Hey everyone, Time to get your hands on another book that we’ll be reading / discussing together for our November gathering. If you want in on it, purchase or borrow “Shift” by Brian Haynes. You can check it out here.
April 29, 2009 by Shawn Michael
I can remember having to put together a whole rite of passage project for students “coming of age” when I was in the School of Youth Ministry at Christ for the Nations Institute in Texas. It was my last year as a student at CFNI and this was the big project for a class called… [Read more…]
March 18, 2009 by Shawn Michael
Looking for a fresh and new way to get the wisdom of Proverbs into the hearts and minds of your students? Try the wisdom deck. Here’s Mark Matlock of Planet Wisdom to introduce you to this simple and practical tool… Find out more about the Wisdom Deck and other Planet Wisdom resources here.
February 7, 2009 by Shawn Michael
Have you seen the new things that Youth Specialties’ “Real World Parents” is offering in way of resources and tools for parents? Lots of great articles, tools, and a parent forum.Our favorite, though, is probably the new Daily Prayer Guide for parents to cover their teenager in prayer. Once signed up, parents will receive a… [Read more…]
October 6, 2008 by Shawn Michael
Here’s a good article from HomeWord for those of us who are busy in ministry and also have a family at home. For those of you that don’t, this would be a good article to share with busy and overworked parents in your ministry. Here’s the gist… 5 Tips for Helping Busy Parents Reprioritize Their… [Read more…]
September 26, 2008 by Shawn Michael
Kurt Johnston posted this exchange between him and an upset parent a few days ago on his blog, Simply Kurt. It’s good for a couple of reasons: #1) It reminds me that I’m not the only one who upsets parents from time to time (sheepish smile) and #2) it also reminds me of the high… [Read more…]
September 15, 2008 by Shawn Michael
What Parents Don’t Know CAN Hurt Kids David R. Smith At lunch last week, I asked a student of mine if he’d seen The Dark Knight. “Yeah, I watched most of it online.” When I challenged him on the legality of such a practice, he skirted the question and replied, “Lots of kids are doing… [Read more…]
September 21, 2009 by Shawn Michael
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