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The Youth Pastor is a Stray Dog

Dear brothers and sisters... I want to describe for you two types of dog. The first is my beautiful and wonderful Zoe....

New Blog to Check Out: The Landing – Celebrate Recovery for Students

The Landing launches at Saddleback Church in January 2011. Click here to check out their blog. You can also fill out their form to...

Honoring & Engaging Your Last Year Students

Posted by: Heather Flies Some of us call it junior high ministry… some call it middle school ministry… some have 6-8th grades… some 7-8th grades…...

Small Groups = Life Groups

Well, we made the change from calling them small groups to calling them life groups – it only took me a year...

Senior Weekend Bumper Video

  A fun video compilation of seniors falling down at graduation we made/used as a bumper video for our senior weekend services. JG

Graduation Rap Video

  Found this graduation rap online – ripped it from YouTube to use this weekend in HSM to honor our seniors. Good stuff! JG

Book Review: Switch

Finished a great book this weekend – Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. HSM has been in a continual state of...

HSM Weekend in Review: Volume 99

Weekend Teaching Series: Senior Weekend (1-off)Sermon in a Sentence: A collection of stories, testimony and teachings from seniors to our high school ministry.Service Length: 84...

Top 20 Youth Ministry Blogs

Adam Mclane’s research is complete, and he posted his list of the top 20 youth ministry blogs on the Y.S. blog earlier this week....

For Children 4 And Up (Or Youth Pastors of All Ages)

I've been sitting on a secret for about six months now. It's big so you may have to sit down. I've been preaching out...

The Underbelly of Youth Ministry

Let’s face it, there are a lot of youth leaders out there with kiddos. For nearly a decade I’ve watched youth workers at conventions...

‘Lyrics Matter’—Evangelist Shane Pruitt Sounds the Alarm on Taylor Swift’s New...

Pop star Taylor Swift has come under fire following the release of a surprise 31-song double album, titled "The Tortured Poets Department," last Friday (April 19). Some have criticized Swift, who has described herself as a Christian, for her “self-worshipping” lyrics that include biblical imagery. 

Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex...

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.

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