I’m working on a blog post that would provide downloadable lyrics/chords for club song mashups andneed your help. Please send in any PowerPoints or chord sheets of mashups that work well in your club. Email YL1941 at gmail dot com. I’ve already received great mashups from Northside Chicago YL, Vashon Brown in Fairfax, VA, and Paul Ragon. Thanks!
Thanks to those who commented on Ian Cron’s guest post this week.After a random drawing, the following folks each won a copy of Ian’s newest book:“Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me.”1. Lisa & Luong 2. JaQuinn Johnson 3. Joe Vickers 4. Chick-n-man 5. Erik Durham 6. Brandon Wingate 7. Snoop-a-luke 8. JessCo 9. Cendress 10. Jake Craft…
4 minutes and 46 seconds of WOW. Nuff said. Discovered on http://whyismarko.com/
This guest post is written by Christopher Kitchings, a volunteer Young Life leader and student at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Campaigners went pretty well tonight. Actually, it went REALLY well. There were a ton of kids and everybody had fun. I shared my testimony with some thirty plus high school kids, and they were really…
This guest post continues our series onThe Dale House Project. It’s written by Ted Woodard, the former barefoot place kicker for Stephen F. Austin University. While you may not have seen Ted’s legendary right foot in action, the way Ted interacts with at-risk teenagers is worth watching. I had the privilege of working with Ted almost a decade…
THANKSGIVING (A Confession & A Plea To The Almighty) Written by Andrew Peterson ‘O God, Magnificent Confounder, Boundless in mercy and power, Be near me in my apathy. Be near me, Savage Dreamer, Bright Igniter of Exploding Suns, But not too near. I’d like to live, By your grace, just long enough To taste another perfect steak. And…
This Guest Post follows yesterday’s introduction to The Dale House project. It’s written by Kevin Comiskey who has worked at the DHP for more than twenty years. There are few men I respect more than Kevin. His perseverance and wisdom are clearly gifts from the Lord. I asked Kevin to share a snippet about what he’s learned from…
If you are a staff person looking for Christmas gift ideas for committee or leaders…If you are a volunteer leader looking for ideas for your high school friends…If you are a ridiculously selfish person, addicted to YL gear, looking for items to add to your own Christmas list…here are some ideas for you!The Diaries of Jim RayburnWhitecaps Media,…
Our Spikeball contest winner, Amy Fanning, ran around her house screaming this morning when she learned she’d won the first contest ever on The Young Life Leader Blog. I emailed Amy and ask her about her history with Young Life. Her response was storybook. I’m continually amazed at how God works through this ministry! Amy’s lived a life…
Thanks a ton to 50 of you for commenting on the Spikeball Contest post this week. You answered the question, “What is your favorite pre-club activity with kids?” Below are 25 of the top responses. Such a diversity of ideas is getting me excited about creating some new pre-club momentum. Thanks again for sharing!MY FAVORITE IDEAS:Tron (via Mat)…
If you are new to The Young Life Leader Blog, welcome! This site is designed to be a resource and community where Young Life Leaders around the globe can share ideas and encourage one another. The YLLB began almost a year ago and has almost 150 posts. If you’re new, that’s a lot to catch up on. To…
Even though it’s getting chilly outside, there’s always a great opportunity to play some booyah new yard games. A game that might be new to many of you is SPIKEBALL! I first learned of the game this summer while at Sharptop Cove. It’s an intense mix between four square and volleyball, described on the Spikeball web site as…
The day before our wedding, my wife handed me a gift. I unwrapped it with great curiosity to discover an inch thick journal. Its pages were filled with years of prayers she had begun writing to the Lord long before we even met. The written prayers continued during our dating relationship, anonymously interceding on behalf of her future…
Andy Thompson, volunteer leader in Colorado, recently submitted this hilariously random website to be shared on the YLLB:http://parrygripp.com/Andy writes, “The website has been making a silly song each week since 2008. It’d be a great resource for background music for various mixers and minutes games. Maybe even walk-on music, I haven’t looked at all of them. Some would…
A Guest Post From An Anonymous Area Director I was leaving the office on Monday and one of those subtle thoughts from Satan crept into my head. “You guys are really great! You have all those kids signed up for camp. You must really be doing awesome, I mean 6 schools filling all of fall camp, plus taking…
Nate Cox, Military Young Life staff in Hawaii, recently shared this hilarious “Good Morning Young Life” video. If you have never done “Good Morning Young Life,” here are 21 tips to take your videos to the next level. Here is another post on how to take your “Run-on characters”to the next level as well, which is a great…
Lately I’ve received a few emails from folks who are beginning to plan for Christmas Club, looking for ideas. Some of you have heard of the “Mr. Christmas Tree Pageant” idea that I believe was started by Brian Summerall in Texas (please correct me in the comments below if I’m wrong.) We did it last year and it…
For those of you who are new to the Young Life Leader Blog community, welcome! This is a place for you to steal and share. Feel free to steal any of the ideas on this site. But don’t just steal, please share your ideas as well. If you have anything that you would like to see on this…
This Guest Post comes from Eric Hoskins, YL Area Director in Birmingham, Alabama. Eric has been a YL leader for 17 years, 9 years on staff. He is currently exploring different strategies for partnering with local churches in Birmingham.Under his alias of “The Desire,” Eric was previously featured on the YLLB last month.How Can Young Life & The…
The Guest Post comes as a continuation of our series from last week,“The 7th C,” understanding how YL & the local Church can better partner together. It was submitted by Paul Mannino, a youth pastor (and former YL leader) in California. I’ve been a youth pastor for a while now, and I have a confession to make. I…
Last week there were several thoughtful responses to Drew Martin’s Guest Post “Questions We Need To Be Asking.” I thought they were valuable and should be shared in a post of their own.From Sean McGever, Area Director for YL in Phoenix, AZ and host of a fantastic website for Young Life Leaders,www.YLhelp.com Thanks for this post! I am…
