Why Plan a Children’s Carnival instead of the Traditional Halloween Trick-or-Treat?
As the holiday of Halloween rolls around, many schools, churches and children’s organizations start planning their SAFE alternative options to the traditional “trick or treating” activity. This allows more control over what kids receive and also to avoid some of those members of society that might place unwanted items …
Build Relationships with Youth
Take time to get to know each youth. Teenagers will be teenagers and are by nature restless, hyper, and noisy persons. Accept youth as the silly, noisy people they are. Learn to see their sensitive, enthusiastic, eager side which needs the nurturing of a caring adult. As you build relationships with each youth, and they feel …
With teens, abnormal behavior is almost always normal and only a temporary phase they pass through on the path toward adulthood. Remember your own teen years, be flexible and keep a good sense of humor.
Discipline is from the word “disciple” which means “learner”. Therefore discipline is leading a person into self-control through instruction and example. It is not the …
The Lord is my Coach;
I shall never be defeated.
He trains me to run His way,
With purpose in every step.
He conditions my mind and my body
To be pure for the sake of His glory.
Yes, though I face tough competition,
I can run and not get tired; for You …
With Halloween just around the corner, a lot of churches are looking for alternatives for their children and youth. Many churches have fall carnivals, or harvest festivals. One popular activities for church carnival events with children is face painting.
Here’s a recipe for facepaint for those who might be interested.
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon water
1-1/2 teaspoon cold cream.…
A good youth sermon title is a hook on which the message can hang and be easily retrieved from memory. A really good title will capture the interest of the youth before you even get up to preach the youth sermon. Here are some key components of a good youth sermon title:
take at least 2 hours a week and disciple me, train me in all areas of ministry, hold me accountable, be honest even when it hurts, correct me, and encourage me.
ask for my input on decisions that affect my ministry.
recognize the need to communicate more with me.
understand that a lack of planning on his part does constitute
After the school summer break, its time to head back to school and most youth ministers want to kick off the new school year with a big bang. Children are promoted up into the youth group, some youth leaders have graduated and new leaders among the youth must rise up and take over new responsibilities. Some …
Genesis 1: Creation of the world
Genesis 2: Creation of Adam and Eve
Genesis 3: The forbidden fruit in Eden
Genesis 4: Cain and Abel
Genesis 6-9: Noah and the Flood
Genesis 11: The Tower of Babel
Genesis 12-18: Abraham
Genesis 19: Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 22, 24-27: Isaac
Genesis 28-35: Jacob
Genesis 37-50: Joseph (and the coat of many …
Tape these across the floor on one side of the room.
Ask youth to stand on the sheet of paper that corresponds to how they feel about the any or all the statements below. (scale: 1 highly disagree, 10 highly agree)
You may choose to ask youth why they have
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