Drums drumming. Wrapping presents. Serving cross-culturally in your own country. Delivering Christmas cheer. Being Santa. Being Christ with skin on. If you’ve ever seriously considered the call to serve Christ and kids overseas, we’d like to meet you. International Information Expedition Navajo Reservation Crownpoint, New Mexico December 15-19, 2012 This is a required step in the International…
Special thanks to Brad and Kelli Barron, on YL staff in the UK, for sending the email below. My wife and I just saw the screening of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and we were blown away by the response afterwards. As the credits began to roll we noticed clusters of kids standing up, group-hugging and crying…
In our YL team leader meeting yesterday our Area Director asked us to talk through the following questions with our YL teams. How many times was your team at the school this week collectively? What ‘outside of school’ contact work was done this week? How many ‘one on one’s did your team do? What have you done to…
Lots of high school kids, especially guys, love to play paintball. Something about it creates a “male bonding” experience that lends to stories being retold around cafeteria tables. Maybe its the war wounds that look like hickeys. Maybe its just an excuse to wear camo and hide in the woods. Whatever it is, paintball seems to quickly transport…
Participate in celebrating Young Life’s 71st birthday by wearing a Young Life T-shirt wherever you are on Monday, October 15th! It’s a worldwide event, so help us spread the word by inviting your friends. And, you can show off your shirt on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #ylshirtday. It’s going to be huge, so join in and help…
Thanks to West Ottawa Wyld Life for sharing 100 songs from their Club iPod Playlist. We’re always looking for fun songs to play in the background before club, as kids enter club, and during games. Here’s a spotify playlist you can use. Here’s their list: 1) Uptight -Stevie Wonder2) Firework -Katy Perry3) Break Your Heart -Taio Cruz4) Cupid…
Last August I asked for suggestions on how to reach kids outside of our normal circle. One of the comments below the post was super helpful: “Do things that are specifically aimed at being inclusive. In our area we have created an Ultimate Frisbee League. Even in name its called “The Ultimate League For Non All Stars That…
Each week at YL clubs around the world, many leaders attempt to give “announcements” that are often quickly forgotten. Here are a few ideas to help make your club announcements more memorable. WHEN End of Club Choosing when you do your announcements is key. We have found the most effective time to be at the very end of…
If you’re a Young Life leader and a mom, this video is for you. Check out this highlight from the Young Life Women’s Retreat at Windy Gap last weekend. Be sure to make it to the 2:12 mark for sumin’ real special. Shoutouts to ‘The Jans,’ Buffy & Maggie Smith & Martha Metzler, for throwin’ down some YL…
Originally posted last August. Our Area Leader Retreat was this past weekend. It was good for my soul. We spent an hour praying together on Saturday morning, but it was weird. Our Area Director asked us to do something I don’t remember ever doing. He said “Pray for yourselvesout loud. Don’t pray for kids, don’t pray for Young…
My Commitmentby Bill Goans (a pastor and former YL Area Director) As long as high school kids mill around at ball games looking for love in all the wrong places… As long as they desperately seek an identity based on the opinions of friends and reputation… As long as kids limp through the stands broken by family strife,…
At our Tar Heel Region leader retreat we were recently given the pleasure of watching this parody music video. If you’ve seen the original from Gotye it makes the parody video even funnier. Special thanks to Emma Refvem and her program team for sharing the creativity. I have a feeling some more YL spoofs might be modeled after…
What if you… …decided to serve your YL school this year in a unique way. …invested in a good camera. …took it along when doing contact work. …asked permission to shoot photos…in order to give them away. …captured quality shots at band practices, football games, tennis matches, half-time shows, and cross-country meets. …started a website or facebook page…
