en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/519273 Comments by RobGillen http://www.studentministry.org/time-out-out-of-his-comfort-zone-saul/#IDComment19918341 Jerry! A fellow PA minister! Welcome! First impressions can be detrimental to us can&#039;t they? But then again that is the generation we live in today. Students decide whether they will return to 77-40 (our youth ministry) within the first 2 minutes of arriving. That&#039;s a big deal. Hopefully we can not only reverse this fast-reaction-ism, but role model to those around us. <a href="http://www.robgillen.com" target="_blank">www.robgillen.com</a> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:53:40 +0000 http://www.studentministry.org/time-out-out-of-his-comfort-zone-saul/#IDComment19918341 http://www.studentministry.org/msnbc-reports-on-sexting/#IDComment19918159 A few of the students in our local schools have been expelled because of sexting. It&#039;s the real deal! I hope no one is dismissing this trend as unimportant. Our kids are more than vulnerable to this thing. Praying for wisdom amongst our crew. But I too believe that informing our teens of the potential troubles that await them. <a href="http://www.robgillen.com" target="_blank">www.robgillen.com</a> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:49:12 +0000 http://www.studentministry.org/msnbc-reports-on-sexting/#IDComment19918159 http://www.studentministry.org/ideas-for-becoming-an-evironmentally-friendly-youth-group/#IDComment19918097 Ahhh Kira! Amazing post! What an abundance of resources! Thank you so much for your help. I&#039;m sure our group will benefit from one of these projects. We&#039;ve recently started something called &quot;I-NAM&quot; projects (&quot;It&#039;s Not About Me&quot;) and helping out the environment would be a great project. <a href="http://www.robgillen.com" target="_blank">www.robgillen.com</a> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:47:19 +0000 http://www.studentministry.org/ideas-for-becoming-an-evironmentally-friendly-youth-group/#IDComment19918097 http://www.studentministry.org/freebie-friday-122-the-cure-for-the-common-youth-ministry/#IDComment19917986 I find it very admirable that this book is free. Thanks for the tips Paul. I will definitely be keeping this close for a while. <a href="http://www.robgillen.com" target="_blank">www.robgillen.com</a> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:43:59 +0000 http://www.studentministry.org/freebie-friday-122-the-cure-for-the-common-youth-ministry/#IDComment19917986 http://www.studentministry.org/why-teens-will-leave-facebook-in-the-next-two-years/#IDComment19917888 Hmmm...interesting. I think that this could be a large and swooping theory, but the for the most part it makes sense. This is something that many Lead Pastors will not grasp (that is parents usually adults typically scare away teens) and it&#039;s tough to describe, but in the the next two year we will soon see. <a href="http://www.robgillen.com" target="_blank">www.robgillen.com</a> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:41:12 +0000 http://www.studentministry.org/why-teens-will-leave-facebook-in-the-next-two-years/#IDComment19917888