Posts by Drew Hill
Young Life’s Global Day of Prayer
This Tuesday, October 6, we have the privilege to join together for the Young Life Global Day of Prayer. Together as a diverse body, we seek to go deeper into the heart of God, with the single-minded mission of reaching kids for Jesus Christ. We encourage you to join together in prayer on Tuesday with…
Read MoreWill You Drink the Wine?
“In my Father’s house there are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you may also be where…
Read MoreHave You Played “Among Us”?
You may have recently heard about this little game called “Among Us.” Even though it’s been out for a while, it’s only recently become popular. Like most things, it’s probably because of a TikTok. “Among Us” is a type of “Who done it?” game, similar to Mafia. (If you don’t know how to play Mafia,…
Read MoreThe Best Leadership Advice You’ve Ever Received
“What’s the best leadership advice you’ve ever received?“ I was talking with our staff team a few weeks ago when someone asked that question. I ripped out my journal and started scribbling notes: “Work yourself out of a job. Raise others up. Your job is building people, not doing tasks. Who is your Timothy?” “Take…
Read MoreWyldLife During COVID
WyldLife + COVID= Challenging. How will we meet new kids when we can’t actually go to the school How do we make middle school kids wear masks for an entire hour-long event? How do we please parents who are on opposite ends of the spectrum – those who think we should be having full clubs,…
Read MoreHow Young Life Charlotte Urban is “Bridging the Gap”
When we first learned that our county made the decision to have school online, we knew it would pose real challenges for many of our teenage friends. We wanted to help, so we began dreaming of a way that we, as Young Life Charlotte Urban, could respond and be a resource for the kids in…
Read MoreThe New “C” in Young Life
There’s always been Contact Work, Club, Camp, Campaigners…and for the past six months, we’ve had a new “C” in Young Life… “COVID.” In the spring, many of us jumped into emergency mode, doing the best we could to replicate “normal” ministry tools in a virtual setting. As this season of uncertainty continues – and looks…
Read MoreAn Update from Drew
In this 4-minute video, Drew shares a personal update as well as some exciting news about The Young Life Leader Blog.
Read MoreSome Personal News…
Friends, I wanted to share some personal news and ask for your prayers. This week, I was listening to podcast called “The Second Muse” featuring an interview with Andrew Osenga. I heard Andrew rattle off this quote below and it hit pretty close to home: “There were a lot of things in my life that…
Read MoreBest Practices: Club During COVID-19
You’re innovating. We’re listening. This is the final installment of our short video series discussing best practices for ministry during the coronavirus pandemic: Campaigners, Contact Work, and Club. It’s our hope that these videos will serve as a one-stop-shop for ministry inspiration as you seek to live out the mission statement in uncharted territory. In…
Read MoreBest Practices: Contact Work During COVID-19
You’re innovating. We’re listening. This is our second of three videos discussing best practices for ministry during the coronavirus pandemic: Campaigners, Contact Work, and Club. It’s our hope that these videos will serve as a one-stop-shop for ministry inspiration as you seek to live out the mission statement in uncharted territory. In today’s video on…
Read MoreBest Practices: Campaigners During COVID-19
You’re innovating. We’re listening. Over the next three days, we’ll be releasing three videos discussing best practices for ministry during the COVID-19 pandemic: Campaigners, Contact Work, and Club. It’s our hope that these videos will serve as a one-stop-shop for ministry inspiration as you seek to live out the Young Life mission statement in uncharted…
Read MoreWe Find Life When…
In 2011 I read an intriguing book by Donald Miller called “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years.” I still remember this one chapter called “How Jason Saved His Family.” Donald’s buddy, Jason, has a teenage daughter who he claims “is dating a loser” and Jason is worried that the boyfriend has convinced his baby…
Read More15 Ways to Love God and Others While Stuck at Home
Below is a letter I sent to my high school guys. Feel free to copy and paste any parts of it that might be helpful for you to send to your Campaigners groups. Also, for any fans of “The Office,” feel free to download this pic. It’s my favorite Zoom virtual background. – Drew —…
Read MoreA Campaigners Guide for a Quarantined Holy Week
During this Holy Week, we have a great opportunity to spend time with our Campaigners groups looking at the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Many of them may have never put together the details of how those final days played out. It’s the most important week in the life of a Christian- take advantage…
Read MoreEngaging Kids Across Deep Differences
Years ago, Drew Hill and I were Young Life leaders together at Northern High School in Durham, North Carolina. I have long admired Drew’s love for kids, passion the Gospel, and unrelenting hope in mediocre basketball teams. Drew asked me to share some of the core ideas from my new book with Tim Keller, Uncommon…
Read MoreA Letter to Leaders Whose Kids Didn’t Show Up to Online Club
They didn’t show up. They ignored your text. They ghosted your Zoom Club. They didn’t tune in to Instagram Live. It hurts. It’s confusing. But it does not define your success in the relationships you have been building over the past years or months. To the leaders and staff that see other leader’s Instagrams and…
Read MoreHong Kong YL’s Top 10 Tips for Ministry in Crisis
Hong Kong YL’s Top 10 Tips for Ministry in Crisis
Read MoreTwo Truths & A Lie: A Virtual Club Game
Looking for a game for your Virtual Club? Check this one out from Robb Schreiber! At our WyldLife Zoom Club we played the game “2 Truths and a Lie.” We used the shared screen on Zoom. We had kids submit their answers through the chat feature on Zoom so we had a record of it.…
Read MoreHow To Lead Young Life After Having Kids
When we got married, I didn’t expect that we would have kids until at least 10 years into marriage, if at all. I for sure didn’t expect we’d get pregnant on our honeymoon. Unexpected became the norm early in our pregnancy when we found out something was wrong with our baby girl and that she…
Read MoreAn Old “New” Club Song
It feels more complicated than ever to find new songs that are “usable” for club. What if, instead of trying to lyrically edit the hottest new song on the radio, we kicked it old school and reached back into the YL song archives? We’ve recently started doing this old song, a cappella with motions, and…
Read MoreA Brand New Way for Leaders to Connect
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE During the YL2020 staff conference in Orlando, lots of Young Life staff enjoyed using the YL2020 app. It was fun to have a channel devoted to sharing pictures, questions and information. It kind of felt like an Instagram feed just for Young Life! We’re in the beginning stages…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Books of 2019
When I was a brand-new Young Life leader in college, our Area Director instilled in us the belief that “leaders are readers.” Thank you, Bart Scarborough! In our world of podcasts and streaming video, it’s becoming more difficult to develop a discipline of reading, but it’s a practice that still remains so important for the…
Read MoreWin $350! A New Book Cover Design Contest for “My 1st 30 Quiet Times” by Ty Saltzgiver
2006 cover design Other than the Bible, the most read book in the mission of Young Life over the last 35 years has hands down been, “My First Thirty Quiet Times” by Ty Saltzgiver. It was first published in 1985 and then revised in 2006. Ty has finished a complete re-write that will be ready…
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