Originally posted May 2011. I received this email from my friend Charlie who leads at another school in our area. He has three kids, works full time, and has been volunteering at the same high school for 11 years. May you be blessed by his honesty. Friends, Monday night we had Senior Club. Zero, that’s right a big…
As the school year ends there are tons of folks we as Young Life leaders need to thank. My YL Area Director in college drilled three things into our skulls: 1. Pray First. 2. Thank People Well. 3. Always have good breath when doing contact work. Who Do You Need To Thank? Administration The principal at your school…
I recently read this post by Chuck Bomar, and thought it was worth passing along. I’ve edited his questions to fit specifically with Young Life. Chuck writes, “Companies and organizations often do “exit interviews” and they do so for many different reasons. But the biggest one is that they get really honest answers. They do this so they…
Originally posted May 2011 Fairly soon the seniors in your Young Life club will be graduating. What’s the best way to honor and celebrate them? Some male leaders in our area have a tradition of holding a “Blessing Service” for the graduating senior guys. They got this idea from a book called The Blessing by John Trent and Gary Smalley. The…
Move over Spikeball. Say hello to the newest YL sport. Combat Juggling. Looks like I’m going to be stopping by the local bowling alley to see if they have some spare pins. I might borrow some helmets from the football team in the off-season as well. Safety first. Check this out.
This guy needs to make an appearance at Young Life Summer Camp. Just imagine this song playing while someone dressed as Ron Burgundy lip syncs. Sheer beauty. Trololo by Eduard Khil
The Brookland Cayce YL Team from Columbia, SC Brad Lomenick, director of Catalyst, recently wrote 15 Keys of a Make it Happen Team Culture, which inspired us to create a similar YL version below. Being on a YL team is awesome, but it’s not easy. How To Be An “Oh Boy!” YL Team Member “Let Your ‘Yes’ Be A ‘Yes’” (Matt….
I’ve had 4 different friends email/tweet me this article in the past 24 hours, so I thought I’d pass it along on the blog. It was written by Cameron Colewho is in youth ministry in Birmingham, Alabama. The short version is: 5 Tools Needed to Reach Today’s Teens Knowledge about the canonization of Scripture Developed theology of sexuality,…
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…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I received this email from a friend on YL staff in Forsyth County, NC and thought it was worth passing along. It was written by a Team Leader in their area. Hey awesome team, Quick story: A few weeks ago someone asked me why I do YL when my life…
Earlier this week I shared some of my favorite pre-club yard games. Without a doubt, Spikeball tops the list. After club this Monday night one of my high school friends asked me if we could start a Spikeball club at school. It’s addicting. You can buy a set online for $49.99 or you can win one of three we’re giving…
If you are leading a female Campaigners group, this brand new video is a must-watch discussion starter on beauty. Studies reveal that only 4% of the 3.5 Billion women in the world consider themselves beautiful. In this video from Dove, an FBI-trained forensic artist creates sketches of seven women whom he could not see. He uses their personal descriptions…
