Posts by Young Life Leader
7 People to Thank: The Notes YL Leaders Write as the Semester Ends
As the school year ends, let’s consider the many folks we as Young Life leaders can thank. Administration The principal at your school didn’t have to let you come to lunch. Send them a note with a $10 Subway gift card saying “Thanks for letting us eat lunch with your kids this year. Enjoy a…
Read MoreCamp Musician of the Month: Wolfgang Maximilian
Our featured Camp Musician this month is Wolfgang Maximilian Recht. Wolfgang first became involved with Young Life as a sophomore at Riverside Brookfield High School in Illinois. He went to camp that year at Frontier Ranch and the Lord captured his heart. “I remember sitting in the club room listening to Jonah Werner playing his music…
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know About 8th Grade Club
I know it’s around 150 days until your first club of the fall, but pause for a second and imagine that September day. The air is crisp, football games are in full swing, and every high school is full of brand new freshmen. Wouldn’t it be amazing as Young Life leaders to go into the new…
Read MoreSummer Movies 2019: Movies and Trailers
With the release of “Avengers: Endgame” next week, the summer movie season is already beginning. Our job as Young Life leaders is to lead our middle and high school friends into the adventure of following Christ. Part of that means helping them discover different ways to use their time than just settling for the big screen.…
Read MoreThe Secret Seating Chart for Campaigners
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Have you ever struggled with leading Campaigners? Yeah, Me too. Let’s be honest, leading Campaigners is hard. Our friends can easily get off track, lose focus, and disengage. It seems like we’re either faced with too much noise or too much silence. While there are a lot…
Read MoreMinistering to Military Kids: Club Beyond
Did you know there are more than 300,000 teenagers worldwide who have parents in the United States military? I didn’t know a single military kid until four years ago when I got the privilege of being stationed with Young Life Military-Club Beyond in Germany. Young Life’s ministry to military kids all over the world is called Club Beyond.…
Read MoreThe $100 Tip Idea: Campaigners, Club or Leadership
Do you ever order pizza for club, Campaigners or Leadership? Last semester we ordered it almost weekly and ended up having the same delivery guy almost every time. After 5 times of Sherman showing up, we got the idea that it would be fun to surprise him one day with a HUGE TIP! Each week,…
Read MoreYou Were Made For This: A Song by Grayson Green
Check out this new song written by Young Life Leader Grayson Green! The video below features Grayson and his friends from Joshua Young Life Texas! The song is full of truth and encouragement and can’t help but bring a smile to your face! Below you’ll find links to everything you need to play this video or…
Read MoreYou’re Invited to a Work Week at a Young Life Camp Near You!
If you’ve never been to a Young Life Work Week, this could be your year! Check the dates below and mark your calendars. It’s a great opportunity to add another YL shirt to your collection, to join old friends, and to make tons of new ones. It’s also a chance to help prepare our properties for kids…
Read MoreHow Did Young Life Get Frontier Ranch?
We’re less than two months from the kickoff of summer camping and some of you are heading to Young Life’s original wild west camp, Frontier Ranch! Have you ever heard the story of how Young Life got the property? It’s an amazing tribute to God’s faithfulness and worth your two minutes! Jerry Kirk | A…
Read MoreResources For Planning A Young Life Golf Tournament
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Written by Grace Wilburn, on staff with the Young Life Store. Young Life Golf Tournaments can be a great resource for your fundraising plan throughout the year, but they require a lot of planning to be successful: planning around your budget, finding the right mix of value…
Read MoreDid You Cross The Line?
Have you ever felt like you crossed a line and pushed a kid too hard to come to camp? It often starts with an innocent desire for your friend to experience the best week of their life. But if we’re not careful, it can easily become more about us than about them. It’s a slight…
Read MoreCamp Musician of the Month: Becky Kinder
Our featured Camp Musician this month is Becky Kinder! Becky studied songwriting at Belmont University (go Bruins!) and is now on part-time staff for Young Life College in Nashville. She is playing music at Crooked Creek Ranch this summer. Becky records her YL journey this way: “I was first introduced to Young Life through my…
Read MoreResponding to the Spring Slump in Young Life
Written by Lindsay Fluker. Spring is definitely in the air, as yards are bursting with color 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 leader and over the years, I have come to have a love-hate relationship…
Read MoreThe Secret to Getting Your Middle School Friends to Camp
It’s usually not that hard to convince a middle school kid to go to WyldLife camp, but it can be more challenging to get their parents on board. At this age, parents are still the “keepers of the schedule” so it’s important to involve them when inviting kids to camp. Below are some things to…
Read More10 Easy No Prep Mixers
Need an easy, no prep mixer for club? Here are 10 of our favorites. GROUP HUG Ask everyone to walk randomly around the room. Wait a few seconds and call out a number. Everyone immediately forms a group hug of the number of people you called out. Groups that are unable to form a group hug…
Read MoreHow To Find A Mentor
My Young Life leader from twenty-plus years ago called me last week and it made my day. No matter how old we get, we’d love to have a Young Life leader-type person pursuing us and helping us grow in Christ. The problem is that once you get out of high school, it can feel confusing…
Read MoreNew Songs for Need Talks
There are two new pop songs that could be helpful in helping kids understand our brokenness and need for the cross and resurrection. You could use them during a need/sin talk or even to launch a Campaigners discussion. John Mayer’s “I Guess I Just Feel Like“ I guess I just feel like Nobody’s honest Nobody’s…
Read MorePlanning A Rest Retreat: Teaching Campaigners To Pray
If you’re reading this, you probably already have a general idea of how busy high school students are. With sports, studying, homework, rehearsals, church events, family activities, etc… it’s hard for teenagers to find time to get still. When they do slow down, they’re most likely watching Netflix or caught up in Instagram’s endless scroll.…
Read MoreHow To Make Hilarious “Good Morning Young Life” Videos
One of my favorite Young Life traditions is waking kids up before school with a video camera. “Good Morning Young Life” videos seem easy enough to pull off, but there are actually quite a few ways they can go wrong. Hopefully, these tips below will help you avoid the same mistakes that I had…
Read MoreTurning Club Announcements Into A Game
Written by Rob Schreiber, Area Director in San Diego, California. Many of you have played the childhood game of telephone. Here’s a way to use an old familiar game to share your announcements in a creative way. How to Play First, choose the phrases kids whisper by selecting specific announcements or funny things about kids or…
Read MoreWhat Should I Do After College?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Are you a college senior wondering what’s next after graduation? Do you wish you had more time to discern your calling and career? Do you want to build a deeper foundation in Christ so you can transition well into the season after college? Would you like to…
Read MoreContact Work Idea: 1000 People of Dance Video
I recently saw this incredible video: 1000 People of Dance. Could be fun to make a similar one with your middle, high school, or college friends. It wouldn’t need to be nearly as complex with 1000 people, but here’s a plan you could potentially pull off: Ask a friend who is good at choreography to help…
Read MoreHow Come Your Never Shave Your Mustache?
In case you missed it in this week’s Monday Morning email, here’s an encouraging 3-minute video about the power of showing up! Sir Charles & Allen Video from Bri Wagener on Vimeo. How Come You Never Shave Your Mustache?
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