Last week we had a ‘Maundy Thursday’ service at church. The term ‘Maundy‘ comes from the Latin ‘mandatum,’ from which we get ‘mandate.’ It’s the first word in the Latin translation of John 13:34, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another as I have loved you.” Each year during Holy Week we celebrate this…
“But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith….
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…
Chris Schneider, a volunteer leader in Dallas, TX (at Woodrow Wilson High School, one of Jim Rayburn’s first clubs), recently shared an idea that I believe will be a great addition to The Young Life Leader Blog. Sticky Situations. Chris writes, “We could help educate leaders about what to do in situations that most of us are likely…
The awkward moment when a Young Life leader tries to meet a new kid at the high school. A 2 minute video created just for you. If You Are Reading In An RSS Feed And Cannot View Video Above Click This Link The Truth About Contact Work: Part 2
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…
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Need a summer job? Been out of high school for at least 1 year? Want to grow spiritually? If so, Young Life’s Summer Discipleship Focus could be just for you! Discipleship Focus is discipleship experience that combines the real-life elements of work at an exciting theme park (either Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO or Dollywood in Pigeon…
Ed Cash and his family performed at the 2012 All Staff Celebration. In case you missed it, here’s a link to his new song, “S.O.S.”
Tracee Cobb, an Area Director for YL in Missouri, shared this video below on the Young Life Leader Facebook Page this week. It’s a helpful way to let kids know what they missed at club the previous week and to promote next week’s club. Thanks for the idea Tracee!
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….
I’m not sure who the genius is that made this video below, but I just took off my hat, stood beside my computer and saluted you. The people in Bruegger’s Bagels are now staring at me, but it’s worth it. Whoever you are, well done. I just saw that below the YouTube video it says it was made…
In October we ran a series of posts addressing how Young Life can better partner with the local church entitled “The 7th C: Church.”This guest post continues this series and was written by long time Young Lifer Stacy Davis. Stacy is a full time mom to her daughter Eva Claire, however she has been involved in the lives…
Last week we had club at a sophomore gal’s house. I had met her brother Evan a few years ago. He’s a senior who I see around school and sometimes at Chick-fil-a, where we hold our weekly morning campaigners, but he’s never come to club. When I saw him come in the house a few minutes before the…
This guest post was written by Julie Wisch in Chicagoland, IL. Julie has been a volunteer leader for five years, yet is commonly mistaken for a Junior in high school. While summer interning at Timber Wolf Lake she set a bike intern record by falling off her bike fourteen times in front of campers. You can read more…
*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…
