Posts by Young Life Leader
A Baller New Club Song From Ed Cash
Last Wednesday I posted the club song set from our Windy Gap weekend. I wanted to make sure you spotted my favorite new one in the list. It’s called ‘S.O.S’ and was written by long time YL musician Ed Cash. Ed wrote it on Saturday morning before club at our Windy Gap outreach weekend last…
Read MoreBecause They Know His Voice
This guest post was written by Cindi Hancock, a volunteer YL leader in NC. Cindi struggles with snorting while laughing and uneasiness with knowing where to put her hands when not wearing pocketed pants. You may recognize her as the desperate single college student who recently tweeted: “Agreed to go on a date with a…
Read MoreA Funny Young Life ‘Cops Video’ For You To Steal
This is a fun idea to steal and make for your own club. It could also be combined with the traditional Young Life “Irate Neighbor Skit.”
Read MoreAnd The Spikeball Winner Is…
There were almost 200 entries for theFree Spikeball set. We used Random.com to select a random number, and the winner is… Sarah Brasington from Cambridge, Massachusetts! Congrats Sarah! Please email us at YL1941 at gmail dot com with your mailing address and the makers of Spikeball will ship it your way. Thanks to everyone who…
Read MoreWeekend Camp Club Music Set List
This weekend a few of us from our area led music at Windy Gap for Columbia, SC and Lake Norman, NC Winter Camp. Here is a link to download our set list from the weekend. It’s also listed below with links to download the guitar chords for the newer content songs you might not yet…
Read MoreSpikeball Giveaway: Win A Free Set
With spring sports practices starting this week, it’s about time to welcome in that warm weather with some pre-club yard games. You might already have a YL cornhole set, and maybe ladder golf, but do you haveSPIKEBALL? In November we gave away our first Spikeball set (Retail Value $50) to lucky winner and YL leader…
Read MoreA Better Bus Ride To Camp: Where To Stop?
This post is written by Zach Kreeger, Area Director in Broomfield, CO. In our area, we train ourselves to truly believe that camp starts when the first kid shows up to the bus – not when we get off the bus at a YL property. In the previous ‘Better bus ride to camp’ articles, you’ve…
Read MoreLove Club: Ideas For Valentine’s Week
Below are a few different directions you can go as you’re planning your Valentine’s themed club. Call It… Battle of the Sexes Club Ms. Valentine’s Pageant Anti-Valentine’s Day Club Dating Game Club Red Club Love Club Battle of the Sexes One year we did Battle of the Sexes Club on Valentine’s day and it was…
Read MoreThe ‘Young Life Leaders’ App (For Android) Has Finally Arrived
For those of you who have been asking for a ‘Young Life Leaders’ app for your smart phone, your wish has been granted! At least for Android users, but the iPhone app is hopefully coming soon. The app is very bare bones right now, but I wanted to go ahead and share it. We’ll continue…
Read MoreSolutions To The Cell Phone Problem
When I recently saw this ‘cell phone basket’ on Pinterest I thought it was an idea worth sharing. Yes, I’m a dude that looks at Pinterest, go ahead, mock me. Two other methods we use to “silence phones” at club are: 1. A PowerPoint slide at the beginning of club asking folks to do just…
Read MoreWhat Is Young Life?
On Monday during second lunch, I was introduced to two freshmen girls I’d never met…and to my pleasant surprise, seven hours later, they came to club for the first time! After club I walked them to the gravel parking lot to meet one of their dads who was waiting in his truck. As we approached,…
Read MoreA Video For Your Next ’30 Second Dance Party’
Last October I posted “Four Keys To A 30 Second Dance Party.” While it’s one of my favorite ‘club elements,’ a problem we encounter is finding bumpin’, yet clean, dancin’ music to play during the 30 seconds. When I recently ran across this video below, I knew we had to play it on the screen…
Read MoreStuff Young Life Leaders Say
A funny 2 minutes from Knoxville Young Life leaders! If you make a funny Young Life video and want to share it, please pass it along! Email YL1941 at gmail dot com.
Read MoreWhat Is Wrong With The Teenage Mind
Last Saturday the Wall Street Journal published an insightful, yet heavily controversial article about the teenage mind. In it, Alison Gopnik, Psych prof at Cal-Berkeley, attempts to explain why teenagers consistently make harmful decisions. It is vital for us as Young Life leaders to constantly be learning about teenagers. It’s why I read my Twitter…
Read MorePrayers For Utah
A Guest Post From Jessy Staley in Salt Lake City Utah. Jessy became a YL leader in Texas in 1996, and has been involved ever since. She even met her husband of 10 years through YL. Young Life is currently active in 6 areas within the state of Utah. I am a part of a…
Read More#YoungLife Trending On Twitter Day: Monday Feb. 6th at 6pm EST
This upcoming Monday, let’s get #YoungLife TRENDING ON TWITTER! If you’re new to Twitter, one of the ways the Twitterverse stays up to date on what’s HOT is by watching what’s trending on Twitter. (Read more about Twitter Trends) Here at the beginning of this semester, let’s all work together to pump up the momentum…
Read MoreSuperbowl Trivia Game: Fancy, Free & Downloadable
Sometimes we get crazy and raise the bar a bit. We go above and beyond the joys of PowerPoint, and use this sweet free program called Prezi. It is way cool. Trust me. Below are two downloadable Superbowl Trivia games you can use. The first one is for use before the Superbowl (if you’re having…
Read MoreWhat You Missed In January
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 MoreSpring Semester Club Plan
Most of you have already put together your club plans for the semester. If not, this linkhas lots of ideas. Here is how we laid out our semester: Jan 23- HOTT CLUB Jan 31- All-City Club Feb 6- Superbowl Club Feb 13- The Blind Bachelor/Bachelorette Club Feb 20- YL’s Got Talent (Talent Show) Feb 27-…
Read MoreForeign Exchange Student Video: Idiom-Of-The-Week
We have a German exchange student at our high school. He went to Young Life camp for the first time a few months ago and was blown away. After watching the program guys at camp, he opened up a ton and volunteered to be in a few skits at club. Andy Thompson, a volunteer leader…
Read MoreTeenage Technology Trends
It’s crazy how technology speeds up the world. Trends seem to change faster than the weather in Colorado. It’s hard to keep up. Over the last week we’ve looked at how social media can be used as a tool for contact work, but social media isn’t the only technology tool we need to be using.…
Read MoreHow To Maximize Twitter As A Contact Work Tool
At the high school where we do Young Life, we have watched a major migration take place over the past year, a move from Facebook to Twitter. I believe the main reason high schoolers are making the move is because of the stat from Wednesday’s post that read “92% of parents are friends with their…
Read MoreOur Social Media Strategy In Young Life
Our Social Media strategy in YL is the exact same strategy we use in all other traditional contact work: Showing up consistently where kids are at Listening Earning the right to be heard Then speaking Contact work takes a consistent investment of time into relationships, a daily commitment with few short cuts. Same with social…
Read MoreWHY Should We Use Social Media In Young Life
1. It’s a Contact Work Strategy, Not A Social Media Strategy In YL, we’ve based our ministry model on the incarnation, going to where kids are. Kids…and parents are on social networks. Facebook (800 Million users) tops Google for weekly traffic in the US. You read that correctly. 1 out of 8 couples married in…
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