Posts by Young Life Leader
Let The Players Coach
Last year, Steve Kerr, head coach of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors, let his team do something I’ve never seen happen in the NBA. He handed over the coaching duties to his players. And wouldn’t you know it, his team ended up winning by 46 points. Watch highlights here. As we get going in this…
Read MoreKey Dates for Spring 2019
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 there’s no school. Know when the big school events are (TWIRP, Spring Break, Prom, Graduation, etc…)…
Read MoreFortnite Simon Says
Shared by Shane Spell, Young Life North Coast Area Director. Our WyldLife leaders had a brainstorming time and came up with “Fortnite Simon Says”. You don’t even have to know how to play Fornite to have a great time with this club mixer. Begin by having a leader (bonus: have a kid help!) teach the…
Read MoreWyldLife Wednesday: Spring Theme Club Ideas
Written by Julie Clapp, national director of WyldLife. Talk to most WyldLife staff, and they’ll tell you themes are a great way to engage middle school kids in club. Themes can make club feel more like a party and give leaders a place to start as they plan mixers, games and music. When club has…
Read MoreNew “Need Talk” Song and Video: SHALLOW by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga
If you’re giving the need or sin talk at club, check out this video that Madison Wall created. The first part of the video is song lyrics from the new song, “Shallow” by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. It’s part of the soundtrack of their new movie, “A Star is Born.” I haven’t seen the movie and…
Read More“The Most Important Thing” by Meredith McDaniel
Jen Flora 0 0 2018-09-05T13:01:00Z 2018-09-05T13:01:00Z 1 651 3716 30 8 4359 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE “Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t aloof with you. We took…
Read More“Telling Stories” by Brian Summerall
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for Young Life Committee, leaders, and donors? Brian Summerall, Young Life’s Director of Ministry Strategy, and 30-year staff veteran has written a new book that you can ORDER HERE. You can also find out how to win one of 10 free copies below! “Telling Stories: God’s Grace Revealed Through Adventures, Awkwardness, and a…
Read MoreLittle-Clay-Land Giveaway and Young Life Discount!
I recently asked my friend, Laura, if she could work her magic to create a custom clay portrait of my favorite Young Life program characters of all time- “Dan-Dan and Larry Potter” aka Odysseus Wallace and Bryan Spillman. You can see her magical skillz on display in this video of the actual creation taking place. YOUNG LIFE…
Read MoreGodspeed: The Pace of Being Known
Over the past few months, I’ve watched the short film, “Godspeed,” three different times. Each time, I’ve found myself unexplainably crying. There’s a deep longing in me to live life at Godspeed, to ruthlessly eliminate hurry. Perhaps you too have experienced that longing? Maybe, as the weather is changing, you’re currently stuck in bed with…
Read MoreA Sin Talk Illustration from Black Panther
This past summer, during one of my camp talks, I used this fight scene from Black Panther as an illustration of sin. I started by reading from the beginning of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. The pages are pictured here. After I read the adapted version of Genesis 3, here’s what I said. “This account of…
Read MoreOrange and Black Logo
Thanks to Chandler Chittom and Claire Bertram at the University of Georgia for sharing this orange and black logo for you to use in your slides at club this week. You can find tons of ideas for Costume Club here.
