Blog About Youth Ministry & Mission Trips for Teens – Page 13 of 18

April 28, 2015September 1, 2020 | by Ron deVries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Preparing Ourselves for Short Term Missions

Over the past year, various people from youth ministry backgrounds have offered their collective voices to the content of this Youth Ministry Network blog. We hope you have found it to be helpful and encouraging. For April we will continue the conversation but have invited some new...
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April 21, 2015December 14, 2021 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

My 51 – Austin Serve

We, here at Austin Serve, were excited when we saw “The Other 51” theme for 2015 because it’s sort of what we’ve been doing here ever since we started in 2011. One of our stated goals for our site is to be a launching pad for young people to...
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April 14, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

The Case for Well Rounded Kids

photo credit: 12 via photopin (license) We live in a day when adults are pushing kids to discover their strengths and focus their lives. Thanks to the Gallup organization and author Marcus Buckingham, we have learned to concentrate on building strengths and to only play in that...
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April 6, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Stepping Out of Student Ministry

The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry Three years ago I stepped away from student ministry in a local church setting into my current position as the director of LifeWay Student Ministries. I had been a student pastor for 13 years...
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March 31, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Think Spring: Community Garden Toolkit

As a part of a national movement, many non-profits, schools, churches, and neighborhood organizations are considering community and cooperative gardening. Community gardens can provide sustainable ways to supplement food pantries, improve school lunch programs, increase neighborhood food security, create welcoming green spaces and build relationships. ECHO exists...
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March 25, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

What Educators Can Learn From Major Brands

For years, I have advocated something taught by futurist Dr. Leonard Sweet. In his book, The Gospel According to Starbucks, he suggests that youth today make up an EPIC Generation: they are Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich and Connected. I regularly ask faculty members this question: How EPIC is...
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March 17, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

The Larger Story

43,750 – this number has a story to tell – actually many stories – but they are only the introduction to a much larger story. These stories include themes of sacrifice, selflessness, inspiration, life change, pain, understanding, discipleship, faith, friends, fun, brokenness, challenge and more. These stories...
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March 10, 2015December 14, 2021 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

My 51 – Alamosa CRC

In our town of Alamosa, Colorado, we are set in the San Luis Valley, surrounded by purple, majestic mountains and green fields where the farmers raise alfalfa, barley, oats and potatoes. Along with the landscape, there is a community where people look out, take care of and...
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March 4, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Making Justice a Part of Everyday Life

The following is a post on justice from Live 58, an organization that emphasizes helping pastors and leaders equip and empower the Church to live the True Fast. Justice is often invoked by passionate teachers, pastors, and leaders inviting us into new action. For example, a justice-themed...
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February 26, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Sabbath Summer

A few years ago we (the Youth Ministries Committee of the Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church) began to take a look at our youth group meeting and retreat schedule for the middle and high school youth programs at our church. We were noticing a drop in attendance...
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February 20, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Feed the Need with a Can in Hand

I want to believe that there is a something rooted deep within our being that can drive upward and outward the passions and actions to willingly help those around us. For some of us, it comes seemingly easy, and for others, it takes a personal experience to...
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February 15, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

Your Story and God’s Glory

Catching a glimpse of what God is doing across North America would be instantly overwhelming. It could be like what Moses experienced on the mountaintop (Exodus 33) when he asked to see God’s glory. In that passage, God agreed to show himself to a man, to a...
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