Posts by Young Life Leader
Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower
The Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower is a classic game that you may well have played yourself! It would be a great game to play with your WyldLife kids, but if you sell it well, it can be fun for high school and college as well! To make it happen, split your group into as many…
Read More4 Simple Ways To Build Momentum In Your Campaigners Group
Originally posted Jan 2014 It’s a terrible feeling when no one shows up to Campaigners. Trust me, I know the frustration all too well. Below are 4 things I’ve seen build momentum in Campaigner groups over the years. The January Funnel Strategic Host Homes Planning A Spring Trip Campaigners Captains The January Funnel At club,…
Read More21 Alternative Club Ideas to Start the Semester
If you’re waiting a few weeks into the new semester to start back with “normal” club, consider still doing something with kids on the normal club night! Below are 21 ideas: Wing Fest Nerf War Poor Man’s Paintball Bigger, Better, Best T-Shirt Rally Similar to Bigger, Better, Best, but with t-shirts instead. Just go knock on…
Read MoreBean Bags: The Great Equalizer
Feels funny writing a post about bean bags, but last night I was hanging at a bowling alley with some of my high school friends and starting thinking about the booyah-ness of bags. Anybody else doing bowling alley contact work these days? In the sea of bowling alley arcade games, the “bean bag toss game”…
Read MoreTons of Super Bowl Club Ideas
Super Bowl 54 is coming up next Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Studies show that 1/3 of all Americans plan to watch it! You might be having a Super Bowl theme club during the week or even hosting a party on Sunday night. Below are tons of ideas to kick around. Super Bowl Trivia This trivia…
Read More“My First Thirty Quiet Times” $350 Cover Design Winner
Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry as part of our contest to redesign the cover of Ty Saltgiver’s book, “My First Thirty Quiet Times“. We received more than twenty covers, but here are a few of the favorites. And the winning design is…. (drumroll, please)….. Congratulations to Catherine Nester, the winning artist! Catherine is…
Read MoreSports Trivia Club Game
Trivia is always a great go-to mixer/game. It seems that it works for all ages- WyldLife, Young Life, and Young Life College. For this sports trivia game, you could divide your club into 2 teams and have them pick the 5 people on their team who have the most knowledge of sports trivia. Then, line…
Read MoreStarting The New Semester With A Bang!
Below is a great idea for starting off the new semester. It was shared by Lauren Bowen, volunteer leader in Rockingham County, VA in 2017. Last year my YL team and I wanted kids to return to a warm welcome after us being apart over the holidays. The first club after Christmas break can be…
Read MoreTips for Hosting Club in Homes
Hosting club in a home is no easy task. Below are some helpful tips. Move ALL Furniture If you don’t want to break anything, take it out of the room. If you can’t get it out of the room, turn it around and push it up against the wall. If you don’t, people will sit…
Read MoreCreating A Campaigners Group In 5 Months
Asking a volunteer leader to run a Campaigner Group is one of the most intimidating things in Young Life. However, with the proper training and direction, we can unlock the greatest joy a leader can have in Young Life…leading Campaigners. At the 2012 Young Life All-Staff Conference, Francis Chan said, “The whole idea of discipleship…
Read MoreKey Dates 2020
When it comes to planning club, scheduling is half the battle. Below are a few tips, along with some key dates as you think through the new semester. Make sure to look at your school calendar for dates when school is out (teacher workdays, holidays, end of grading period, etc…) Know when the big school…
Read MoreClub Talk Progression With Scriptures
Below is a helpful list of the club talk progression from the Greater New York Young Life Region. It includes some potential scriptures, but is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to add in additional scriptures in the comments below or email me and I’ll add them to the post. Intro Talk John 10:10 –…
Read MoreClue Club
Clue Club is based on the board game of the same name and will soon become a fan favorite at your Young Life club! Students, as detectives, will spend the hour uncovering clues from their peers and by participating in mixers prepared by leaders, the party guests who are suspects under investigation. By the end of…
Read MoreThe Best Practices of 2019
Hopefully, you’ve found some helpful ideas on the blog this year and now it’s YOUR TURN TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS! At the end of each semester, we ask staff and leaders to share their “best practices” from the past few months. Would you email us here with your ideas? Ideas You Could Share new club games you…
Read MoreApply to be on Summer Staff!
As the semester comes to a close and many of you are on Christmas break, now is a great time to apply for Summer Staff! As a month-long volunteer on summer staff at a Young Life camp, you’ll have the chance to grow personally and spiritually — you’ll be surrounded by other people from all over the world…
Read More600 Young Life Leaders Could Make This Happen Today!
A video message from the Hill family (Drew, Natalie, Honey, Hutch and Macy Heart) Young Life staff and leaders, We need YOUR help! Did you know that over the past 9 years there have been more than 1500 articles published on The Young Life Leader Blog? The website has been visited over 6 million times. As it has…
Read MoreEquip + Encourage || For Your Weekend
Today is our last Equip + Encourage of 2019, shared by Alex Holroyde. If you’d like to contribute an Equip + Encourage for 2020, we’d love to share it. You can fill out the form here. ARTICLE “9 Things You Should Know About Christmas Traditions” || Why do we put Christmas trees in our house? What…
Read MoreIntern with a Young Life Camp!
Are you trying to figure out what you want to do with your life? Young Life offers a great opportunity to explore what it’s like to be on camp staff through the year-long intern program. You can read more about the intern program at the specific camps linked below. Southwind Washington Family Ranch Windy Gap…
Read MoreEquip + Encourage || For Your Weekend
Over the past several months I have been rekindling my passion for reading. I used to read all the time when I was child. Harry Potter was my favorite — I even had a Harry Potter bunk bed with a tent version of Hogwarts that took up every ounce of space in my bedroom! Don’t…
Read MoreFROZEN CLUB
Now that “Frozen 2” has hit theatres, it could be prime-time to do a “Frozen Club” – especially for WyldLife! There are lots of fun ideas below that were shared when the first Frozen movie came out back in 2014. Thanks to: Bridget Chacon, Kayla Capone, @_Rachaellynna_, Ty Gallenbeck, Marcus Eiland, David Harris, Ryan Clark, and…
Read MoreEquip + Encourage || For Your Weekend
Today we’re continuing our new series on the blog, “Equip + Encourage.” It’s an opportunity for Young Life leaders and staff to share articles, podcasts, videos, books, and songs that have helped equip and encourage them- and will hopefully do the same for you! — You are uniquely created and loved by God. I grew…
Read MoreHow to Handle Awkward Moments in Campaigners/Cabin Time
It never fails. You’re in the middle of a great discussion and someone farts. It starts a laughter train that leads to even more distractions. Then you just want to throw up your hands and quit. The “awkward moments” come in all different shapes and sizes. Inappropriate comments Uncomfortable silences A bat flying into the…
Read MoreThe Pillow Fighting Game: A Mix Between Dodgeball and Chess
We saw this amazing video of Japanese Pillow Fighting and thought it has great potential to be a funny club game/mixer! The game, a mix between dodgeball and chess, has become increasingly popular in Japan, and we can see why! To begin, divide into two teams, selecting one player to be “the king” and one…
Read MoreChristmas Gift Ideas for Leaders
Are you a Young Life staff person looking for Christmas gift ideas for committee or leaders? A volunteer leader looking for gift ideas for your high school friends? Or maybe just a YL’dly selfish person, addicted to YL gear, looking for items to add to your own Christmas list…below are some ideas for you! Custom…
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