Read MoreYoung Life Fried Night
As a southern boy, I naturally associate the month of October with the fair coming to town. In addition to the pig races, one of the best parts of the fair is the “fair food.” I mean, where else can you get deep fried Mac-N-Cheese and Krispy Kreme Burgers?! I’ll tell you where. Young Life club.…
Read More“Come With Me” by Jeramy Williams
When I was younger I wanted to go running about as much as I wanted to eat broccoli. However, as we get older we take on new activities and exercises to stay in shape, or get in shape, or try desperately to change our current shape. Six years ago in an effort to keep my…
Read MoreClub In A Hat
Shared by Andrew “Coop” Cooper, Young Life Area Director in Fairbanks, Alaska. At leader meetings, we often take scraps of paper and write out our favorite mixers, group games and upfront games. We then place them folded into three separate hats up front. Then, when it comes time to plan our next club, we grab one…
Read More“I Don’t Want My Phone” by Sarah York
Written by Sarah York. “There’s no WAY I’m going a week without my phone.” We’ve all heard that one before… right? The first time we break the world-ending news to our high school friends that no-phones is, yes, an “actual, legit, no-lie thing” at Young Life camp. Even for fall-weekend, just a few days away…
Read MoreA Game-Changer for Young Life Club Songs: Lyrical Slides
Written by Dan Kramp. Have you personally sunk hours into making song lyric slides for club each week? Have you copied them one stanza at a time, centered the text on each slide, copy and paste on repeat? It’s incessantly mundane and repetitive. Don’t you wish there were an easier way?? We’ll let me share with…
Read MoreWIN a PATAGONIA BAG by Fundraising with Custom Young Life Socks!
Do you want to win this sweet Patagonia YL bag?! Just fill out THIS FORM to be entered to WIN in this contest from The Young Life Store! Make sure you go ahead now and order SOCKS for your camp fundraisers? This ONCE/year order will close in 10 days on September 15th. Talk to your committee, Area Director…
Read MoreSin Talk Illustration: Crab Trap
This video below could be a helpful illustration to use with a “sin talk” or Campaigners discussion starter. Underwater Footage of a Crab Trap Isn’t that how sin typically works? It lures us in with a promise it never fulfills. Much like the serpent in the garden of Eden. If you just take a bite, all your troubles…
Read More“Alongside: Loving Teenagers with the Gospel” is NOW AVAILABLE!
Watch the Book Trailer Buy “Alongside” on Amazon Get HUGE bulk order discounts from New Growth Press Buy books for leaders in your area/region. AlongsideTeenagers.com What People Are Saying Alongside is a beautiful and practical companion for anyone who wants to learn how to better love the teenagers in their life. I found myself in…
Read MoreALONGSIDE: LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK
“Alongside: Loving Teenagers with the Gospel” was written specifically for Young Life leaders! Winner of the 2019 Christian Book Award for Best Ministry Resource, it’s already been read/listened to by thousands of Young Life leaders around the globe. Ellie Holcomb, Dove-Award winning singer/songwriter and Young Life camp musician, says this: “Alongside is a beautiful and practical companion for anyone…
Read MorePedal with a Purpose: This Young Life leader is biking 11,000 miles to raise money for Capernaum
Matt Broshat is a Young Life Capernaum leader in Minneapolis, MN and this Wednesday he departs on a crazy adventure. Over the next six months, Matt will be pedaling with a purpose, riding 11,000 miles to raise $25,000 for Young Life Capernaum- Minneapolis. His solo ride will begin in Portland, OR and pedal clockwise around the…
Read MoreBook Giveaway for Young Life Staff- “Alongside: Loving Teenagers with the Gospel”
New Growth Press is giving away a limited number of advanced review copies of Alongside: Loving Teenagers with the Gospel. This giveaway is designated for full-time Young Life staff members. If you are willing to read Alongside and write an honest Amazon review, SIGN UP HERE. You will be entered into a drawing and winners will be…
Read MoreYL College Best Practices
With college freshmen about to arrive on campus, below are specific things different YLC ministries have shared about their “best practices.” Summer Orientation The best tool we have is summer orientation, which includes campus tour for every incoming freshmen. (These are 3-day campus visits for about a dozen groups) We set up a table with…
Read MoreAm I Beautiful?
Studies suggest that only 4% of the 3.8 billion women in the world consider themselves beautiful. I saw this powerful music video yesterday. It’s five years old, but still relevant. It reminds me of this Dove Evolution video from 2006. You could use it in a Campaigners discussion about body image or beauty. You could…
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