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Part 1: Friends Part 2: Money Part 3: Parents Schedule Conflicts Fear Of The Unknown  Fifteen years ago Young Life leaders generally had much better relationships with the parents of their high school friends. Why? Because teenagers didn’t own cell phones, so in order to contact them a leader had to call the home phone. This often resulted…

Odds are there are still unfilled camp spots in your area. What does that mean?  It’s NOT TOO LATE to get your friends signed up for the BEST WEEK OF THEIR LIVES! Yesterday we looked at the Top Five Excuses kids make for not going to camp. Today we look at how to respond to the first. My…

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.

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 get to that….

Kate Nelson recently shared this idea from their club. They created a poster board bus and every time someone signs up for summer camp, their picture gets added. Don’t start this until you have at least a handful of signups as it will backfire and kids will think no one is going, so they won’t go. Once you…

Summer will be here before you know it…and many of us will be spending a month at a Young Life property serving on Work Crew, Summer Staff, or an Assigned Team. If you’d like to meet your future friends before you even get to camp, let’s make it happen! Many of you have already joined a Facebook Group…

It’s that time! Time to apply for Summer Staff and Work Crew for this upcoming summer. Only 128 days until first session starts at many of the properties. Summer Staff Info/Application (for college students) Work Crew Info/Application (for high school students/graduating seniors) Please leave a comment below if you’re life was impacted by serving at a YL property….

A guest post from Niki Crowe, volunteer YL leader in Clarksville, TN. I was a freshman in high school. My Young Life leader and friends were all standing around a charter bus getting ready to head to Rockbridge, VA. I was nervous because my leader told me to come with bags ready although I had not raised enough…

Camp is much more fun if you pack the right stuff. Here’s a few things I’ve forgotten in the past, but want to make sure gets stuffed in the duffel bag this year. 15 Camp Packing List Essentials HeadlampYou know you look cool wearing it around, and on top of the cool points, its quite useful. Video Cam/CameraIt’s…