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Justin BolingMore Posts What does “GR0912″ mean?

Have you gotten your “GR0912″…ie your September/October Issue of GROUP MAGAZINE?

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Here is a sneak peek if not…

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- Justin and Team SYM

Justin BolingMore Posts 3 Tips To SAVE $$$ Online!

Here you go it is not rocket science, but your church accountant will love you!

1) Use promo code FRIDAY and save $10 on purchases over $49! (expires: 11:59pm on 8.24.2012)
2) Use promo code BOOM and receive FREE SHIPPING on orders over $99! (expires: someday far far away!)
3) Buy the Back-2-School Bundle and SAVE over 50% on 8 resources from Christ In Youth (CIY), Kurt Johnston, Group Publishing, Mark Oestricher, Brain Berry, Rick Lawrence and others!

*ALL codes exclude LIVE, All Access, and wedding dresses (sorry ladies)

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- Justin and Team SYM

Justin BolingMore Posts Oh My…It’s Katie! (episode 37)

The one and only Katie Edwards joins the fellas this week! In addition to debating just how “Godly” Katie is, the trio talks about a variety of tips, tricks and tidbits to kicking off an incredible fall. Plus, they spend way too much time on an email from the Youth Worker Nation, and a sponsor sends in two gifts…and somehow Jason ends up with both.

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- Justin

Justin BolingMore Posts Tips To Improve YOUR Blog from Chuck Norris!!

It’s safe to assume that you have a blog, as it must be a requirement to be a youth worker. However here are a couple tips to improve your blogging…

Use Images! It’s true they actually dospeak 1,000 words.
Keep Posts Short & Sweet. It’s easy to write about something we are passionate about, but its hard to write about that same thing and keep it short!
*FACT most readers give you 15-30 seconds before they are on to the next thing!
Create Practical Lists. Like this one “4 Theological Teaching Tips”. This is intriguing to the reader, and it yells THIS IS A SHORT BLOG POST!
Chuck Norris! Just saying his name will increase your blog traffic by 1,000,000%!

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- Justin

Justin BolingMore Posts ALERT! A 24hr Sale!

Just read below…i’m sure I don’t need to say anything else! FYI…this book is great for students, volunteers, parents, interns, staffers, and YOU!

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- Justin

Justin BolingMore Posts A FREE Webinar!

Check out a sweet FREE Training opportunity for you and your ministry team from our friends at Dare2Share!

This short, interactive webinar with Greg Stier will explore the missing accelerant in the discipleship process and how the faith of your teens will grow when they are challenged in this one area. What is it? It might not be what you think…

Sign up for the FREE youth leader webinar called “The Missing Link… In Discipleship” hosted by Greg Stier
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- Justin

Justin BolingMore Posts The Theology of Board Games!

One-Minute Review: The Theology of Board Games

You have just watched another installment of “One-Minute Review” from Group Magazine’s Associate Editor Scott Firestone

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- Justin

Justin BolingMore Posts 5 FREE Apps You Need!

By no means do I consider myself a “techy guy” like my friend Brandon Early over at YMtechstuff.com, but I do like my gadgets and love finding ways to maximize my time management…and well playing games is fun also! So here are a FIVE NEW apps that I use on a daily basis!

1. Sprout Social (cost: FREE), is a social media management tool that Simply Youth Ministry uses every single day! It allows us to see everything going on with @youthministry, @simplyinisder, @symconference, and Facebook.com/SimplyYouthMinistry all within a single window! There is a monthly fee associated with this at $9/month but for what you get its amazing!

2. Simply Youth Ministry App (cost: FREE), is everything “Simply Youth Ministry” in your pocket. This app provides access to the latest training articles on YouthMinistry.com and the freshest episodes of the Simply Youth Ministry Show. PLUS you can shop the entirety of SimplyYouthMinistry.com on your iPhone or iPad.

Find dozens of our latest training articles all in one place, easy to read and easy to share.
Listen to or watch the latest Simply Youth Ministry Show episode with Kurt Johnston and Jake Rutenbar.
Shop for Simply Youth Ministry products, including Web Specials.
Fill and manage your shopping cart from your mobile device.
Shop by category or by product name.
Find customer ratings and read product reviews.
Share awesome stuff with your friends through Facebook and Twitter.

3. Action Method (cost: FREE), is a free application for managing and deleting tasks on the go. It is available on browser, phone, iPad, or even in paper form! All-in-all this tool keeps my life organized and allows me to manage every single project, task, and action that i need to take to complete a given project! This can be as complex or as simple as you want it to be!

4. YouthMinistry WIRE, is a one-stop shop for the most solid, reliable, practical youth ministry blogs. The Youth Ministry Wire iPad app aggregates content from the top blogs in youth ministry and places it in your hands. Read the best stuff from youth ministry experts like Josh Griffin, Kurt Johnston, and many others. Plus, SimplyInisder.com can be found in here…its like google reader for your iPad!

5. Bleacher Report, this is a sport fans best friend! I follow all my favorite sports teams, PLUS can choose to be notified about certain news from certain teams! The insights and articles and great, simple, and uber interesting as they cover everything from cycling to the NFL! Enjoy a little something for yourself…but be careful you’ll get sucked in to daily updates super fast!

Thanks for loving students
- Justin

Justin BolingMore Posts Thanks Oswald Chambers!

. . . please know i did not write this and take no credit for it. I simply felt it was a great message and wanted to share an Oswald Chambers thought with you all! In addition devotionals, or quiet times as many call them, are vital to our daily prioritization and to us drawing nearer to Jesus. My challenge read something daily, at the same time, and encourage those around you to do the same including your students!

Receiving Yourself in the Fires of Sorrow

. . . what shall I say? ’Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. ’Father, glorify Your name’ —John 12:27-28

As a saint of God, my attitude toward sorrow and difficulty should not be to ask that they be prevented, but to ask that God protect me so that I may remain what He created me to be, in spite of all my fires of sorrow. Our Lord received Himself, accepting His position and realizing His purpose, in the midst of the fire of sorrow. He was saved not from the hour, but out of the hour.

Find Devotionals for Your Students

We say that there ought to be no sorrow, but there is sorrow, and we have to accept and receive ourselves in its fires. If we try to evade sorrow, refusing to deal with it, we are foolish. Sorrow is one of the biggest facts in life, and there is no use in saying it should not be. Sin, sorrow, and suffering are, and it is not for us to say that God has made a mistake in allowing them.Find Devotionals for YOU and Your LeadersSorrow removes a great deal of a person’s shallowness, but it does not always make that person better. Suffering either gives me to myself or it destroys me. You cannot find or receive yourself through success, because you lose your head over pride. And you cannot receive yourself through the monotony of your daily life, because you give in to complaining. The only way to find yourself is in the fires of sorrow. Why it should be this way is immaterial. The fact is that it is true in the Scriptures and in human experience. You can always recognize who has been through the fires of sorrow and received himself, and you know that you can go to him in your moment of trouble and find that he has plenty of time for you. But if a person has not been through the fires of sorrow, he is apt to be contemptuous, having no respect or time for you, only turning you away. If you will receive yourself in the fires of sorrow, God will make you nourishment for other people.

*FYI this is a picture of Oswald Chambers

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- Justin

Tyler ShickMore Posts PowerPlay 5 is now available!

You’re waiting is over, Power Play 5 is now available as a download over at Simply Youth Ministry. We are really excited about this one it’s a lot of fun. Enjoy!