Justin Boling is the Marketing Coordinator for Simply Youth Ministry. [read more]
Steph will be popping up from time to time on here. She is involved in keeping Simply Youth Ministry and the Simply Youth Ministry Conference running.
GUEST POST: My Terrible Ideas90% of my ideas are terrible. No, for real. They’re really bad. What sucks is that I’m full of ideas. ...
GUEST POST: When Too Many ShowLast week I wrote a post called “When One Student Shows” to talk about the issue of when only a...
Skipping Out on SabbathReally enjoyed this take on time off, rest and sabbath from Doug Fields’ blog the other day. If you’re struggling...
Youth Ministry TransitionsThis is a season of transitions in our ministry. In just a couple of weeks the 6th-graders will be moving...
HSM Weekend in Review: Volume 212Weekend Teaching Series: Crazytown (1-off) Sermon in a Sentence: 5 Things Girls Wish Guys Knew Service Length: 70 minutes Understandable Message: This...
May Can Be Stressful!!NEED A REFRESHER? There is no doubt that the month of May is one of the most difficult in youth...
In God We Trust. (All Others, Pay Cash)A Series on How Trust is Often Undermined at Church PART 1: Email Etiquette I saw the above hanging prominently...
My Big Beef with the word “Just”“I’m just a volunteer.” You may use this phrase in a number of different contexts, but in every single instance, the word...
When They Walk Away…It was almost ten years ago at a camp that Sarah had decided that she was choosing Jesus’ ways but...
A Youth Ministry Volunteer Speaks His Mind!sym_logo I couldn’t be more excited about the new book, A Youth Ministry Volunteer Speaks His Mind….at least what’s left...
Ownership = Excellencesym_logo In addition to the normal youth group happenings, a typical weekend in our student ministries includes any number of...
Lessons and Games…The Rules Are Often The Samesym_logo In a typical junior high ministry gathering, two things are almost always present: A game and a lesson. And...
Your Splash Zonesym_logo I recently had the fun experience of hearing Bob Goff speak at the Orange Conference. At some point during...
A New Resource, What I’m Reading and Random Randomness.sym_logo I’m really excited about this brand new junior high Sermon Series called, “Snapshots; Pictures of Jesus” In this four-week...
2 Graduation Gift Ideas…sym_logo I have given graduation gift to graduating classes for years. It has usually been in the form of a Bible or...
S.W.A.G. 2 (a.k.a. Free Game Resources)sym_logo More free stuff links. We play a game almost every week in our youth services and these sites help...
S.W.A.G. (a.k.a. Free Resources)sym_logo I shared 5 of my favorite “FREE STUFF” websites in the January/February 2012 issue of Group Magazine (If you...
Five Techie Ways To Support Your Senior Pastor…sym_logo Words of encouragement do not come easy to me. I like a lot of people, it is just hard at times...
Mother’s Day Videosym_logo Looking for a great video to show at a Mother’s Day Program…Here it is!
Who’s It Gonna Be?!?sym_logo Who’s It Gonna Be?!? It’s been all over the news! Everyone is talking about who is going to win the NCAA...
New Release! Everybody’s Urban!sym_logo The word “urban” seems simple to define—but “urban teenager” is anything but simple to understand and explain. Even if...
Want to Know the Hottest Release from SYMC?!sym_logo THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS? THINK YOUR FRIENDS KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU? THINK AGAIN! This Book Gets...
Spring 2013 Big Day of Servingsym_logo Youth Leaders, inspire your students to be part of something amazing… This spring, your students can serve people in...
Youth Ministry Do’ssym_logo So much of youth ministry seems to be about what “not” to do. Don’t spill Kool-Aid on the carpet. ...
Change Is The Only Constantsym_logo Change is one of the only things that is always present in our work with Group Mission Trips. I’ve...
2013 Simply Youth Ministry Conferencesym_logo Starting this Friday you’ll be able to see pretty much every member of the Group Mission Trips team at...
I’m not sure whether I’m embarrassed or proud…sym_logo I know many of you can relate… your husband is the church’s default funny guy. In some ways, it...
be…sym_logo A sweet and dear friend of ours died yesterday. Cancer stinks. It is an injustice. It...
Wonder Womansym_logo Nothing will take me down faster than when my family goes down. My 3 year old got...
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