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Club Game Of The Week: Raffle Your Luck
This game is played just like the regular raffle with a few twists. Game submitted by Nolan Branson, leader in Knoxville, TN.Supplies 4 silly/regular prizes1 super prize (big deal)2 'zonks' (dollar...
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How Spring Break Broke My Heart
I've tried to avoid social media this week.It's Spring Break for my high school friends and the few tweets I've read (and Instagram's I've seen) have broken my heart. It seems everything we've talked...
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Young Life Presents The 1st Annual #EpicHighFive Contest
This is a picture of an #EpicHighFive.It was originally posted on Instagram by Young Life Camp Musician, Tim Halperin.Over the next 10 days (until April 16) we'll be running an #EpicHighFive contest on...
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WyldLife Wednesday: Getting Urban Kids To Camp
LaTonya Stevenson has been leading WyldLife with four inner-city schools for more than 14 years. So how does she fill a bus to Southwind every summer? She says the key is talking to the parents and...
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Camp Musician Of The Month: Tyson Motsenbocker
Our featured camp musician for April is Tyson Motsenbocker. Tyson became involved with Young Life as a freshman in high school and met Jesus at Washington Family Ranch the following summer. He served...
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5 Yard Games To Play Outside Before Club Starts
Here are some of my favorite yard games to play outside before club starts, especially during spring-time weather. Throwing ChallengeFun and simple. All you need is a tarp and a football. Cut out...
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Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day
Tomorrow, Tuesday April 14th, is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's nation-wide. Noon-8pm. Grab your middle and high school friends and enjoy a cone.Find your nearest Ben & Jerry's here.
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How Young Life Leaders Say Goodbye
Some of your Young Life teammates are probably about to enter a season of transition. Maybe they're graduating and moving this summer. Maybe they're burned out. Maybe they're called to another...
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WyldLife Wednesday: 5 Ways To Get Parents Involved
5 Ways to Get Parents InvolvedBOOSTER CLUBGather an official team for the school with one parent for each grade. Ask these parents to be your advocates. They can find locations for club, ask for...
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Young Life Coffee House
A guest post by Charlie Heritage, YL leader in Greensboro, NC. On Monday night, we held our 1st annual Young Life Coffee House. We invited a few kids from each school in the area to share their...
View ArticleMore MashUp Songs With Chords And Slides
Forever/Hold On We're Going Home ChordsPowerPointRoar/BraveChordsMagicChordsPowerPointThank You Phillip Hardin, Jonathan Vanderbeck and Kyle Miller for sharing!
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Club Game Of The Week: Real or Fake Song Titles
Game idea submitted by Marty Fleszar, volunteer leader in Gross Pointe, MI.SuppliesPowerPoint slidesProjectorScreenHow To PlayLabel 1 wall of the room as "FAKE" and another wall as "REAL."Show the...
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Summer Movies: Opening Dates and Trailers
The summer movie season begins in just 10 days. Our job as YL leaders is to lead our middle and high school friends into the adventure of following Christ. Part of that means helping them discover...
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What To Do After College Graduation: The Dale House Project
If you're about to graduate from college and are still trying to figure out what to do this coming year, I can't think of an experience I'd more highly recommend! The Dale House Project is hiring 1...
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When Club Isn't Working
Last week I received an email from a YL staff person looking for activities to do 'when club isn't working' or if you have to 'punt' when there aren't very many kids at club. Below are a few...
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Tom & Recie Raley: Leaving A Legacy
Written by Alan Smyth, Regional Director for Greater Los Angeles. Tom & Recie Raley are true icons of the faith and treasured gems of our mission. They were among the first staff people in our...
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At The End Of The School Year, Don't Forget To Do This
As the school year comes to an end, let's be Young Life leaders who thank people well. My Area Director in college repeatedly drilled three things into our skulls:Pray First.Thank People Well.Have good...
View ArticleHilarious Synchronized Swimming Skit
We're doing 'Senior Club' next Monday night and one of the skits the senior guys are performing is this Synchronized Swimming skit.I'm not sure who originally made this video, so if you know, let us...
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WyldLife Wednesday: The Curious Stage
Part of being a WyldLife leader is simply remembering what middle schoolers are experiencing. I entered middle school over 25 years ago but still vividly recall my fear of Wednesday nights. I enjoyed...
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A Darth Vader Scavenger Hunt: May the 4th Be With You
A guest post from Jason Talley.Last year around the end of the year we decided to do a “Ninja Scavenger Hunt” where a bunch of awesome adults dressed up as ninjas around town and the kids went off to...
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