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Monkey In The Middle: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: A fun game from our friends at @youthministryideas to get everyone moving and working together. See who has fast reactions and see who has a hard time getting out o

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60 | How To Grow As A Leader In Youth Ministry

Description: Tyler Reagin president of Catalyst, joins Kenny and Elle to talk about growing as a leader in your youth ministry. Links: Grow Youth Ministry Curriculum We Need Your H

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Stiff Arm: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: A hilarious game that may not come out with a definite winner but will be sure to engage the crowdSupplies You’ll Need: 1. PVC Pipe. You will want a 4inch tube cut

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59 | A Look Inside Grow Curriculum and Strategy for Youth Ministry

Description: Kenny and Elle give an inside look at their brand new resource: Grow Youth Ministry Curriculum and Strategy. Links: Grow Youth Ministry Curriculum and Annual Strategy

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Your Top 5 Questions About Grow Youth Ministry Curriculum and Strategy

Hey fam! If you haven’t already heard the news, Stuff You Can Use just announced a brand new resource called Grow Youth Ministry Curriculum and Strategy. We are super excited about

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Cotton Brawl: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Whenever you are missing the winter you can always pretend it’s snowing by having cotton balls fall from the sky and make it feel like Christmas again.Supplies You’

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Dunk Effect: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Not only does this game look awesome but it is so fun to play! Check you memory and skills all in the same game!Supplies You’ll Need: 1. Hamper Hoops. You can find

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Pantskiball: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Have you ever considered using giant pants and launching dodge balls into the crowd to be collected in your oversized pants? Well we did and it was awesome.Supplies

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58 | How To Grow Your Parent Engagement In Youth Ministry

Description: Kenny and Elle talk about how to grow your parent engagement in youth ministry. Links: stuffyoucanuse.org/grow We Need Your Help: Did you like what you heard? Please h

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A 1-Year Strategy to Grow Your Volunteer Team

Building, maintaining, and growing a volunteer team is hard work. And there’s a lot to say about it. That’s why this isn’t just a blog post. It’s a huge blog post. We also made you

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Ping Pong Blast: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: A high energy game full of strategy and lots of movement. See who can be the first team to fill their tube with ping pong ballsSupplies You’ll Need: 1. Clear PVC. Y

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57 | A 1-Year Strategy To Grow Your Volunteer Team In Your Youth Ministry

Description: Kenny and Elle to talk about a 1-year strategy to grow your volunteer team in your youth ministry. Links: stuffyoucanuse.org/grow We Need Your Help: Did you like what

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4 Habits to Help Teenagers Grow Spiritually

Helping students grow spiritually is a big deal. Like, a really big deal. And there’s a lot to say about it. That’s why this isn’t just a blog post. It’s a huge blog post. We also

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Ping Pong Grid Out: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: This is a great game we played at our Winter Retreat. There is no defense, which means everyone has to work together on their own team to try and come out on top. T

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56 | 4 Habits To Help Your Students Grow Spiritually In Your Youth Ministry

Description: Kenny and Elle talk about 4 Habits To Help Your Students Grow Spiritually In Your Youth Ministry. Links: Free GROWTH Resources Youth Ministry Fails on Kickstarter We N

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54 | Taking Your Small Groups Strategy To The Next Level In Youth Ministry

Description: Kenny and Elle talk about taking your small groups strategy to the next level in youth ministry. Links: Experience Mission: experiencemission.org We Need Your Help: Di

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53 | 5 Ways To Make Your Youth Ministry Space More Small-Groups-Friendly

Description: Britt Kitchen joins Kenny and Elle to talk about making your space more small groups friendly in youth ministry. Links: Experience Mission: experiencemission.org We Ne

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52 | Youth Ministry Answers LIVE

Kenny and Elle were live on Facebook answering your questions about youth ministry.

