Blog About Youth Ministry & Mission Trips for Teens – Page 18 of 18

April 18, 2014September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

The Unexpected Prairie

When asked to think about cultural diversity, most people understandably think about urban communities with people from all sorts of different backgrounds. But increasingly, this same diversity can be found in the rural communities out on the northern plains as well. Many of our neighbors come from...
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April 16, 2014April 9, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

What Youth Leaders Really Want in a Mission Experience

With the goal of continual improvement in mind, Youth Unlimited asked ten Sending Church youth leaders to explain what they hope for in a North American mission experience. Here’s a glimpse at their answers. TRUST: Taking a group on a trip means that you must trust the leaders...
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April 12, 2014September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Learning, Growing, Serve-ing – Hosting a Special Needs Serve

Special Needs Serve is tiring, emotional, and frustrating at times, and yet it is the highlight of my year! I am amazed at all of the things that God has taught me. Over the last five years I have grown in my understanding of my own...
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April 8, 2014September 9, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE

The Story Behind the Service

God’s story of redemption is the most powerful love story that we can share with one another. As youth leaders, we desire to share God’s story, and engaging students in experiences like Serve is a way for them to connect with God personally. It is an honor...
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April 5, 2014September 9, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Finding My Own Faith

I grew up in a tumultuous home. My family was lower class, and I was the middle child of a somewhat recovered alcoholic father and a mother who was trying to piece together what her newfound faith in God meant for her and for her household. As...
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March 29, 2014September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Share Your Story

It was 4:00 PM, and I found myself sitting in the Arby’s on South Washington, my heart pounding, my hands shaky and my mouth dry as a cork. For the first time in my life I was inviting a student to begin a personal relationship with Jesus...
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