Posts by Young Life Leader
What Should Young Life Leaders Pack For Summer Camp?
Bible Psalm 119:105- “The Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Mini Notepad/Pen Take notes in the leader mtgs, write down the schedule, cabin time questions, etc… it’s nice to have a lil notepad that fits in your pocket. It’s also handy during club if you want to write…
Read MoreThe Best Camp Fundraiser Ever: How We Made $1850 In 20 Minutes
We’re leaving for summer camp in just 24 days and still have lots of money to raise. Our YL team told kids and parents “Do not let money keep you from going to camp. Pay what you can and we’ll commit to helping you raise the rest.” We’ve spread mulch. Cleaned a fence. Held…
Read More“Say Something, I’ll Go To Camp With You”
This is a really funny camp promo video starring some Young Life leaders at Ohio State University. The video stars Chris Williams and Alex Kursinkis, and was filmed and edited by Zach Gibson. Chris’ brother Drew Williams produced the audio. Chris, Alex, and Zach are all leaders at Westland High School in Columbus, OH.…
Read MoreLetters From A Young Life Leader: A Video Message From Leaders to Kids
This guest post was written by Lauren Bowen, rising senior at James Madison University in Virginia. Lauren has been a volunteer Young Life leader for the past three years at Spotswood High School. This video below is incredible! It takes Cardboard Testimonies to a whole new level. If you’re a YL leader, please watch it!…
Read MoreArms Wide Open: A Book Giveaway For YL Leaders
A guest post from Kristen Baird, volunteer Young Life leader in Nashville, TN. Kristen also works for Thomas Nelson Publishing and is giving away 10 free books below! Raise your hand if you’ve ever struggled to write a Young Life talk. All of us, right? If you haven’t had a hard time writing a talk,…
Read More40 Reasons To Pursue Sexual Purity
Originally posted in May 2012. Last night at Campaigners we studied 1 Corinthians 6:16-20. Guys were surprisingly mature, but reluctant to go deep. I asked them why they thought we should pursue sexual purity. Grasshoppers chirped outside. During our family’s recent spring cleaning I discovered an old journal. Inside I found a list I’d written…
Read MoreAn Easy Way To Make Summer Camp Shirts
Did you know you can design your own summer camp shirts at the online Young Life Store? You can also choose from tons of other products as well. It’s super easy and all you need is a minimum order of 24 shirts. Watch this video to find out more, or contact the Young Life Store at…
Read MoreSummer Movies 2014: Opening Dates
Many of our high school friends have already been infected with summer-itis…and that means it’s almost time for summer movies to begin. In fact, the first blockbuster film debuts this weekend. Our job as YL leaders is to lead our high school friends into the adventure of following Christ. Part of that means helping them…
Read More‘Fully Loved’ YL Shirts For Sale: ALL PROCEEDS SEND KIDS TO SUMMER CAMP
Many folks have requested turning the ‘Fully Loved’ YL logo into a shirt. Your wish has been granted. For a limited time, only the next 2 weeks, shirts are being sold at Teespring.com/YoungLife. You can purchase one of six different style shirts. Basic Tagless Tee: $11 Tank: $11 Women’s Cut: $14 V-neck: $15 Long-sleeve: $16…
Read MoreThe Dale House Project: Job Openings Working With At-Risk Teenagers
You may have read this article about The Dale House in this month’s issue of Relationships magazine. If you’re a recent college grad still trying to figure out what to do with this next year, I can’t think of an experience I’d more highly recommend! The Dale House Project has 1 male position open starting this June and 2 male positions…
Read MoreHow To Make Senior Club The Biggest Night of the Year
If you’ve not yet held your final club for the school year, the end is in sight. It’s become somewhat of a Young Life tradition to end each year with “Senior Club,” giving the graduating seniors a chance to lead club and share about their experiences. Senior Ownership This could be your highest attendance club…
Read MoreFrozen In 2 Minutes: A Young Life Leader Skit
“2 Minute Movies” have become one of the classic YL skits performed by program teams at summer camps. Here’s a script for ‘The 2 Minute Titanic” put together by Chris Cockerham. Here’s a video of a program team performing it at Malibu 10 years ago. Below is a new script for a 2-minute version of ‘Frozen.’ It would…
