I had a conversation with a student this week, and she’s been having a difficult time managing the tension between holiness and grace. She understood Christians to strive for a sinless life. But she found herself being influenced by her friends, laughing at jokes she shouldn’t be, and not having her mind “on Jesus” all [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Youth Group’
CSM Review 10/29/10
October 30th, 2010 
joshherndon This Friday was… kinda weird. There was a 5-day weekend for a big chunk of our students (causing a mass exodus for college visitations and vacations) and a lot of sickies. What do you do on a week when you know that nothing is going to go according to plan? Don’t be discouraged. It’s easy [...]
CSM Review: 10/1/10 (and lessons learned)
October 2nd, 2010 joshherndon We had another awesome night at CSM– making that 4 Fridays in a row! Since lunching this youth ministry almost 2 years ago, we’ve never had so many awesome nights in a row. We’d always have a week more-often-than-not that would be awkward for one reason or another. I think I can attribute this string [...]
What Do You Call It: Youth Group?
April 8th, 2010 joshherndon The “What Do You Call It?” Theory: The words we use depict the message we want to evoke. Do these different terms make that much of a difference? I’m not sure, but that won’t stop us from choosing one over the other. Today, I am going to dive into the term of “Youth Group”. — [...]
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Tags: Youth Group, youth group names, Youth Ministry 
4 Comments »2 Types of Retreats Every Group Needs to Do
March 24th, 2010 joshherndon I like Lasting Student Ministry’s 2 Types of Retreats Every Group Needs to Do. He believes that every group needs to do two types of retreats. Many focus mainly on one of these types, but miss the importance and the benefit of the other type of retreats. Here are the two types of retreats: Solo-Group [...]
Posted in Ministry Leadership Tags: Planning, Summer Retreat, Winter Retreat, Youth Group, Youth Ministry 1 Comment »