Discipline and Teens

Being in youth ministry means that eventually we will run into disicpline issues.  No matter what your particular context is...you've had to (or will have to if you're a 2 week noobie) deal with discipline.   If I were honest, this is one of my top ten most hated things in youth ministry.  I wish it didn't even need to exist, but sadly it does and most of us hate it.   During the talk time is when most of the issues arise. ...

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You've Got Questions week 6

This was done a couple of weeks ago, but it was our Final week on "You've Got Questions" where we had the Middle School students ask any question they wanted!    This ended up being more of an "Apologetics" series but it was fantastic none-the-less.  The teens really enggaged the talk time and were listening intently for 40 minutes.  I would NEVER go that long normally (usually I speak for 15 min. tops) but in order to answer...

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You've Got Questions week 5

  This series has caused some of the most controversy of all series I have ever done.  I've had parents calling me asking me questions on why I've answered some of these questions the way I did.  I even recieved a phone call today saying that some kids who were debating a Jewish girl in their class were taken to the office for being "intolerant" because they were telling the girl that "Jesus is the only way to get saved...you got...

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Moving Up

It's that time of the year again for Student Minstries...that time is: Transition time!    5th Graders are moving into the Middle School Ministry, the 8th Graders are moving into the High School Ministry and the 12th Graders are moving away for college or staying local moving into the Young Adult Ministry.   Things are changing, students are growing older and these transitions can be hard at times.   My personal context is...

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