Passing the Baton: The Handoff
The trick for any good relay team is the hand off. Your lead runner can get a half lap ahead or more on the opponent. Your anchor guy may be able to shatter world records without breaking a sweat. However, if y...
Youth Culture Lesson: Who Do You Trust?
Exchanging Passwords Can Be a Dangerous Way to Show ItGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Tiffany Carandang had been with her boyfriend for months. They l...
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
You will need to adjust this idea based on the size of your group. Cut out a set of paper hearts. On each heart, write one of the ideas contained in 1 Corinthians 13 (patience, kindness, humility, etc.). Hide t...
Deadly Eating Disorders: What Youth Leaders Need to Know
An Overview: What Youth Leaders Need to Know Today About Deadly Eating DisordersIt's been said that eating disorders (EDs) are the greatest mental health challenge for youth today. The fact is, troubling report...
February: Black History Month
Black History Month is observed every February by many educational and civic institutions, including the Library of Congress. Also known as African-American History Month, the occasion gives...
Youth Group Devo: A New Year’s Prayer: Let There Be Light
Time flies! But before the idea of the New Year disappears, let's celebrate beginnings. This devo for your group focuses on the first beginning of them all, when God said, "Let there be light." Use this devo to...
Developing Righteous Anger
So let's get started with a question, is anger a sin? It depends. Our human anger, which is sinful anger, is wrong. This is because we get angry about things affecting us. It is a selfish anger. A few examples ...
Taming Technology: Interview with John Dyer
YWJ: What inspired you to write this book?Dyer: Well, I had been working in Web development for years. I was curious as to how do we use technology to help the church. I had a professor challenge my notion that...
From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology
John DyerKregel Publications, 2011, 192 pp., $13.99|Most youth workers say we should use technology at all costs to reach students and that the way we reach out changes, but the message doesn't. Technology can ...
Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship and Life Together DVD-Based Study Kit
Mark and Grace DriscollThomas Nelson, 2012, $39.99Anytime a pastor as well known and polarizing as Mark Driscoll covers a topic as debatable as sex and marriage, you are going to find a whole lot of curious peo...