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Hurts Donut: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: One of the greatest game I have ever played. It incorporates everything amazing about any great game. Launching things, Making things messy and eating an unhealthy

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Divided Trivia: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Everyone loves some good old trivia… But what happens when you put contestants behind divider walls and have them answer trivia questions in under 10 seconds? Well

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Spitball Spaceman: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Every wonder how you can incorporate space helmets and spitballs together in one game? We did too and it’s pretty awesome!Supplies You’ll Need: 1. Space helmets. Th

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What Happens Next: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: This a great twist to an amazing game by Download Youth Ministry. You can purchase their game HERE.Supplies You’ll Need: 1. What Happens Next. The game purchased fr

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Crowd Skee Ball: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Everyone loves the classic arcade game, Skee Ball, so we decided to bring the fun to everyone and make it a crowd game!Supplies You’ll Need: 1. Ramp made out of woo

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Behind The Teacher’s Back: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: A cool way of adding a screen game with an upfront game. There is math and extra large spit balls involved. A crazy game that kids won’t believe they actually got t

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6 Tips for Being an Awesome Communicator to Teenagers

Don’t feel like reading? Then listen to this post instead! Or subscribe to my podcast for more audio versions of my blog posts! My church has the best team of communicators for stu

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Thro’ Christmas Tree: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Decorate the Christmas tree like never before! Why not pull out the good Ole’ Christmas tree for a little fun! Everyone loves the Christmas spirit but why not pract

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Gaga Ball Overload: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: This is Gaga Ball with a little twist for when you have a bunch of players! Supplies You’ll Need: 1. 8 Walls or Gaga Pit. You don’t need to make your own gaga pit b

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So We’ve Got Some News…

Don’t feel like reading? Then listen to this post instead! Or subscribe to my podcast for more audio versions of my blog posts! DISCLAIMER: Kenny & Elle Campbell, Grow Curricul

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Izzy Dizzy: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: A great way to get everyone dizzy and compete against each other. Try running across a field after spinning around a few times, now try doing that with a cup full o

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Using Trello In Youth Ministry

It’s a Thursday night and you are meeting with your team. Your team is incredibly talented, each are great leaders in their own right. You all sit around the table and as you speak

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Slip Ball: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: A good ole’ spin on kickball. This game keeps everyone having fun while adding us strategy and difficulty. Definitely a game to try! Supplies You’ll Need: 1. 4 Infl

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Spray ‘Em Clean: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Shoot em clean is a fun messy game using simple props that you will have laying around at home. A great way to get a little messy, this could be a great game to get

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Bazooka Face Tank: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: This game is so fun. It’s super engaging for both contestants as well as fun to watch from the audience. Shoot play pen balls to another contest trying to catch the

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Candy Corn Bottle Flip: Youth Group Games

Quick Overview: Bottle Flipping is huge. Why not see who is the best flipper in your youth group. Supplies You’ll Need: 1. Plastic Bottle. Empty out some plastic water bottles. You

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99 Thoughts About Junior High Ministry by Kurt Johnston

What does it take to succeed in junior high ministry? A limitless string of ideas for dynamic, energetic games? An attention span only slightly longer than your students? A high to

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99 Thoughts for Smaller Church Youth Workers by Stephanie Caro

Serving as a youth worker in a smaller church can be one of the most difficult assignments-but the rewards are undeniably satisfying. You don’t have as many resources-but you know

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You Lost Me by David Kinnaman

Is the Church Losing the Next Generation? More than half of all Christian teens and twenty-somethings leave active involvement in church. Based on research conducted by the Barna G

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A Woman in Youth Ministry by Gina Abbas

If you’ve ever been boycotted for being a girl, pumped breast milk on a church bus, gotten fat from eating too much pizza, or wondered if women really can do youth ministry (even w

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The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly

A New York Times Bestseller From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and

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Rewired by Brandon Cox

If God’s desire to enlarge His family matters… If the church of the future matters… If the gospel still matters… We must embrace the changes that are happening in our world. There