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We always hear about Andy and his cycling, but we all guessed he new how to stay on the bike.
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National Youth Ministry Conference Registration Now Open!
just saw that the National Youth Ministry Conference just opened registration! make sure to check out SYM’s very own Andy Brazelton in the promo video, then please shoot him an email to andy@simplyyouthministry.com to make fun of him. or he always appreciates twitters… @outsideallday
Click here for more information on the National Youth Ministry Conference!
CoreTruth: Quarter 5 now available on SimplyYouthMinistry.com
CoreTruth - Quarter 5 [Community of Believers] is now available!
Give your teenagers a firmly rooted faith—with CoreTruth!
You want your teenagers to be rooted strong in their faith. Here’s a curriculum to help you accomplish that every week!
Each quarter helps your teens dig deep into three core truths of the Christian faith – through fun experiences they won’t forget. You get 13 customizable lessons every quarter.
Here’s a snapshot of what’s covered in Quarter 5:
The Church - What is the purpose of church, and what does it look like?
- (The Church) What It’s Not
- (The Church) What It Is
- (The Church) What It’s For
- (The Church) Your Role in It
Worship - What does it mean to worship God, and how do we do it every day?
- A Living Sacrifice
- Act Justly
- Love Mercy
- Walk Humbly With Your God
- Bringing Worship Home
Sharing Your Faith - What does it mean to build a bridge from your faith to another’s life?
- Your Story
- God’s Story
- Telling the Story
- Following Up
What’s CoreTruth?
CoreTruth™ is a two-year theologically-focused downloadable youth curriculum that focuses on core Christian beliefs. Teenagers will study 24 core truths—one each month—that will help them build a solid faith foundation for their future. Each quarter, teenagers will study three core truths of the Christian faith in an interactive, relational way that will be relevant and applicable to them for the rest of their lives.
Review: WorshipBand From Start to Finish
Matthew McNutt over at his blog has posted a review of WorshipBand From Start to Finish:
I just got a hold of the new Worship Band from Start to Finish by Jason Carson & Doug Fields and I’m really excited about it. Basically, what Carson and Fields have done is put together everything you could possibly need for your youth group worship band (I think it also applies to college and adult worship bands, but it’s specifically targeted as a youth ministry resource). It covers topics like identifying leaders, making sure all the legalities are covered, rationales and explanations of every aspect of a healthy worship band, and TONS of printable resources (training sheets, handouts, letters - you name it!).
Honestly, there’s a ton of worship band and praise team resources out there, but the difference between the others and this one, and why I’m pumped about it, is the CD-Rom it comes with. Included on the CD is EVERYTHING in the book, including the book itself. There are editable versions of all the forms and handouts so you can print them as they are or customize them to your ministry, and there is even a PDF of the entire book as well as permission to make as many copies as you want for anyone you want in your church - I plan on making copies for everyone in the youth group praise band as well as passing it on to the worship pastor so he can use it with his teams. For me, that makes it an incredible resource.
Check out WorshipBand from Start to Finish here.
New Release: Scarred Super-Series
Scarred Super-Series is now available!
The challenge of life isn’t avoiding pain (since that’s impossible), the real challenge is how to deal with pain when it happens. How to manage and heal from the wounds life inflicts on us. With this powerful three-week super-series, you’ll be able to help students recognize and deal with the most painful experiences in their life. And most importantly, they’ll see how God can take their pain and use it to make beauty.
Lessons include:
- Hurt Happens
- Risking to Deal with Life’s Hurts
- Share Your Story—Student Testimony Sharing
Live Podcast Today
check out the live podcast today!
Simply Youth Ministry Podcast with the Crew
2:30pm PST July 9, 2008
http://www.ustream.tv/simplyinsider
Interview with Jason Carson, Worship Band from Start to Finish
Check out this interview with Jason Carson, author of WorshipBand from Start to Finish. He shares his heart for worship, students, and even tells a few stories of his days with the OC Supertones.
New Quarter of Simply All Access
For all you Simply All Access members out there, I wanted to let you know that a whole new quarter of material is now available for you to download. There’s some really great stuff in there, I’m sure you are going to enjoy it. We’ll be adding some more goodies throughout the quarter, so watch your email and this site for more updates.
To get your downloads sign-in here: Simply All Access log-in
If you aren’t a member and would like more info, visit: Simply All Access
Episode 36: Top 3 Questions with Kurt Johnston
Race This Vol. 2 is now available!
Race This Vol. 2 is finally out! this version of Race This Vol. 2 now includes audio and is capable of being played straight off the DVD in your DVD player, or can easily be imported into a number of visual media presentation software like PowerPoint, MediaShout, Easy Worship, Sunday Plus, and more! for more information, click below…
