Music is powerful. We connect with the lyrics and with the melody, and somehow our brains can retain and recall words musicians share with us through song long after we’ve forgotten that profound quote we vow to remember from a sermon. Music is also the language so many of our middle & high school friends understand. Headphoned and thumb-swiping…
Saw this hilarious video earlier today that could easily be turned into a leader skit at club. You could tweak it to make it a camp sell skit as well. Ex: “A great thing about going to _________ YL camp is all the wildlife there. It’s like a zoo with no fences. So many beautiful creatures. And those…
YL leaders in Raleigh, NC recently made this hilarious camp video. Check out their remix of ‘Thrift Shop’ to promo ‘Sharptop.’ Here are some other incredible summer camp promo videos: Best Week of Your Life All I Do Is Blob Avengers DirectTV Parody Austin West Have you made a camp promo video worth sharing? Leave the link in…
A great camp promo video from Sammamish/Issaquah Young Life… Thanks for sharing this with us, @YLSkyline!
A great club isn’t always determined by the number of kids who were there. Here are some questions to help evaluate how club went: Was Jesus Christ lifted up? The good news of Jesus Christ must be shared in every club. Did you arrive at club “Prayed-up”? Young Life really is the Lord’s business. We need to arrive…
This guest post is written by David Freels, YL leader in Knoxville, TN. We put a new twist on a classic Young Life skit: “Little Nemo”. I saw Nemo as a club kid 30 years ago and it was so funny that it was areason I wanted to come back to a club. So I guess I may…
This was originally posted on 4/11/11. During these last few clubs of the year, it’s key to begin thinking about next year. How do you give the rising upperclassmen ownership? One way is to begin encouraging kids to sign-up for the “Young Life Band.” If only one leader played guitar at club this year, consider “expanding” the band…
Fifteen Valuable Lessons I Learned Running Club The Week Our Team Leader Was On Vacation (These helpful pointers were shared anonymously by another YL leader.) 1. Get the sound system up and running earlier. 2. Don’t be late to pre-club mtg. 3. Finish the powerpoint the day before club (it takes longer than you think it will). 4….
YL leader Joey Colletti recently shared this pre-club game idea. Sounds painful and hilarious! “Every week we play KILL BALL with a group. You get a volleyball and line up in a circle. You volley and who ever doesn’t keep it going sits in the middle. The game continues with you volleying 3 times and “killing” the ball…
This idea is brilliant! I can’t wait to steal it. Check out this video from Kevin Chao and Young Life in Greenwich, CT. Kevin writes, “To help kids and people understand exactly what happens during YL each week we do a time-lapse video of every club.” Post that baby online. Link it to Twitter/facebook. Let kids who aren’t…
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 schoolers actually live…
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 to be at…
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 (an indoor sports…
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 of the sacrificial…
*The Contest Below has been extended to April 15th. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what song (other than ‘Party Rock’ or ‘Tonight, Tonight’) to play as the doors open for club to begin each week. Below is a video you can use (as video or even just audio) as everyone enters your club room. And here’sFour More…
