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…
I first shared about The Dale House last November, but just found out they have 2 male positions open for this June 1st and 2 male positions starting September 1st. If you’re a college grad still trying to figure out what to do with this next year, I can’t think of an experience I’d more highly recommend! When…
Originally posted May 2011. I received this email from my friend Charlie who leads at another school in our area. He has two kids, works full time, and has been volunteering at the same high school for 9 years. May you be blessed by his honesty. Friends, Monday night we had Senior Club. Zero, that’s right a big…
A seasoned volunteer leader in our area sent the following email to his team last week. It was forwarded to me and he’s given permission to share it with you. Why do we care about high school people? Why do we ‘do’ Young Life? Proverbs 24:11, “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward…
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….
That awkward moment when a Young Life leader forgets your name. The Truth About Contact Work: Part 2, a 2 minute video. If you missed the first one, here’s the link to ‘The Truth About Contact Work: Part 1.’
Thanks to Travis Boatright for sharing this mashup of We Are Young/Fresh Prince/Party in USA. Chords are on the bottom of the PowerPoint slides. We Are Young Mashup ppt with chords
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…
Today’s guest post comes from Chris Cline, a volunteer leader in Missouri. Chris is a lover of sports, reading, journaling, and meeting new people. He also has recently jumped on the Netflix bandwagon, so he’s currently consumed by‘Friday Night Lights.’ As I walk through the Orlando airport, I see the complexity of life. People don’t slow down. Life…
Prom season is upon us. Here are a few ways we as Young Life leaders can serve our high school friends, parents, and administration. PRE-PROM Dress/Tux Shopping Go shopping with them. Do you think your YL guy would rather go with his leader or his mom to Men’s Wearhouse? It’s a toss up, but for the female YL…
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…
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.
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…
Anybody else wanna be a leader in Columbus? WOWSAHS! Check out this incredible New Leader Placement Ceremony. Consider the bar raised. 2012 Columbus Young Life Leader Placement Day from Nick Noggle on Vimeo. Here’s a link to more thoughts on “How To Initiate & Introduce New Leaders.”
