Posts by Young Life Leader
Rockbridge Young Life Camp Survives Virginia Wildfires
Rockbridge Young Life Camp in Virginia (picture found on another YL leader’s fb page) Many of you heard the reports last week about the wildfires in Virginia. As you can tell from the picture above, the fires came dangerously close to severely damaging Rockbridge. The Rockbridge facebook page reported that camp thankfully suffered no structural…
Read MoreFinding Common Ground
Today’s guest post comes from Chris Cline, a volunteer leader in Missouri. Chris is a lover of sports, reading, journaling, and meeting new people. He also has recently jumped on the Netflix bandwagon, so he’s currently consumed by‘Friday Night Lights.’ As I walk through the Orlando airport, I see the complexity of life. People don’t…
Read MoreProm Season: A Young Life Leaders Guide
Prom season is upon us. Here are a few ways we as Young Life leaders can serve our high school friends, parents, and administration. PRE-PROM Dress/Tux Shopping Go shopping with them. Do you think your YL guy would rather go with his leader or his mom to Men’s Wearhouse? It’s a toss up, but for…
Read MoreClub Video Contest Winners
Recently we held a contest for all Young Lifers. The challenge was to create videos that could be used in any clubacross the country. The prize was $50 toThe Online Young Life Store. We had a whoppin’ two entries, count that baby, one…two…peace sign. Oh yeah. Congrats to Sam Reid & Logan Bowlby! Both high…
Read MoreA New Game For YL Properties
Move over Hacky Sack, Hello ‘Sepak Takraw.’ Who votes we start building Sepak Takrawcourts at every YL property? If you are unable to view the video above, you can click this direct link.
Read MoreBrian Summerall Podcast
Recently Dan Johnson interviewed Brian Summerall on YLDigital.com. Brian is the Young Life Director for Ministry Strategy and a man full of wisdom and experience. The video podcast interview is worth your twenty minutes. Below are a few nuggets of wisdom I took from the podcast: -Shoot video/photos of school events. It’s a great excuse…
Read MoreRaising The Bar on New Leader Placement Ceremonies: Columbus Young Life
Anybody else wanna be a leader in Columbus? WOWSAHS! Check out this incredible New Leader Placement Ceremony. Consider the bar raised. 2012 Columbus Young Life Leader Placement Day from Nick Noggle on Vimeo. Here’s a link to more thoughts on “How To Initiate & Introduce New Leaders.”
Read MoreJenny & Tyler: How Young Life Changed Their Lives
Today’s guest post is written by Tyler Somers, the latter half of the musical duo ‘Jenny & Tyler.’ If I had to name my favorite musician right now, next to J-Beebs, J&T would top the list. Not only do they make beautiful music, but they ooze of Jesus. If you are looking for camp musicians,…
Read MoreDirty Feet
Last week we had a ‘Maundy Thursday’ service at church. The term ‘Maundy‘ comes from the Latin ‘mandatum,’ from which we get ‘mandate.’ It’s the first word in the Latin translation of John 13:34, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another as I have loved you.” Each year during Holy Week…
Read MoreHe Has Risen
“But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so…
Read More12 Hours Of Commotion: How To Pull Off A Young Life Overnighter
Chris Neal, a Young Life leader in Newburgh, IN recently shared details about how they pulled off a successful Young Life overnight event they called “Commotion.” Thanks for sharing Chris! “It was an overnight. Started at 8pm and ended at 8am. We kept where we were going as a secret. First we went to metro…
Read MoreXtraNormal: A Video Tool With Hilarious Potential
Earlier this week I posted a video titled “The Truth About Contact Work.” My brother & I had some fun making the video using a recently discovered website called XtraNormal.com The site is free (you can pay for upgrades), easy to navigate, and allows you lots of choices. You can choose the theme, how the…
Read MoreRemembering Samuel Sinclair
A friend to many in our Young Life community recently met Jesus on March 1st. If you knew Sam, feel free to leave a comment about him below. In Memory of Samuel Ray Sinclair May 29, 1980 – March 1, 2012 Samuel Ray Sinclair went home to be with Jesus on March 1, 2012, surrounded…
Read MoreSticky Situations
Chris Schneider, a volunteer leader in Dallas, TX (at Woodrow Wilson High School, one of Jim Rayburn’s first clubs), recently shared an idea that I believe will be a great addition to The Young Life Leader Blog. Sticky Situations. Chris writes, “We could help educate leaders about what to do in situations that most of…
Read MoreThe Truth About Contact Work
The awkward moment when a Young Life leader tries to meet a new kid at the high school. A 2 minute video created just for you. If You Are Reading In An RSS Feed And Cannot View Video Above Click This Link The Truth About Contact Work: Part 2
Read MoreWhat You Missed In March
For those of you who are new to this online community of Young Life leaders, welcome! My name is Drew and I’m a volunteer leader in NC. (About Me) This site was created for you. It’s intended to be a place of encouragement and resourcing. Currently thousands of Young Life leaders around the globe interact…
Read MoreA Roller Coaster Reminder
This guest post is written by Jodie Swee, a YL Area Director in Minneapolis, MN. In addition to being a Young Life leader, she is also a wife and mother of two. Jodie is passionate about Diet Coke and checking FB at stoplights….both of which she is trying to quit. Currently her world is being…
Read MoreHunger Games Club Ideas
We’re scheduled for the Cross Talk this coming week in club. It ended up fittingly falling on Easter week. Last night when going over the talk with another leader we kicked around the idea of starting her talk with the trailer for ‘Hunger Games.’ In the gripping 2.5 minute trailer (below) we get a preview…
Read MoreThe Most Interesting Volunteer
The Most Interesting Volunteer from Young Life on Vimeo.
Read MoreYoung Life Summer Discipleship Focus
Need a summer job? Been out of high school for at least 1 year? Want to grow spiritually? If so, Young Life’s Summer Discipleship Focus could be just for you! Discipleship Focus is discipleship experience that combines the real-life elements of work at an exciting theme park (either Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO or…
Read MoreThe Cash Family Band At All-Staff Conference
Ed Cash and his family performed at the 2012 All Staff Celebration. In case you missed it, here’s a link to his new song, “S.O.S.”
Read MoreClub Commercial
Tracee Cobb, an Area Director for YL in Missouri, shared this video below on the Young Life Leader Facebook Page this week. It’s a helpful way to let kids know what they missed at club the previous week and to promote next week’s club. Thanks for the idea Tracee!
Read MoreThe Improbable Story Of How Zach Got To Young Life Camp
This guest post was written by Zach Martin, a sophomore at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Zach leads Young Life with Mid-Tex YL in Temple, Texas. You can follow him on Twitter at @zachmartinYL. My Young Life story has nothing to do with becoming a Christian. I had done that 10 years before, but we’ll…
Read MoreYoung Life Leader Infomercial
I’m not sure who the genius is that made this video below, but I just took off my hat, stood beside my computer and saluted you. The people in Bruegger’s Bagels are now staring at me, but it’s worth it. Whoever you are, well done. I just saw that below the YouTube video it says…
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