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A Detailed Plan for Promoting Young Life Events on Social Media
Written by Ryan Ahlwardt (Area Director, Hamilton Southeastern Young Life)BEFORE THE EVENTClub Theme Twitter PollOne week during All-School Campaigners, call out for 10 rapid-fire ideas for Club themes...
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10 Ideas for Turkey Club
ServeHave kids bring canned goods to club to donate to needy families. You could also ask them to bring supplies for Operation Christmas Child and put together Operation Christmas Child shoe...
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Christmas Club Ideas (and Mr. Christmas Tree Pageant)
It's hard to believe that Christmas is less than 5 weeks away! With Thanksgiving next week, start planning for Christmas Club now. Below are tons of ideas we've used in the past. Christmas Club...
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Christmas Tree Scavenger Hunt
Below is another fun Christmas club idea, similar to "Bigger, Better, Best!"The Human Christmas Tree Scavenger Hunt gives kids and leaders an opportunity to laugh and play – and also allows parents to...
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Advent Devotional by Jim Branch
Many of you are familiar with "The Blue Book" and have loved reading Jim Branch's writings. Jim was on staff with Young Life for almost twenty years and now directs a ministry of spiritual nurture in...
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Christmas Gift Ideas for Leaders
Are you a Young Life staff person looking for Christmas gift ideas for committee or leaders? A volunteer leader looking for gift ideas for your high school friends? Or maybe just a YL'dly selfish...
View ArticleGratefulness
“Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer”by Brother David Steindl-RastGratefulness is simply one way ofexperiencing the life of the Triune God within us.This life springs forth from the Father,the fountain...
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Stranger Things in Young Life
I'm probably one of the only people on the planet that hasn't watched "Stranger Things," so I share the following ideas with that disclaimer. I'm not endorsing the show, because I haven't seen it, but...
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Young Life College: Best Practices
If you're a Young Life College leader or staff person, you're likely wrapping up the semester as students are in the midst of exams. Way to go on finishing the semester strong!To help you in your...
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An Advent Prayer
An Advent Prayerby Henri NouwenLord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness,send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We who have so much to do,seek quiet spaces to hear your...
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Holiday Contact Work Ideas
Written by Demi Nicolle, volunteer leader in Indiana, PA.With Christmas fast approaching, your YL team may be scrambling for some last-minute ideas before the holiday break. Here are some fun and...
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Best Practices from the Past Semester
If you’ve found helpful ideas on the blog, now is YOUR TURN to share! At the end of each semester, we ask staff and leaders to share their “best practices” from the past few months. Would you email us...
View Article12 Days of Christmas (Young Life Style)
Enjoy Hong Kong Young Life's incredible rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas with cornish game hens (via Josh Powell).
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50 Questions for New Year's Eve
Each New Year's Eve, Natalie and I have a tradition of going out to a long dinner, reflecting on the past and dreaming about the future. We use the questions below as a starting point for our...
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A Spotify Playlist Companion for the Blue Book
For the many of you who use Jim Branch's Blue Book as a daily devotional, my guess is that a lot of you also use Spotify (along with 140 million other people). If so, you're in luck! Eddie Long (Young...
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Godspeed: The Pace of Being Known
Over the past few months, I've watched the short film, "Godspeed," three different times. Each time, I've found myself unexplainably crying. There's a deep longing in me to live life at Godspeed, to...
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Compass: A Life Changing Summer Discipleship Experience for High Schoolers
Do you know a high school student who is ready to go deeper in their faith and looking for an out-of-the-box experience this summer? One of my Young Life guy's recently spent a summer doing a program...
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21 Alternative Club Ideas to Start the Semester
If you're waiting a few weeks into the new semester to start back with "normal" club, consider still doing something with kids on the normal club night! Below are 21 ideas: Wing FestNerf WarPoor Man's...
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How to Balance Being a College Student & a Young Life Leader
One of my biggest pet peeves in college was people saying,"You have the most free time now you're ever going to have in your life."I didn't like the comment because I sure felt like I had ZERO free...
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Camp Musician of the Month: Jordy Searcy
Our featured Camp Musician this month is Jordy Searcy! You may recognize him from his performance on NBC's "The Voice." Jordy's first encounter with Young Life was playing at a Monday night club in...
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