My wife and I have a New Year’s Eve tradition we’ve come to love. Dinner combined with a little reflecting and dreaming. We head to a restaurant and bring two sheets of paper. Nat gets one, I get the other. On one side of each paper we write “Thankful in 2013,” on the other “Hopeful in 2014.” We spend time…
My wife and I have a New Year’s Eve tradition we’ve come to love. Dinner combined with a little reflecting and dreaming. We head to a restaurant and bring two sheets of paper. Nat gets one, I get the other. On one side of each paper we write “Thankful in 2012,” on the other “Hopeful in 2013.” We…
As you head to camp this summer, make sure to take with you some resources to help your friends who will begin a new relationship with Jesus. ‘Mark In A Month’ is a new resource from YL Area Director Sean McGever who also runs YLHelp.com. ‘Mark in a Month‘ includes the entire gospel of Mark along with a…
This week, on Tuesday March 6th, Oreo cookies turn 100 years old. I know, its hard to believe, they still look so young, so fresh, so organic. What better excuse do you need to bring back a few of the most classic Young Life games of all time? You could also celebrate the night by asking some parents…
Mason Rutledge, YL Regional Director of Western Washington, recently shared an article on public speaking to help those of you who will be giving club talks this upcoming semester. The article is written by Eric Schurenberg and adapted from a book by public speaking coach Sims Weyth. You can read ten highlights from the article below and find…
My wife and I have a little New Year’s Eve tradition we’ve come to love. Dinner combined with a little reflecting/dreaming. We head to a restaurant and bring two sheets of paper. Nat gets one, I get the other. On one side of each paper we write “Thankful in 2011,” on the other “Hopeful in 2012.” We spend…
Young Life leader Pete Kidder recently submitted the following article written by John Piper. Pete writes “I found this Piper article on “Adultolescents” very interesting. This is a recent phenomenon sweeping college aged and young adults. As a potential problem for the age group that YL leaders usually fall into it might be worth discussing on the YLLB….
Simple idea, but could be complicated to pull off well. Play games that kids play on iPhones. Do a live 3D version of Words With Friends (with cardboard scrabble pieces). You can get the labels from YLHelp.com. Get some kids to learn, play, and sing the song “More Than Words (With Friends)” Play life size Angry Birds (with…
