! Stumin Sidekick is a new resource website for youth workers. They are providing student ministry curriculum, sermons, games, resources, forms, leadership training, and much more.

This week is the “Launch Week” of stumin sidekick, and they are giving away over $1200 in giveaways. You need to get in on this thing, and check it out!

Check it out here!

02.13.13
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Resources for Parents

Resources for parents blog postOne thing that our student ministry has done over the past year is increase the resources that we are sharing with the parents of our students. We try to share a new blog post or resource each week with them as well as share something that can be beneficial for them to use in being an effective parent of a student.  I want to share a few of the resources that we regularly share with parents of our students. So, here they are:

Name of Resource: The Source for Parents

Resource’s Website: thesource4parents.com/

What does this resource provide: This website is put on by Jonathan McKee. Jonathan shares helpful resources and blog posts about your student, and the way that they are thinking, and the way that they approach things. On this website, he studies regularly youth culture and how it applies to your home.

Name of Resource: The Center for Parent and Youth Understanding

Resource’s Website: CPYU.org

What does this resource provide: The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding is a nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers.

Name of Resource: The Youth Culture Report

Resource’s Website: theyouthculturereport.com

What does this resource provide: The Youth Culture Report is a daily website news organization delivering news on youth culture seven days a week. We save you time and work, by bringing you the latest news on youth culture in one place.

Name of Resource: Focus on the Family

Resource’s Website: focusonthefamily.com

What does this resource provide: Their main focus and goal is to make parents thrive.

Name of Resource: Orange Parents

Resource’s Website: orangeparents.org/

What does this resource provide: This resource provides helpful articles on the family. They provide other resources and book suggestions to show you how to have a Godly home.

Name of Resource: ParentMinistry.net

Resource’s Website: parentministry.net/

What does this resource provide: This resource provides practical helps for the student pastor and its leaders to minister and teach the parents as well as the students. They connect and provide you with the resources to give to the parents based on what you are studying. They also provide blog posts that are practical for parenting kids and teens.

Question: What resources do you regularly share with parents?

01.21.13
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The Top 10 “Must Have” Student Ministry Books

The top 10 must have student ministry books blog postBooks are a great way for you to learn how to practically do student ministry! I try to read several new student ministry books throughout the year. Here are the top “must have” student ministry books that I recommend:

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1. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry by Doug Fields

 

 

 

 

sustainable youth ministry

 

 2. Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark Devries

 

 

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3. Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields

 

 

 

 

The Greenhouse Project

 

 4. The Greenhouse Project by Mike Calhoun

 

 

 

 

Think Orange

 

5. Think Orange by Reggie Joiner

 

 

 

 

The Seven Checkpoints

 

 6. Checkpoints by Andy Stanley

 

 

 

 

More than dodgeball

 

7. More than Dodgeball by Josh Griffin

 

 

 

 

Twisdom

 

8. Twisdom by Matt Lawson

 

 

 

 

Life in Student Ministry

 

 9. Life in Student Ministry by Tim Schmoyer

 

 

 

 

Raising the Bar

 

 10. Raising the Bar by Alvin Reid

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mentions: “Do they run when they see you coming” by Jonathan McKee; “A disconnected Generation” by Josh McDowell.

Question: What Student Ministry books would you add to this list? Please leave them in the comment section below, we would love to hear what books have helped shape your student ministry philosophy.

01.18.13
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Freebie Friday- Photo Scavenger Hunt List

Freebie-FridayI have shared a photo scavenger hunt list before, but here is a new one that is done by Josh Robinson. You can read mine here. This is a great game, and an excellent way to build community like Josh points out on his blog:

What better way to build community in your group than to go on a huge scavenger hunt? This week’s freebie is a photo scavenger hunt list!

Download Josh Robinson’s Photo Scavenger Hunt List here!

