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Trending: types of people needed in a leader’s life, what drowning actually looks like & more

By Youth Specialties on June 05 2013 | 0 Comments

This week's links include types of people needed in a leader's life, what drowning actually looks like, students and the desire to be "in the know," ways to make summer experiences stick, and gallup poll results on Americans and religion.

Links:

4 Ways to Make Summer Experiences Stick (CYMT)

Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning (Slate)

Leader: Do You Have These People in Your Life? (Doug Fields)

From YOLO to FOMO (Jonathan McKee)

Most Americans Say Religion is Losing Influence in U.S. (But 75% say American society would be better off if more Americans were religious)

By Youth Specialties on June 05 2013 | 0 Comments

Three Tips for Youth Workers who are Parents

By Youth Specialties on June 04 2013 | 3 Comments

“I am better with other people’s kids than I am my own.”

We’ll never forget the first time we heard this honest, gut-wrenching confession from a successful youth pastor. This sharp, thoughtful leader was honestly sharing his own struggles with being a parent in ministry. When he articulated the words above, you could hear a collective resonance in the room as leaders from around the country agreed: Yes, this is an issue for us too.

By Youth Specialties on June 04 2013 | 3 Comments

YS Idea Lab: Outside the Box Youth Ministry Ideas with Josh Griffin

By Youth Specialties on May 30 2013 | 0 Comments

Looking for some not-so-routine ideas for your youth ministry program? Seth Bartlette interviews Josh Griffin about some of his favorite outside the box youth ministry ideas.

The YS Idea Lab was filmed on location at the National Youth Workers Convention. Don't miss out on 2013, register now.

By Youth Specialties on May 30 2013 | 0 Comments

Trending: parent-friendly youth ministry, good communication, youth culture, failure, and facebook

By Youth Specialties on May 29 2013 | 0 Comments

Trending

This week's links include more on parent-friendly youth ministry, good communication, youth culture, failure, and teens and facebook.

Links:

How Friendly is Your Ministry to Parents? (Part 2) - (Doug Fields)

The Key to Good Connection in Youth Ministry (YouthMin.Org)

Youth Culture and Culture-Watching... How far is too far? (Walt Mueller, Learning my Lines)

Failure: When Things Fall Apart in Our Kids' Lives (FYI)

WATCH: Are Teens Over Facebook? (HuffPost Tech)

By Youth Specialties on May 29 2013 | 0 Comments

Full NYWC Schedule is Now Available

By Youth Specialties on May 24 2013 | 0 Comments

We are so excited to announce that all the details for the National Youth Worker's Convention this fall are now available at NYWC.com.

You can see the full schedule, speakers, artists, and intensive learning lab info for both San Diego and Nashville.

We can't wait to see you there!

Check out the Schedules here:

By Youth Specialties on May 24 2013 | 0 Comments

Trending: thoughts on parent-friendly youth ministry, YS Roundtable Episode 6 and More

By Youth Specialties on May 22 2013 | 0 Comments

Trending 5/22/2013

This week's links include thoughts on parent-friendly youth ministry, tips for parents to help their child transition into youth ministry, social relationships on Instagram, the YS Roundtable Episode 6 (with Chad Meister), and more insight into the teen brain.

Links:

How Friendly Is your Ministry to Parents? (Doug Fields)

YS Roundtable Episode 6: Chad Meister (Youth Specialties)

Tips for Parents: Helping Your Child Transition Into the Youth Ministry (CYMT)

"I Met Him on Instragram..." (Jonathan McKee)

"Inside the Teen Brain" (Walt Mueller)

By Youth Specialties on May 22 2013 | 0 Comments

YS Roundtable Episode 6: Chad Meister

By Youth Specialties on May 22 2013 | 1 Comments

In this episode, Terry Linhart is joined by Chad Meister, professor at Bethel College, to discuss helping students during times crisis.

Here are some more resources to help teens in times of crisis and help your volunteers be ready:

The YS Roundtable is hosted by Terry Linhart, director of the Youth Specialties Academic Support Network (YSASN) and Professor of Youth Ministry & Adolescent Studies at Bethel College in Indiana.

YS Roundtable is produced by our friends at RemedyLive.