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Life in Student Ministry : The search for appropriate age divisions in youth ministry

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:02:09 +0000

Well we like to think that we do :)

Life in Student Ministry : The search for appropriate age divisions in youth ministry

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:56:05 +0000

Not at all. �I didn't elaborate on how we actually do things now, which would lead us in to figuring out how we would handle things in the new setup. �Currently all of our grade levels meet together and \"hang out\" together but small groups are broken down by grades. �We also do different retreats than are \"normal\" �we do jr. high & sr. high evangelistic weekends and then we do \"guys weekend\" & \"girls weekend\" where the registration is open to all grade levels and we use that time to teach the guys and girls about mentoring those younger than them (along with whatever our topic is for that weekend, that year.)

Life in Student Ministry : The search for appropriate age divisions in youth ministry

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:38:38 +0000

I wonder if the events might be better split. Maybe the high school students would be more willing to invite their friends knowing that they won't be hanging out with 6th & 7th graders.

Life in Student Ministry : The search for appropriate age divisions in youth ministry

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:37:03 +0000

Mostly it's about keeping things relevant to the ages. �We've had a history of noticing that our 6th graders are a world apart from our 8th graders and the same holds true for our 9th graders & 12th graders. �Most of the schools from which we draw students do not include 9th grade in the high school and almost all of our 6th graders are still in an elementary school.

Life in Student Ministry : The search for appropriate age divisions in youth ministry

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:03:11 +0000

I've said for the last few years that once I develop the staff to do it I'm making the switch and moving 4th & 5th grade out of children's ministry and having three groups in the youth ministry. 4,5,6 graders, 7,8,9 graders, & 10,11,12 graders.

Life in Student Ministry : Should vision be top-down or grassroots?

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:30:38 +0000

It's gotta be top down. As tsmith0095 state, Jesus didn't sit around and get a sense of where the disciples would want to go, Moses didn't go with the consensus vision when the got to a little problem at the Red Sea, the prophets didn't communicate their word based on what the people's "vision" was. The communication of the vision and implementation of the vision is a whole other matter though.

Life in Student Ministry : Do we really need more youth ministry resources?

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:35:31 +0000

Great thoughts Jason!

Life in Student Ministry : "To Save A Life" movie review for youth groups

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:33:38 +0000

Tim, you should mention that the film is rated PG-13, so for a lot of us bringing most jr. highers will not go over well with parents anyway. Other than that I'd say your review is right on. I too have seen the film and I am really looking forward to bringing a bunch of sr. high students to it and engaging in conversation after.

Life in Student Ministry : How we used Google Wave at youth group

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:53:23 +0000

Great stuff TIm! I'll just add that I need a computer because rendering video on a phone could take a while :-)

ChurchCrunch : CyberMonday Giveaway! - 3 Apple Magic Mice!

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:33 +0000

Thanksgiving was great! Got to hang out with my grandmother, my brother & sister-in-law, and my parents!

JakeBouma.com : Dead simple group texting for ministry with Tatango

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:42:20 +0000

Yeah, I originally used TXT Signal, then took the free trial with SYM and found them to be so similar that I actually asked them if that's what they were doing, found out that I was right!

JakeBouma.com : Dead simple group texting for ministry with Tatango

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:30:03 +0000

Actually Simply Youth Min is using a white label version of TXT Signal. TXT Signal does all the work for Simply. I've been using Tatango for 7 or 8 months now and it has been FLAWLESS.

Collide Magazine Blog : E-Reader Poll

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:31:08 +0000

I won't be getting an ereader anytime soon. I want to be able to pass my books along to others whom I want to invest in.

Human3rror : WP Photographer Theme Released! - Contest Giveaway

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:10:29 +0000

Hey! I just got the T1i as well and I would love to add this theme on to http://ChrisSzulwach.com to show off my photos!

CoffeeWithChris.com : Common Misconceptions About Movies in Church

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:57:04 +0000

Yeah, most people that want to show a movie publicly end up purchasing the MPLC license. It does come at a cost though...

Youth Min Blog : My Top 5 For Junior High!

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:06:04 +0000

I'd add to this and say that they appreciate you even though they don't always show it on the outside.

ChurchCrunch : I Want My Time, Money, Comments BACK JS-Kit!

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:35:39 +0000

If it's any consolation I'm sure you saved a lot of us from experimenting with it ourselves! Thanks!

Youth Min Blog : Dealing With Differences

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:34:11 +0000

We are in a kind of hybrid model when it comes to the division of ages. Our youth ministry runs from grade 6-12, mainly because we have not yet had the leadership capacity to create a new program for grades 4-6. When it comes to programing, almost everything that we do has a component of all the grades together & divided out from grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. The main reason for this is that we want our youth ministry community to be a small glimpse of the kingdom, inclusive of all types of people. We also know that there are some major differences in our age groups which will hurt our students if we don't account for them.

Youth Min Blog : What To Go AFTR In A Youth Worker

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:29:06 +0000

or you'd be a FART ;)

Youth Min Blog : Small Town vs. Large City

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:02:28 +0000

I remember walking the halls of the high school in the first high school that I volunteered in youth ministry with. There were 600 students in that school and I think I knew 2/3 of them, it was GREAT! Now my youth ministry draws from three schools, one is 3,200 students, another is 3,600 students, and the third is 1,800 students! One issue that we have around here is that there are so many people wanting to substitute teach that the local school districts only take certified teachers as subs.