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March 9, 2015 by Chris Parker Leave a Comment

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Perhaps this is your first time to stop by lifeofayouthpastor.com or you have been here before. How about from now on you don’t need to “remember” to come back and check out new content, let me take care of that for you. Subscribe in the top right corner of this page and each new post will be delivered directly to your inbox for FREE. What kind of stuff will you get when you subscribe?

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  • A free download of my student ministry handbook.
  • For student pastors and youth workers that feel alone – DIY student ministry.
  • An important question for you to answer, “What kind of youth pastor do you think you are?”
  • Here’s a free and easy group game that students love!

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Filed Under: Student Ministry Tagged With: church, free, games, ideas, lifeofayouthpastor, stumin, subscribe, youth pastor, youthmin

Can I watch Orange Conference 2014 online?

April 24, 2014 by Chris Parker Leave a Comment

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Next week thousands, literally thousands, will assemble in Atlanta, Georgia for Orange Conference 2014. Perhaps you didn’t buy a ticket, you were skeptical or waited too late or took a year off, or maybe prefer a different conference?! Regardless of the reason, you are in for a treat, the folks at Orange are very considerate and are making the main sessions available for LIVE online viewing next week!

  • Can I really watch for free? YES.
  • Can I still buy a last minute ticket for the main sessions and attend in Atlanta? YES.
  • Will you be blogging your thoughts and ideas on things learned next week? YES.
  • If my team and I can’t make it to #OC14 should we watch main sessions together? YES.

Orange Conference will provide some great discussion and ideas for you, your staff, and leaders. Grab some popcorn, pen and paper, take some notes and chat it up!

Watch the main sessions LIVE stream for free or check out the Orange conference website.

Set reminders on your calendar/phone, main session times are as follows:

Wednesday, April 30
Session#1 7:30PM-10:30PM

Thursday, May 1
Session #2 9:00AM-10:45AM
Session #3 7:30PM-8:30PM

Friday, May 2
Session #4 9:00AM-10:30AM
Session #5 11:15AM-12:30PM
Session #6 2:00PM-3:15PM
Session #7 4:00PM-6:00PM

Yippeee!!! Can’t wait, see you all in Atlanta next week!

Filed Under: Leadership, Student Ministry Tagged With: 2014, Atlanta, free, live stream, oc14, online, Orange, Orange Conference, rethink group, session times, student ministry, watch, youth pastor

XP3 – Free 3 week series!

March 17, 2014 by Chris Parker Leave a Comment

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One of the first questions I get when hanging out with another student pastor is, “What curriculum do you use?” I have gone a few different routes in the past, but have been using XP3 for about a year now. Here’s what I love most…they give you EVERYTHING you would ever need for a series and then some more. For every series you get small group questions, large group manuscript, access to bumper videos, logos, leader email templates, etc. The content seems to always be relevant, I take the manuscript and make it my own. XP3 gives both the young and well seasoned youth pastor a great platform to engage students with God’s word.

Take a quick look at this for your group, and try a free 3 week series!

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FREE group game!

March 9, 2014 by Chris Parker Leave a Comment

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Having one of those weeks where you are trying to think of a fun element for youth group? I’ve got one for you. It’s really easy, fun and everyone seemed to have a good time. It will take maybe 5-10 minutes of prep work and 15 minutes to play.

Here’s how the game is played:

  1. Split your group into teams. I split them into classes Freshman through Seniors, so I had 4 teams.
  2. Put a mystery box of meaningless box of objects, clothing, toys, etc. in the middle of the room. Make sure there is plenty for each team. Perhaps even limit them to 5 items per team. Really hype up that what’s inside the box is a mystery.
  3. Give each team 5 minutes to gather items from the box and dress up a team mate of their choice.
  4. Have the team collaborate and come up with a crazy, awesome, stupid story that explains the choice costume and items. (We did spring break theme stories)
  5. Have them delegate a spokesperson from their group to tell the story and describe the outfit they chose for their lucky candidate.

This went over seemingly well, the students laughed at each others costumes and stories. This game really brings out the creativity and imagination of your group. Above all, I think they just like to be up front and part of the program.

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: free, game, group game, small groups, student pastor, youth group, youth pastor

Hey there, my name is Chris. I wake up every morning thinking youth ministry. If you are in the same boat, then I know you will identify with me, because you also live the life of a youth pastor .

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