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Camp Musician of the Month: James Tutson
Our featured Camp Musician for the month of September is James Tutson. You may have heard his music on the new Young Life podcast, "On the Frontier." James was featured as the first guest in episode...
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How To Be An "Oh Boy!" Young Life Teammate
Hammond YL Team from Columbia, SCBrad Lomenick, director of Catalyst, wrote 15 Keys of a Make it Happen Team Culture, which inspired us to create a similar YL version below. Being on a YL team is...
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Making Disciples Through Serving: YL Expeditions
Written by Mike Miller, YL Expeditions Regional Coordinator.“What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” ~ Stephen CoveyAs you plan for the upcoming year of Campaigners and look to make...
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How To Make Your "Run-On" The Talk Of The School
A favorite Young Life tradition is the "run-on skit." A "run-on" (or "walk-on") is simply a skit where the same characters appear every week. Find ideas for run-on skit characters here.There are two...
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Campaigners Songbook
Lou Chiccehitto, Young Life Staff in Fauquier County, sent us a songbook that he uses for leading worship at Campaigners. It has the lyrics to 40 worship songs and can save you from having to deal with...
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WyldLife Wednesday: In Your Face: Tic-Tac-Toe
I had the opportunity to take a group of eighth grade girls to Camp Buckner this summer, and my friends had an incredible week. Grant Zeller, Kurt Cotter and Jessica Sims did a great job creating a...
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Happy Birthday Jackson Davies
You may have already seen this video about Jackson Davies' birthday. It recently went viral on social media and was shared with us by Patrick Lundberg. Patrick is the Area Director for Young Life in...
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Taking Campaigners to the Deep End
I recently ran across an article about the "I Wish My Teacher Knew" index cards. A teacher in Denver, CO provided blank cards for her students to share anything they wanted her to know and it's...
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Free Krispy Kreme This Coming Monday: Talk Like A Pirate Day
This coming Monday, September 19, why not grab your whole YL team and hit up Krispy Kreme before school dressed as pirates? You would each get a free dozen! Then you could take the doughnuts out to...
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Questions To Ask In Your Post-Club Team Meeting
After club each week it's helpful to gather as a team and review the night. We call it our "post-club team time."Our club ends at 9 pm and our team usually meets from 9:15-10:15 pm after everyone has...
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WyldLife Wednesday: Wyld Moms
Written by Mary Beth Witler, WyldLife staff, Argyle, TX.While having lunch with another Young Life staff person, we talked about how to get parents more involved in WyldLife. Parents are almost always...
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The Story of Chris McDaniel- by Cliff Wright
Riverbend Campaigner Diane Funes with Chris McDaniel at his first YL ClubWritten by Cliff Wright, Area Director, University City/Cabarrus County (Charlotte, NC) Football at Riverbend High School was...
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12 Commitments Of A Young Life Leader
I'll never give up on a kid as "unreachable."I won't think my job is done when a kid has made a decision to follow Christ. I'll help them realize how necessary it is to:PrayRead God's Word dailyRead...
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New Club Songs Contest
We need your help! And we're willing to bribe you. How To EnterIdentify new songs (released in 2016) that are working well in club. Leave a comment on Instagram with a new club song suggestion. (counts...
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Wonderwall/Cold Water Mashup
Thanks to Katie Woodham, Tiffany Buhls and the folks at Riverwood High School in NW Atlanta for passing on this mashup club song of Wonderwall and Cold Water. You also can enter to win the NEW CLUB...
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WyldLife Wednesday: Weekend Camp Alternatives
Maybe your area isn’t ready for a WyldLife weekend camp. Maybe there isn’t a nearby camp or enough areas with WyldLife to fill a camp. Consider an alternative weekend event that still provides...
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Charging for Campaigners
Over the past few years, my Campaigners group has met on Sunday nights. Because it's delicious, bonding, and Biblical- we often begin with a meal. Feeding hungry high school guys can be expensive, so...
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Hoedown Club Ideas
The fall has arrived and its a perfect time of year to plan a Young Life hoedown club!LocationBorrow a barn!If you can't find a barn, find a field. It's better to do the field party earlier in October...
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Are You Really Doing Your Job if No One’s Coming to Club?
[This is an excerpt from my friend Tim Branch’s new eBook for Young Life leaders.You can download the book for free by clicking here.] - Drew HillLet’s say you’re a leader on a team of twelve other...
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WyldLife Wednesday: Mean Girls
Written by Steph Raubenheimer, WyldLife Representative, Greater New York Division“Ew, she was like ‘Hiiiii’ and I was like ‘Who are you and why are you talking to me?’”Have you ever felt like you were...
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