Josh RobinsonAbout Josh:

I have the privilege to pastor students at Church @ the Springs in Ocala, Florida. I want this generation to imitate Christ and influence the world with the gospel. My college years were spent playing sports for one year (basketball and baseball) until God called me to serve in ministry.  I enrolled and finished my B.A. in Christian Education at  The Baptist College of Florida in 2006. After entering full-time ministry I finished a Master’s of Arts in Religion with a concentration in Christian Leadership and a Masters of Religious Education from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

Connect with Josh: Facebook Twitter Vimeo Google+

01.14.13
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Ministering to Parents Webinar with Jim Burns

Ministering to Parents Webinar

Parentministry.net is offering a FREE webinar to help assist student pastors in ministering with parents on January 24th at 10:00 am. The webinar will be completely free and hosted by Parent Ministry. The speaker for the webinar is Jim Burns. This is a great offer that you will want to be a part of. You can register here, and you do not even have to be a member of Parent Ministry! Register today, registration is limited!

01.07.13
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Impact Resources

35fcbb792a2000562891abaaffc34cd0Looking for resources for your student ministry? How about some new fresh curriculum or solid books that may help your ministry out? Impact resources is a ministry through student leadership university.Student Leadership University has been for year’s training youth leaders to develop student leaders in our youth groups to reach other students in their prospective communities. This resource page is a great way to purchase curriculum, books, Bibles, and apparel. I highly encourage what my friends over at Student Leadership University are doing. When you are there, make sure you check out the Youth Pastor Summit as well as the other stuff and programs that they have to offer.

VIEW RESOURCES FROM IMPACT (STUDENT LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY) HERE!

12.27.12
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The Top Books that I Have Read in 2012

Top books that I have read in 2012 blog postI have read more in this year than I probably have in any other year EVER. I wanted to share the top books that I have read in 2012 for you today! So, here they are:

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1. Gospel: Recovering the Power that made Christianity Revolutionary by J.D. Greear. This is easily the best and most challenging book that I have read this year. Pastor J.D. is the lead pastor of the mega church, “Summit Church” in Cary, NC. They have several campuses throughout the triangle area.

 

 

jesusnothing2. Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian. This book will challenge you to realize that God’s love for you is totally dependent on Him and His character, and not on your performance!

 

 

 

christian-atheist-the3. The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel. This book challenged me in my personal desire to walk with Jesus as much as any other book that I have read this year. I highly encourage you to read this book if you have not already.

 

 

 

weird4. Weird by Craig Groeschel. Craig is one of the best story tellers there are. He is also probably the most transparent writer that I have ever read by. This book like the last one I mentioned will challenge you in your personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

twisdom5. Twisdom by Matt Lawson. Matt is the high school student pastor at First Baptist Church of Woodstock, GA. He is an incredible student pastor, and in this book, he pours out some incredible wisdom relating to student ministry and leadership. It is geared toward student pastors so make sure that you purchase this book soon.

 

 

greater6. Greater by Steven Furtick. This was one of the most motivational and encouraging books that I have read this year. Pastor Steven has a gift of encouraging Christians to go deeper in their personal commitment to following Christ.

 

 

 

more_than_dodgeball_book7. More than Dodgeball by Joshua Griffin. Joshua is the student pastor at Saddleback church. He also blogs regularly at morethandodgeball.com. It is arguably the best student ministry blog out there. He knows his stuff and is a veteran in student ministry. This book will give you practical thoughts pertaining to student ministry.

 

 

simple8. Simple Church by Thom Rainer. This book is a great book, and many churches need to take to the simple church model suggested in this book. I believe that over the last several years, more and more churches have gone to this model, and I look for many more to do the same soon. This book is practical, and a must read for every church leader!

 

 

souldetoxcover300dpi8x69. Soul Detox by Craig Groeschel. Now, obviously you can see that I am a Groeschel fan. He is a great speaker, but one thing that interests me about Groeschel is his transparency. He admits his struggles and faults for you, and helps you practically live out your faith. This book will help you stay clean from the world and its corruption that it can bring into your life.

 

 

The Explicit Gospel10. The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler. I love hearing Matt Chandler preach. He has an incredible testimony, but an incredible gift in preaching. He is definitely one of my favorite preachers out there. This is a very deep read so be prepared.