Apply to be on Summer Staff!
We are all looking forward to getting to take our friends to summer camp again this summer, and camps around the ministry are looking for Summer Staff! As a month-long volunteer on summer staff at a...
View ArticleYoung Life’s Global Day of Prayer
In a year where so much has been different, difficult and lost, we continue to run to the Lord in prayer. Prayer is the first work that we do in this mission, and our Global Day of Prayer is a time to...
View Article13 Lucky Ideas for a Sham-Rockin’ St. Patty’s Day Club
If you are able to meet in person for club, remember to follow your local and state guidelines. 13 Lucky Club Ideas Wear Green, Win Green You could call it “Green Club.” Encourage everyone to dress in...
View Article“Deeper in Christ” with Bailey Griffin
In this week’s Deeper in Christ video we get to hear from Bailey Griffin who recently moved to North Carolina with her husband, Preston, to be on Young Life Staff in Fayettville. During this season of...
View ArticleYoung Life Military is Hiring for 10 open positions!
Did you know that Young Life has been walking alongside and sharing Jesus with military teens around the globe since 1959? Over 500,000 U.S. teenagers have a parent serving in the U.S. Military. Young...
View Article“Deeper in Christ” with Momo Brogden
In this week’s “Deeper in Christ” video we hear from Marissa (Momo) Brogden who is on staff in Livermore, CA. Their area has been in lockdown since last March and they are celebrating the 1-year mark...
View ArticleBattle of the Brackets Club
A friendly reminder to follow your local and state guidelines regarding gathering safely! #COVID19 The March Madness has begun! If you’re hosting a “Battle of the Brackets” club, below are some ideas...
View ArticleBattle of the Brackets Challenge (Pick’em Group for Young Life Leaders)
March Madness was canceled last year due to COVID-19, but it’s back this year and so is our annual Young Life Leader Battle of the Brackets! Enter your bracket in the Young Life Leaders group on ESPN....
View ArticleConversation Starters
As we head into spring, following a difficult 2020, consider getting outside and taking a walk with your adolescent friends, and engaging in meaningful conversation. Below are some questions you can...
View Article“Deeper in Christ” with Drew Hill
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In this week’s “Deeper in Christ” video, Drew: Shares some exciting personal news. Discusses the closeness of Christ.Encourages us to pray St. Patrick’s breastplate. Christ...
View ArticleYoung Life College: Skeptics Dinner
Looking for a new way to engage college students? Have you considered hosting a recurring skeptics dinner? If you’re unfamiliar with the Young Life College: Skeptics/Seekers/Saints language, refer to...
View ArticleA Campaigners Guide: How To Draw Near To God
Trying to figure out what to do at Campaigners this week?Below is a 45-minute outline you can steal! Campaigners: Habits Show your Campaigners group this picture and ask them if they know what it is....
View Article10 Ways to Welcome New Leaders
In many Young Life areas, it’s the exciting time of year when new leaders are being placed. What are some fun ways to welcome, “initiate,” and introduce them? In the past, leaders from around the...
View ArticleHow to host a Golf Tournament during a pandemic
Last fall, we almost canceled the Young Life golf tournament due to COVID-19, and I’m certainly glad we didn’t. If you’re hosting a tournament this spring, below are some tips from our experience. The...
View ArticleA Capernaum Campaigners Series on Relationships
Our friends in Capernaum long for authentic relationships like every other teenager. They want to be known. They want to belong. They want to engage with their peers. Yet, often relationships can be...
View ArticleClub Game: “Don’t Look Where I Point”
As more groups are able to gather now in person, we thought this game that we have shared in the past could be a great “socially distanced game.” How to Play Partner up, taller person points, the...
View Article7 Resources to Help You Better Understand Middle Schoolers
If you’re a WyldLife leader, one of the best ways to understand middle school kids is to observe them in their natural habitats. You’ll see their short attention spans and watch them get their...
View ArticleA Capernaum Bible Study: The Little Girl and the Frail Lady
As we continue to go deeper with our friends in Capernaum, we’re seeing such incredible creativity in staff and leaders around the mission! We’re in awe of what you all are doing to consider the...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Mess
In this season we have been stretched in ways we couldn’t have predicted — so much that in some moments we felt like we would break. At the beginning of Lent in 2020, I wondered what I needed to give...
View ArticleA Ted Talk to Remember: My Last Conversation with Ted Johnson
I don’t remember the first time I met Ted Johnson; he tends to be the type of guy you need to meet a few times to truly ‘capture’ him. Over the years the settings varied: golf course, a hallway, a...
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