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YL Store: The Vault Is Open
In celebration of the 75th birthday of YL, for this year ONLY, the vault is open and The Young Life Store can produce the old Young Life logos exclusively! The YL store is able to customize these old...
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Camp Musician Of The Month: S. Martin
Our featured camp musician for the month of March is S. Martin. He started attending Young Life in high school and has been hooked ever since. As a middle school student in WyldLife, he attended Timber...
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Tomorrow Is $1 Hot Dogs At Sonic
Hot diggity dog, just $1 each?! Pick up your middle and high school friends from school tomorrow (Wed. March 23) and hop on over to SONIC for a $1 hot dog. Includes only 6-inch Chili Cheese Coney and...
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WyldLife Wednesday: The 5 P's of Contact Work
Pic from Dan Stern in Lapeer, MI. There is no substitute for contact work – it’s what allows us to build relationships and earn the right to talk with kids about Jesus. Below are 5 contact work...
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Fresh Contact Work Ideas for Spring Time
Spring has arrived! If you need some fun, fresh, & frugal contact work ideas, you're in luck. Grab your middle and high school friends and make some memories.Dog Park/Animal ShelterIf you have a...
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The Top 5 Excuses Kids Make for Not Going to Camp (and how to respond)
It's not too late to get your middle and high school friends signed up for the BEST WEEK OF THEIR LIVES!This week on the blog we'll look at the top five excuses kids make for not going to camp. Today...
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The 10 Best Fundraisers for Camp
This week on the blog we're looking at the top five excuses kids make for not going to camp. If you missed the first one, click here. Today we're looking at how to respond to the $$$ problem.My friends...
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7 Keys To Interacting with Parents
This week on the blog we're looking at the top five excuses kids make for not going to camp. If you missed the first two, click here and here.Part 1: My friends aren't goingPart 2: I don't have the...
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Why Kids Don't Go To Camp: How to Navigate Schedule Conflicts
This week on the blog we're looking at the top five excuses kids make for not going to camp.My friends aren't goingI don't have the moneyMy parents won't let meI have schedule conflictsI'm afraid of...
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Why Kids Don't Go To Camp: How to Navigate the Fear of the Unknown
This week on the blog we're looking at the top five excuses kids make for not going to camp.My friends aren't goingI don't have the moneyMy parents won't let meI have schedule conflictsI'm afraid of...
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Kanye Tweetstorms about YL
It's crazy to see all the people who have been influenced by the ministry of Young Life!Last night I was on Twitter and it was so cool to see Kanye tweeting about YL!Not all of it makes complete sense...
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Last Minute Game for Club Tonight: Mascot Challenge
Tonight ends March Madness with the national championship game between Villanova and my beloved Tar Heels! If you're looking for a last minute game for club, here's an easy one. Thanks to Amy Brooks...
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How Spring Break Broke My Heart
I tried to avoid social media last week.It was Spring Break for my high school friends and the few tweets I've read and posts I've seen have broken my heart. It seems everything we've talked about in...
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WyldLife Wednesday: Fun or Funny
“I’m Howdy!” “And I’m Rowdy!” “And we like to get loud-y!”When we think about planning program characters for our WyldLife friends, some of us get intimidated. “I’m not funny enough.” “I can’t write...
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The Young Life Leader's Guide To Prom Season
As prom season is upon us, below are a few ways we as Young Life leaders can serve our high school friends, parents, and school administrations.PRE-PROMProm-posalsSome of your high school friends are...
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Emoji Club
Emojis are a fun way to communicate and have almost become a new language for this generation. David Pressgrove, Area Director in Craig, CO, recently sent in this creative club idea. (If you have ideas...
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Soda-Can Mat-Ball
Last week I was in Charleston, SC and ran into the James Island Young Life team after they just finished a game of Soda-Can Mat-Ball! Brooke Swetenburg sent me this video of Helen-Grace Hall hitting...
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An Audience of One
Written by Jen Payne: Young Life Leader in Gig Harbor, WA.I've had the privilege of being involved in Young Life for the past 30 years and have spent many of those years as an adult leader walking...
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WyldLife Wednesday: 7 Questions for Contact Work
Written by Kevin Chao: Area Director in Greenwich, CT and WyldLife Coordinator for the Metro North Region.During a recent WyldLife event at a sportsplex in town, I was walking between the trampoline...
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"Encouragement for a Weary Young Life Leader" by Pablo Otaola
We're looking for helpful ideas and encouragement for folks doing Multi-Cultural & Urban ministry. If you'd like to contribute, email us here. This post below was written by Pablo Otaola, YL staff...
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