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Winner, Winner! Raffle Prizes At Club
Weekly club raffles are a time-tested tradition at Young Life clubs across the country. As folks arrive they each get a raffle ticket with a number. The matching ticket is thrown in a hat. Near the beginning of club, maybe after the opening song, a leader comes on stage and says ‘WHAT TIME IS IT?’…
Read MoreYoung Life’s Heartbeat: The Left Of The Line
Today’s guest post is from Jon Houghton, Associate Regional Director of Central Indiana. The vast majority of mentoring programs or discipleship program focus their attention to the right of the threshold line. Most programs ask kids or people to opt in, which inherently means they have a desire to succeed. The number of people willing…
Read MoreA New Worship Song For Leadership: “Good, Good Father”
The leaders in our area love to worship together at our Thursday night leadership meetings. It’s always fun to learn new songs so I thought I’d share one we just started singing together. Good Good Father by House Fires YouTube iTunes Chords PowerPoint
Read More10 Ideas For Turkey Club
Thanksgiving is only two weeks away! Below are some ideas to make your Turkey Club unique and special. Serve Have kids bring canned goods to club to donate to needy families. You could also ask them to bring supplies for Operation Christmas Child and put together Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. Secret Tweets Have everyone…
Read MoreThe Selfie Challenge Game
This game was shared by Nadia Ahmad, a YL leader at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, NC. Two leaders (one guy, one girl) write their phone numbers down on two different posters. The game is introduced as a race to see which 3 people from every grade can send a selfie to the leader…
Read MoreHunger Games Club Ideas: Mockingjay Comes Out November 21
The first of two movies based on the final book of The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, hits the big screen on November 21st. In anticipation of the movie, you could easily do a ‘Hunger Games Club’ the week of Nov. 17th. ‘Hunger Games’ Club Ideas Name Call it ‘Hungry Games Club’ Prizes Award a camp scholarship…
Read MoreLumberjack Week: The Manliest Of All Campaigner Ideas
This guest post is written by Scott Reintgen in Durham, NC. Everyone is doing No-shavember–It’s a great way to bond with guys! But few men are bold enough to take on…Lumberjack Week! During the 3rd week of November, starting Monday Nov. 17th, grab your axes, strap on your suspenders, and don your flannels…it’s time for…
Read MoreA New Resource To Help You Reach EVERY Kid
If you look on the tabs above you’ll see we’ve created a new page on YoungLifeLeaders.orgthat’s dedicated to Capernaum Young Life ministry. As you begin to dream and pray about reaching every kid in your school and town, we’re inviting you to consider the kids with disabilities. These posts are designed to give both practical things like adapting a…
Read MoreClub Game of the Week: Box Of Lies
Need an upfront game for club this week? The Box Of Lies game from Jimmy Fallon and ‘The Tonight Show’ has lots of funny potential. It could even dovetail with a need or sin talk…because we’re all pretty good at lying. Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE…
Read MoreNo Shave November: Contact Work With Facial Hair
Originally posted in 2012. This guest post was written by Jackson Powell Sorry Ladies, this one’s for the Fellas! So I know I’m not the only college guy leader out there who struggles with the idea of whether or not to participate in ‘No Shave November.’ It’s something that sounds like so much fun, but…
Read More15 Second Camp Promo Videos For Instagram
We recently found out our summer camps dates and are already working hard to get our high school friends signed up. One easy way to promote your summer camp week is to put a ’15 second camp video promo’ on your YL Instagram. You can download those 15 second videos for all the camps here. …
Read MoreHow To Start A YL Rec Basketball League In Your City
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE In my hometown of Greensboro, NC we have a high school basketball Rec League with 8 teams from the area YL clubs. It’s awesome! I asked my Area Director, David Page, if he would do a little write up about it. Thanks DP! –Since becoming a Young…
Read More$3 Booritos At Chipotle: The Perfect YL Leader Halloween Plan
This Friday night, on Halloween, Chipotle is discounting all entrees to $3 if you’re wearing a costume. It starts at 5pm nation-wide. The Perfect YL Leader Halloween Plan Pick your middle or high school friends up from school. Head to the YL office and raid the skit closet.* Dress up in costumes and head to Chipotle. Eat…
Read MoreCar Stuff Game
If you’re looking for an all club mixer this week, try the car stuff game! Take all the kids outside and divide into groups and different cars depending upon the size of your club. Test drive the competition with friends or your Campaigners group before club to see how many can typically fit in a…
Read MorePaper Bag Pickup: A Low Prep Game For Club or Campaigners
Paper Bag Pickup is an easy game to do at club or Campaigners. If you got enough bags (1:5 people) you could do it as an all club mixer. All you need is a large paper bag, which you probably already have in your house. If not, just stop by your local grocery store or…
Read MoreYoung Life Costume Club: Music, Skits, & Games
Who doesn’t love a YL style Costume Party? Below are a few ideas to help make it YL’d and festive. We’re having our Costume Club next Monday, 4 days before Halloween. Pre-Club Photo Booth Great night to get some solid photos to throw up on Instagram throughout the week. Delegate to a high schooler to shoot the…
Read MoreNeed An Upfront Game For Club This Week: ‘Tear It Up’
Need an upfront game for Club this week? Tear It Up Materials Curtain rod 2 rolls of toilet paper 2 empty soda cans with top attached String Instructions Slide two rolls of toilet paper onto rod with one roll on each end. Tie one end of string to soda can pop top and other end…
Read MoreCamp Musician Of The Month: Sam Heilig
We’re starting a brand new page on YoungLifeLeaders.org featuring different Young Life Camp Musicians. Each month we’ll add a new musician to the list. Our first artist is Sam Heilig. Sam first got connected to Young Life as a high school student in Snellville, GA. He later became a volunteer leader while in college at the University…
Read MoreWhat Content Songs Go With What Young Life Talks?
I received an email this week asking advice on what content songs to pair with specific talks. Below is my first stab at creating a guide to answer the question. Many of these songs can work well before any talk, but some are particularly powerful when sung before or following a specific talk. The *starred*…
Read MoreSo God Made A Young Life Leader
A video used on Leader Placement Night at UT-San Antonio in April of 2013. Video made by Marcus Gabriel.
Read More#YLShirtDay is TOMORROW
Join the party and help celebrate Young Life’s 73rd birthday by wearing a Young Life T-shirt tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15th! Use #ylshirtday when you post on social media. It’s a worldwide event, so help us spread the word by inviting your friends!
Read MoreHow To Do A Prayer Walk For Your School
At the beginning of the school year we joined with parents of students for a Prayer Walk at our high school. Listed below is an outline one of the parents put together to help us pray. We broke up into smaller groups and prayed out loud as we walked together through the school. We prayed…
Read MoreNeed An Upfront Game For Club This Week: ‘The Mad Dog Shake’
Need an upfront game for club this week? Mad Dog Game Materials 2 Full Tic-Tac Boxes Ruler Strong glue (i.e. Gorilla Glue, Super glue) Scotch or duct tape (optional) Instructions Secure breath mint boxes to the ends of the ruler with glue so they stand lengthwise, use tape if glue doesn’t work. Remove piece of…
Read MoreDynamic Ministry Pyramid
A guest post from Andrew Cooper, Area Director for YL in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Dynamic Ministry Pyramid (DMP) is a tool developed to help Young Life areas and leaders seek spiritual and ministry health. Basically it’s about priorities and time use. The base being where you as a Leader should spend most of your time…
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