Posts by Young Life Leader

On every camp trip with kids (summer, fall, winter, work crew, etc) I make sure to get that camper’s birthdate and contact info. It goes on my calendar, along with all my family birthdays and other dates. Every kid who has ever been in a cabin with me absolutely gets prayed for at least once…

Camron Matschek, a Young Life leader in Austin, TX, shared with us a couple of helpful sites he built for his Young Life area. Club Ideas  The idea behind this site is that it works well on a phone, so that as a team sits down trying to plan a club they can easily pull…

A few years ago my sister found an incredible photo of her husband wearing a red turtleneck as a child (see below).  She had the brilliant idea of using that pic on an invitation and throwing him a “Red Turtleneck Surprise Party” for his birthday. Everyone was encouraged to wear a red turtleneck and at the…

If you’re taking kids to camp this winter, consider making crewneck sweatshirts instead of long sleeve t-shirts. They’re hot right now and you can get them for the same price as a long sleeve shirt.  Check with the Young Life store as they do custom apparel. I’ve also heard good things about Port and Co. When ordering for the gals, make…

If you’re anything like me and the other leaders in our area, as the spring semester begins the first thing you ask is, “What should we do for Club?”  Club is our chance to share the Gospel every week with our middle school, high school, and college friends. It SHOULD be something we want to…

You are invited to participate in something HUGE this January in New York City! God is using Young Life in Greater New York to impact the entire world. With over 800 languages spoken, it’s a center of diversity, influence, and finance. YL staff and leaders in the GNY division reach kids who are connected to the…

Carolinas Region praying for New York. We’ve just finished up a refreshing Carolinas Region staff conference at Windy Gap. It was a gift to be joined by a few friends on the Young Life staff in New York.  Below are the worship songs we sang during the conference. If you’re looking for some new songs…

Written by Chris Nichols, Young Life staff with Club Beyond (Young Life military) in England. At our weekly small group Bible study tonight with both the middle and high school kids, we gave out a survey about “me and what I believe” to the ten kids who came. We then sat around and discussed it.…

Written by John Freeman. I’m feeling pretty sentimental this week. Five years ago I began Larry Crabb’s school of soul care. Sweet memories and great content flowed from that healing week in Colorado Springs. During one lecture Dr. Crabb stopped speaking, turned to me, and asked a question:  “John, you constantly take notes. Why are…

Written by Zach Gurick, Metro Director for Young Life in Soutwest Florida. I remember feeling totally spent, like I had nothing left to give. I had poured out everything I had… It was a feeling of deep weariness, more than just tired. I discovered one of the issues was that I didn’t have someone else pouring into me!…

Young Life’s Communications team is offering a social media training webinar at 10am MT on Tuesday, November 29th. The online seminar will cover our role on social media as missionaries in a digital world, how we can practically be missionaries in this online realm, and examples of how different Young Life areas are already doing this on social…

It’s nearing the end of the semester. Club might feel more like a chore than a privilege.  “We’ve just got to get by and push through to winter break.” What would happen if your team heard that the president of Young Life was doing a surprise visit to your club this week? How would you tweak things?…

If you’re looking for a fun game to play with your middle, high school, or college friends- the brand new card game, Control, is awesome!  I picked up one of my high school friends from school last week and we went and played at Mickey D’s. Card games are a great way to foster conversation…