Justin BolingMore PostsWhat 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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Thanks for loving students
- Justin and Team SYM

Justin BolingMore Posts3 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)

Thanks for loving students
- Justin and Team SYM

Justin BolingMore PostsOh 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.

Thanks for loving students
- Justin

Justin BolingMore PostsTips 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…

  1. Use Images! It’s true they actually dospeak 1,000 words.
  2. 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!
  3. 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!
  4. Chuck Norris! Just saying his name will increase your blog traffic by 1,000,000%!

Thanks for loving students
- Justin

Justin BolingMore PostsALERT! 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!

 

Thanks for loving students
- Justin

Justin BolingMore PostsA 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
Click Here to View Webinar Dates

Click Here to Save Your Seat

Thanks for loving students
- Justin

Justin BolingMore Posts5 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 PostsA Marriage Sale? #WHAT?

 

As you can read in the beautiful image above…Veronica our beloved art director is getting married! So we first would like to congratulate her on this amazingly exciting time in her young life! Secondly, we thought what better way to celebrate her getting hitched than to have a huge SALE!!!

Get the 4 PERFECTLY PAIRED BUNDLES with unheard of uber crazy savings!

Oh and we will have many and I many contest surrounding the details of Veronicas wedding in the coming hours, days and during the 2-weeks she is on honeymoon!

CONGRATS VERONICA!
Love your very special team

Tyler ShickMore PostsNew LeaderTreks Store

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We just opened a new section of our store. We partnered with our friends LeaderTreks to setup a brand new store of all their products. We are really excited about it, they produce awesome resources. They are all about student leadership development. If you haven’t seen their stuff, it’s worth checking out.

Visit the new LeaderTreks Store.