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killing the 'boredom factor'
The excuse I've heard most often by teenagers who stop attending youth group can be summed up in two simple words: "It's boring!" We'll never keep...
Group, 07/01/06 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
effective closings
YOUTH MINISTRY BASICS I remember it well... It was my second year of youth ministry and I'd just finished preparing my lesson for the youth...
Group, 05/01/06 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
creating "cosby" moments in your youth ministry
Have you watched any reruns lately of The Cosby Show or The Waltons? It's a great exercise for youth leaders because these shows still capture the...
Group, 03/01/06 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
ultimate counseling advice, the
YOUTH MINISTRY BASICS It's the kind of telephone call no youth leader ever wants to receive. One of our teenagers just attempted suicide-twice...
Group, 01/01/06 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
WHAT KIDS Really Want
CONVENTIONAL CHURCH WISDOM SAYS THE KIND OF YOUTH PASTOR TEENAGERS REALLY WANT IS YOUNG, HIP, SCRUFFY, PROUDLY DISORGANIZED, AND GUITARREADYIN...
Group, 01/01/06 by Lawrence, Rick; Fields, Doug; Mayo, Jeanne; McLuen, Tiger · More from publication -
help! I don't have enough time to do youth ministry!
YOUTH MINISTRY BASICS Sometimes I think that most senior pastors in America have adapted a familiar old adage when looking for someone to work with...
Group, 11/01/05 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
YOUTH MINISTRY BASICS
creating lasting spiritual change It's the never-ending youth ministry saga. You've just hosted a youth service where the Lord showed up in a big...
Group, 09/01/05 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
YOUTH MINISTRY BASICS
the management of failure Charles Kettering once said, "The chief job of the educator is to teach people how to fail intelligently." Kettering was...
Group, 07/01/05 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
youth leader's age-old question, the
It's the night before your youth meeting, and the age-old question is demanding an answer...again. "What am I speaking on tomorrow night?" Forgive...
Group, 03/01/05 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication -
ultimate balancing act, the
When I started in youth ministry 35 years ago, I vowed that I would not serve as my own kids' youth leader. But by the time my two sons were...
Group, 01/01/05 by Mayo, Jeanne · More from publication
