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May 27, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

A New Attitude in Missions

I love mission trips and service projects! In forty years of youth ministry, I have been on close to 100 of them. What’s not to love? We get to obey God’s command to minister to the “least of these.” We travel and experience different cultures as we...
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May 20, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Coming Home from Mission Trips – Now What?

In last week’s blog entry, Jerry Meadows wrote about prepping students for missions and questioned how they might integrate a missions experience into their daily lives once suitcases were unpacked. It is the hope of most youth leaders that students come away from a mission trip having...
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May 11, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Prepping Students for Missions

When asked about my favorite mission trip, I always say the next one. As a Youth and Family Pastor, I took my school students to places across North America, Mexico, and even to Vietnam. Later, while at CURE International, I became close friends with nationals in 11...
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May 5, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

How to Prepare Spiritually for a Mission Trip

First things first: How do you prepare for a mission trip? I’m not talking about the logistics – the fundraising plans, coordinating the ubiquitous big white youth vans – I’m talking about how you, in the midst of all that, prepare your heart, your spirit, for the...
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April 28, 2015September 1, 2020 | by Ron deVries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Preparing Ourselves for Short Term Missions

Over the past year, various people from youth ministry backgrounds have offered their collective voices to the content of this Youth Ministry Network blog. We hope you have found it to be helpful and encouraging. For April we will continue the conversation but have invited some new...
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April 14, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

The Case for Well Rounded Kids

photo credit: 12 via photopin (license) We live in a day when adults are pushing kids to discover their strengths and focus their lives. Thanks to the Gallup organization and author Marcus Buckingham, we have learned to concentrate on building strengths and to only play in that...
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April 6, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Stepping Out of Student Ministry

The following post was written by Ben Trueblood, Director of LifeWay Student Ministry Three years ago I stepped away from student ministry in a local church setting into my current position as the director of LifeWay Student Ministries. I had been a student pastor for 13 years...
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March 31, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Think Spring: Community Garden Toolkit

As a part of a national movement, many non-profits, schools, churches, and neighborhood organizations are considering community and cooperative gardening. Community gardens can provide sustainable ways to supplement food pantries, improve school lunch programs, increase neighborhood food security, create welcoming green spaces and build relationships. ECHO exists...
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March 25, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

What Educators Can Learn From Major Brands

For years, I have advocated something taught by futurist Dr. Leonard Sweet. In his book, The Gospel According to Starbucks, he suggests that youth today make up an EPIC Generation: they are Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich and Connected. I regularly ask faculty members this question: How EPIC is...
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March 4, 2015September 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Making Justice a Part of Everyday Life

The following is a post on justice from Live 58, an organization that emphasizes helping pastors and leaders equip and empower the Church to live the True Fast. Justice is often invoked by passionate teachers, pastors, and leaders inviting us into new action. For example, a justice-themed...
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February 26, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Sabbath Summer

A few years ago we (the Youth Ministries Committee of the Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church) began to take a look at our youth group meeting and retreat schedule for the middle and high school youth programs at our church. We were noticing a drop in attendance...
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February 20, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Feed the Need with a Can in Hand

I want to believe that there is a something rooted deep within our being that can drive upward and outward the passions and actions to willingly help those around us. For some of us, it comes seemingly easy, and for others, it takes a personal experience to...
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