Blog About Youth Ministry & Mission Trips for Teens – Page 12 of 18

July 8, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

No Longer a Mission Trip – Just Life – The Other 51

The following is an excerpt from the student’s devotions in our 2015 theme material at Live It and Serve this summer. It was Friday of my mission week. That week was the first week I had ever sat with a homeless man. I took my tray and sat with...
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July 2, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

We All Need to Love – The Other 51

The following is an excerpt from the student’s devotions in our 2015 theme material at Live It and Serve this summer. Diane grew up in what others would consider a Christian home. Diane’s family; two older brothers, mom, dad and Diane, went to church every Sunday – twice, but...
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June 26, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

His Daughters and Sons – The Other 51

The following is an excerpt from the student’s devotions in our 2015 theme material at Live It and Serve this summer. A few years ago, I was wandering through a mall in the city in which I work. I had finished a meeting with one of my friends from...
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June 21, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

From Amazing to Ordinary

Many of our students and those of us in the youth ministry field spent time this summer on a service trip. These weeks are almost always amazing. After experiencing a week of living, serving, eating and worshiping together in Christian community, in true unity with God and...
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June 15, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Rebuilders of Almost Anything

Are we, as the North American Church, living in sin by spending so much time trying to keep our kids moral and safe? Or are we equipping and mobilizing our youth to live for something that is worth Jesus dying for? Youth/Family Pastor and Youth Unlimited Mission...
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June 9, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Go Do Something

I was almost 20 years old when it came to me. I was not in church, youth group or doing any “holy” activity. I was sitting in my Jeep Cherokee outside of the garage where I worked, looking at a tall brick building with chipped paint and...
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June 3, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

My 51 – Menno, South Dakota Community

Three years ago I came to the small town of Menno, South Dakota to serve as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church (NALC/LCMC). It was the first time I had ever heard of this “thing” called Serve. Our town has a population of 608 and five (yes, count...
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May 28, 2015July 22, 2019 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

The Chicago Covenant

On April 22, in Chicago, IL, 24 Christian Reformed youth workers and denominational staff came together to strategize and strengthen student discipleship within the context of local congregations. Those attending were a great representation of the countless committed and passionate youth workers found in Christian Reformed congregations...
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May 27, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

A New Attitude in Missions

I love mission trips and service projects! In forty years of youth ministry, I have been on close to 100 of them. What’s not to love? We get to obey God’s command to minister to the “least of these.” We travel and experience different cultures as we...
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May 20, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Coming Home from Mission Trips – Now What?

In last week’s blog entry, Jerry Meadows wrote about prepping students for missions and questioned how they might integrate a missions experience into their daily lives once suitcases were unpacked. It is the hope of most youth leaders that students come away from a mission trip having...
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May 11, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Prepping Students for Missions

When asked about my favorite mission trip, I always say the next one. As a Youth and Family Pastor, I took my school students to places across North America, Mexico, and even to Vietnam. Later, while at CURE International, I became close friends with nationals in 11...
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May 5, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

How to Prepare Spiritually for a Mission Trip

First things first: How do you prepare for a mission trip? I’m not talking about the logistics – the fundraising plans, coordinating the ubiquitous big white youth vans – I’m talking about how you, in the midst of all that, prepare your heart, your spirit, for the...
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