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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. We hope this is an encouragement to each of you! My first real conversation with my Young Life leader included...
View ArticleTwo New Resources from YL Discipleship
As we enter into a unique summer in the mission of Young Life, the Young Life Discipleship office has prepared two new resources as you continue to pursue relationships with your middle, high school,...
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3 Reasons I’m Excited about Young Life’s “State of the Mission” Webcast
Recently, one of my high school friends asked me for my Xbox Gamertag, which is the online name gamers use to play with each other. Folks, I haven’t played video games regularly in seven years, but I’m...
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Washing Dishes without the Hobart
I had the privilege of serving at a Young Life Camp called Saranac Village for a month in the summer of 2008. I was serving as a work crew boss - helping lead the team of high school-aged volunteers...
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7 People to Thank at the End of a Very Different School Year
As we come to the end of a very unusual school year, let's consider the many folks we as Young Life leaders can thank. AdministrationThe principal at your school didn't have to let you come to lunch....
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Prom on Wheels: Inspiring Hope in a Season of Loss
"You know your kids best. You know what they love. You know what makes them light up. You spend the most time with them. Whether it's dancing, or just talking - like, "Hey! Let's just have a quick...
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How Do I Have a Quiet Time?
How do you teach your college, high school, and middle school friends to read God's word? I remember going to Campaigners as a new believer and hearing people talk about their quiet times and having no...
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3 Reasons I’m Excited about Young Life’s “State of the Mission” Webcast
Recently, one of my high school friends asked me for my Xbox Gamertag, which is the online name gamers use to play with each other. Folks, I haven’t played video games regularly in seven years, but I’m...
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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. We hope this is an encouragement to each of you! My first real conversation with my Young Life leader included...
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Washing Dishes without the Hobart
I had the privilege of serving at a Young Life Camp called Saranac Village for a month in the summer of 2008. I was serving as a work crew boss – helping lead the team of high school-aged volunteers...
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7 People to Thank at the End of a Very Different School Year
As we come to the end of a very unusual school year, let’s consider the many folks we as Young Life leaders can thank. Administration The principal at your school didn’t have to let you come to lunch....
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Prom on Wheels: Inspiring Hope in a Season of Loss
“You know your kids best. You know what they love. You know what makes them light up. You spend the most time with them. Whether it’s dancing, or just talking – like, “Hey! Let’s just have a quick...
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How Do I Have a Quiet Time?
How do you teach your college, high school, and middle school friends to read God’s word? I remember going to Campaigners as a new believer and hearing people talk about their quiet times and having no...
View ArticleAn Update from Drew
In this 4-minute video, Drew shares a personal update as well as some exciting news about The Young Life Leader Blog.
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How to host a Golf Tournament during a pandemic
We almost canceled this year’s golf tournament, and I’m certainly glad we didn’t. The golf professional at our local country club told me that our tournament was the most fun he’d ever had playing...
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The New “C” in Young Life
There’s always been Contact Work, Club, Camp, Campaigners…and for the past six months, we’ve had a new “C” in Young Life… “COVID.” In the spring, many of us jumped into emergency mode, doing the best...
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How To Have Holy Conversations
There is a downloadable PDF to help you share the gospel in 1-on-1 and small group settings linked at the bottom of this post – don’t miss it! Sharing the gospel 1-on-1 is scary, and I’m not very good...
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How Young Life Charlotte Urban is “Bridging the Gap”
When we first learned that our county made the decision to have school online, we knew it would pose real challenges for many of our teenage friends. We wanted to help, so we began dreaming of a way...
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COVID Cornhole Club
To start our year off we planned two clubs, one for Freshmen/Sophomores and one for Junior/Seniors. The purpose was to help gauge how many people would show up. Another goal was to put on a fun, yet...
View ArticleWyldLife During Covid-19
WyldLife + COVID= Challenging. How will we meet new kids when we can’t actually go to the schoolHow do we make middle school kids wear masks for an entire hour-long event? How do we please parents who...
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