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Worth The Chase
Soon after we first became parents, Natalie and I went to see a low-budget movie on the recommendation of a friend. The opening scene had us holding our breath. The main character, Nathan, pulls up to...
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The Most Important Text Message You'll Send This August
Many of our friends recently graduated high school and are starting college this month. What happens during those first weeks of college will significantly influence, not only their next four years,...
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Fame Name Game
Need a fun up-front game for club? I saw an article in USA Today last week that listed the actual names of celebrities. I thought it'd be fun to turn it into a game and have kids come on stage and...
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Two Ways to Get in Shape While Starting a Campaigners Group This Fall
If you're hoping to start a Campaigners group this fall, below are two ideas to help kickstart a group.For the LadiesThis summer, one of our leaders got the brilliant idea to teach a free Zumba class...
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8 Ways To Give Students Ownership at Club
One night after club our newest YL leader asked me how it compared with a typical club. "Was it better than normal, average, or not quite as good?"I turned to one of my high school friends and asked,...
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Instead of a Parent Meeting...
I'm guessing you have the same problem we do.Parents are busy and it's difficult to get them to show up to a "parent meeting" at the beginning of a new school year. We have important information we...
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Dear Young Life Leader: A Letter from a High School Principal
This post was written by a real high school principal who wishes to remain anonymous. Special thanks to this friend of Young Life who took the time to share valuable insight with us leaders. Hopefully,...
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20 Ways Campaigners and Senior Leaders Can Help on Club Day
Pray!Wear a Young Life shirt to school.Invite friends who are disinterested in Jesus to club.Text all of your friends, reminding them about club.Post about club on Instagram and Twitter.Offer to give...
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Young Life Fundraising Made Easy
Written by the staff of the Young Life Store. Are you looking for a new way to raise funds for your YL area? Look no further than The Young Life Store! Selling shirts with us is easy and simple!Send us...
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Introducing The ClubCard App, 2.0
Written by Brad Schmitt, former Young Life Area Director. Note from Young Life: ClubCard has been reviewed by Young Life Mission Services. Areas that feel this will be a helpful tool may use at their...
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The Young Life Podcast Debuts Today
We’re excited to announce The Young Life Podcast, a show about a revolutionary mission, and the stories of the pioneers, like you, who live it. If you are reading this on the Young Life Leader blog,...
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Practical Help For Your Campaigners TEAM
As the school years begins, so do many Campaigner groups. To help us think through some of the non-negotiables of Campaigners, the Young Life Discipleship office has come up with the memorable acronym:...
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An Open Letter to All Young Life Leaders
This letter below was written by Brooke Putney when she was a high school junior in 2015. She is now a college sophomore in Austin, Texas. Be encouraged! My first real conversation with my Young Life...
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Best Practices for Social Media In Young Life
We recently received the following email from an Area Director:"I wanted to reach out and see if you had a good list/plan of social media best practices to engage people well, without it being...
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This Week's Fresh Club Idea: Semester Long Competition
Teenagers love competition. Competition already drives many of our Club mixers and games. What if we took it up a notch and created a semester long contest? It's one great way to build off of the...
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Hurricane Relief Young Life Shirt
Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma have impacted many in the mission of Young Life in Texas, Florida, Latin America and the Carribbean islands. Our hearts go out to the leaders and staff people who...
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Easy Club Mixer: "Would You Rather?"
Need an easy mixer for club?Download the slides below and have your group divide into two sides of the room based on what they would rather do. It's an easy and quick mixer to get kids moving and...
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How Far I'll Go (Moana) Chords and Slides
There sadly are not many new, popular, usable, club songs these days. If you have any ideas, email us and we'll share them on the blog.Special thanks to Catherine Harrison at UVA for sending us slides...
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Tips for Hosting Club in Homes
Written by Andrew Crockett, WyldLife leader in Hendersonville, TN.Hosting club at a home is no easy task. Below are some helpful tips.Move ALL FurnitureIf you don’t want to break anything, take it out...
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Starting the Campaigners Year with A242
Written by Aaron Smith, Young Life leader at Towson High School in Baltimore County, MD. We had an incredible Campaigners last week and wanted to share what we did because it was a little different...
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