Sometimes the very characteristics that equip people for this ministry are the same characteristics that allow them to become …
Ministry Fairs: Incorporating Gifts of the Spirit
"...help people identify their superpowers and find ways to use those gifts in ministry, to our mutual joy and benefit." The …
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Taking a Trip With Youth? You Need a Group Covenant
"Like we recite certain prayers every time we go to church, a group covenant establishes the unique structure and relational bonds …
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It’s Go Time: 10 Tips for Youth Group Chaperones
"If you positively engage in activities or provide positive encouragement to youth, the group will have a better experience." The …
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Let There Be Acolytes! 10 Hidden Benefits For Young People
"Even young people who said their parents had first 'forced' them to acolyte expressed a newfound connection to worship and an …
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Youth Group Lesson: Fruits of the Spirit
"By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and …
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Nourishing Stories: A Collaborative Art Project Teaches Eucharist with Teens
"This was experiential, it gave the youth participants an opportunity to engage with others and make a contribution to the broader …
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The Sacrament of Back to School
"In that moment, so pregnant with hope, pride, excitement, joy, nervousness, and expectation, we find our everyday …
Training Teens for VBS: 16 Things They Need to Hear
"In asking teens to lead others, faith formation is magnified for our youth in ways that I never could have imagined." VBS …
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Honoring Communion without First Communion: One Church Strikes a Balance
"The children’s lessons focus on Holy Eucharist - which some of the children have taken since they were infants, yet others have …
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Why VBS Needs Teenagers… and Why Teens Need VBS
"Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity." -1 Timothy …
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Staffing your VBS: How to Find Volunteers
"VBS can be an opportunity to expand the number of adults connected to children’s ministry." Building a Staff for VBS VBS staffing …
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