Read MoreHow Spring Break Broke My Heart
Originally posted spring 2012. I’ve tried to avoid social media this week. It’s Spring Break for my high school friends and the few tweets I’ve read (and Instagram’s I’ve seen) have broken my heart. It seems everything we’ve talked about in Campaigners this year just got thrown out the window… …of a jeep …while speeding down…
Read MoreA Young Life Leader’s Guide To Prom Season
Originally posted Spring 2012. Prom season is upon us. Below are a few ways we as Young Life leaders can serve our high school friends, parents, and school administrations. PRE-PROM Dress/Tux Shopping Go shopping with them. Do you think your high school friend would rather go to Men’s Warehouse with his YL leader or his mom? It’s a toss…
Read MoreHe Didn’t Know I Was Missing
Tucker is a sophomore at the school where I lead Young Life. His family isn’t connected to a local church. After fall camp in October I invited him to check out our Campaigners group. He said he couldn’t come because he went to a small group with his best friend’s church on the same night.…
Read MoreThe Young Life Leader Free App of the Day: VideoShop
Almost every Monday night around 10pm I spend 10 minutes on my iPhone making a short highlight video from club. At the end of the semester it’s easy to edit those videos together for a full semester recap video. I use the Magisto app and explained how it works on this post from January: 10 Helpful…
Read MoreThe Rayburn Awards: How To Celebrate The Year’s End In YL Style
If you’re on YL staff and looking for a fresh way to celebrate your leaders in May, how bout ‘The Rayburn Awards?” Last May, San Diego North YL posted a helpful idea about how they celebrated their leaders. Area Director Martin Cachero wrote up the details here. The Rayburn Awards Red Carpet at the entrance Committee dressed…
Read MoreRindercella Script
If you’re looking for a good script to help you memorize the classic Tairy Fale, Rendercella, here ya go! Here’s a video of John May telling the story at Woodleaf. Once upon a time in a coreign fountry there was a geautiful birl, whose name was Rindercella. And Rindercella had a mugly other and her…
Read MoreNew Young Life Summer Camp Dress Code Policy
The Young Life Service Center released an executive memo today regarding camp dress code policy. With the upcoming summer camping season quickly approaching, two significant changes have been made to existing policy. The upcoming changes begin effectively on May 1, 2014. Male camp musicians will no longer be allowed to wear skinny jeans. The primary…
Read MoreThe Best Contact Work Ideas: Springtime Edition
The ideas below are fun, fresh, & frugal. Grab your middle/high school friends and make some memories. Putt, Pitch, Punish (The YL-P3 Happy Gilmore Invitational) Grab a group of friends, a bag of golf clubs, and $15. Kids need no prior golf experience to enjoy this outing. Head to a local golf course that has a driving…
Read MoreThe Reason For The Spring Slump In Young Life
A guest post from Lindsay Fluker, staff wife and volunteer leader in Griffin, GA. Originally posted March, 2013. Spring is definitely in the air, as yards are bursting with color and and my friends at the high school talk of prom and spring break. I am the wife of a Young Life Area Director and a volunteer…
Read MoreYoung Life Camp: Work Week Dates & Information
In college, some friends and I had a tradition of celebrating the end of exams with a trip to Windy Gap Work Week! During those weeks we made a ton of new friends and had the privilege of helping prepare the property for the thousands of high schoolers who would shortly arrive for summer camp!…
Read MoreSummer Camp Program Opera Lip-Sync
This song just screams… “You know you wanna lip-sync to me in the program opera at Young Life camps this summer!” ) What other songs do you think are winners to include in summer program? Comment below or email me here and we’ll compile a list to share.
Read More10 Sham-Rockin’ Ideas For St. Patty’s Day Club
In 2014 St. Patrick’s Day falls on Monday, March 17th. If you hold your “Sham-Rockin’ Club” or “Irish Club” after St. Patty’s Day you can get great deals on clearance items at Wal-mart starting Tuesday morning. Ten Ideas For Sham-Rockin’ Club 1. Host a “Ms. Shamrock” competition for the ladies similar to the “Mr.…
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