Blog About Youth Ministry & Mission Trips for Teens – Page 9 of 18

April 8, 2016September 9, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Why Your Next Training Event Will Fail

Do “life changing” events really change lives? The following is a post by Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders. To view the original post click here. A few years ago, a university invited me to come and speak at their annual leadership lecture series. This is an endowed...
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March 29, 2016September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Changing Up Your Youth Ministry

A recent trend in youth ministry has been to do new events every year as opposed to a traditional routine. In the past, many youth groups, for example, would have a fall kick-off event, a winter retreat at the same camp, a spring leadership conference at the...
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March 15, 2016September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

He Delights in Using Young People

“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I...
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March 1, 2016September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Review: Youth Ministry in a Post-Christian World

The following is a post written by Eric Woods on EricDWoods.com. I finished this book on an 8-hour drive, alone in the car. And although it was my Kindle reading out loud to me with its robotic, text-to-speech voice, I felt as if Brock himself was in...
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February 23, 2016September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

Next Generation Leaders

The following is a millennials response to a recent Growing Leaders post in regards to Serve. As a millennial myself, I find myself immediately connecting with the “new school” way of thinking but I’m not sure how “new” this way of thinking/leading is. In fact, if I...
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February 16, 2016September 9, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

What Our Music Reveals About Us

The following was originally posted by Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders. To view the original post, click here. I just read an interesting case study on the way music has evolved over the last fifty years. You know, from genres like classic Rock and Roll, to Blues,...
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February 9, 2016September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

Make Change. Be Changed.

Not only is the theme itself vital to Serve, but we believe the design that presents the theme is also important. Below is information from the designer; we hope it helps give even more insight into Serve 2016! Make change. – The painted style plays off of the...
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February 2, 2016May 3, 2019 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

From “I want…” to “I Want to Be…”

I want… So often after the words “I want” I describe the tangible and material. After all, “want” implies that it’s not needed for survival and simply aids in comfort or convenience. Especially after the holiday season, I’m aware of all the things I wanted but didn’t...
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January 26, 2016April 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Don’t Eat the Last Twinky

The following post is from How to Plan a Mission Trip. To view the original post, click here. For years, I have invited long term missionaries to the trainings I do with short termers. One story in particular stood out… the missionary recounted how the remoteness of...
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January 19, 2016September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

What Teens Need

by Amanda Roozeboom The following is an excerpt from our Winter 2016 magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. There is a lot of discussion regarding the “Needs of Adolescence”. Most scholars agree that teens need: love, security, community, purpose, creative expression, achievement, structure/clear limits, self-definition...
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January 12, 2016September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Faces of ThereforeGo Ministries

Faces of ThereforeGo – Winter 2016

The following is an excerpt from our Winter 2016 Magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. Aaron Au Q. Where could we find you at 10:00 AM on a Saturday morning? A. One of the incredible Farmer’s Markets that we have in Edmonton. I love the local produce and goods....
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January 5, 2016September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

That’s Gonna Leave a Mark

The following is an excerpt from our Winter, 2016 Magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. An Introduction to the 2016 Serve Theme Adapted from the 2016 Spiritual Life Guide I can remember my friends saying that over and over in my life. Sometimes it was...
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