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Family Prayer Ideas (Prayer Chain)

Our church is getting ready to have a series of meeting that Baptist normally call a “revival.” I’m not a huge fan of that term, and we actually aren’t calling our meetings that either,  but that is the fastest way to describe them. Part of our preparation for this week will be (and is currently) several different [...]

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Freedom Youth Object Lesson

Here is an idea for a lesson that talks about freedom. Bible Basis: Galatians 5:1 Set Up: Gather 4 boxes and put something in them that is heavy. I used rocks, but books or any other heavy object will work. Tie the boxes to a ribbon or rope strong enough to hold it and big [...]

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Youth Group Lesson Plan: Gross, Weird, True

Download Gross, Weird, True Complete (ZIP) Download Gross, Weird, True Lessons (PDF)  Gross, Weird, True is a 4-week youth group Bible study that looks at some of the strange stories and commands in the Bible. It includes instructions on how to incorporate the 60-second games from NBC’s “Minute to Win It.” Included in this download [...]

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Family Prayer Time Ideas

Most Parents who are part of a church know that they should spend more time in prayer with their children. The problem is that these family devotion times can become very formulaic and can even get overlooked when our schedules become too full. Here are a few ideas to add some creativity to your family [...]

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Snackdown!

One week we played a game called “Smackdown” during our Wednesday night meeting. I sent out a text alert talking about it, but I made a typo and sent out that we were having SNACKDOWN. That night a bunch of students came to church looking for something to do with snacks. I thought it sounded [...]


 
 
 

 
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A Publicists Nightmare

  OK, so apparently Johnny Depp plays in a band that has a song about someone who may or may not be the “real” Jesus at a bachelor party and at said party he (He?) is either drunk or getting beat up by the drun...
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Christian Appraisal Skit

Found this little skit when I was doing some cleaning. The set up is simple it is basically just a teenager sitting on a table like they are the artifact being examined on Antiques Roadshow. You can cover the teen up with a she...
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When I see him I smile

If you need to know how much I like my son you just have to know one thing: when I see him, I smile. No matter how hard my day is, no matter what I have been going through or what sorts of things I am wrestling with in my head,...
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Children’s Church: Worship on their level or just a way to keep parents sane?

As a new children’s minister I have spent a lot of time thinking about Children’s Church and all of the implications that go along with it. There will always be questions of when should children be in the sanctuary,...
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Family Prayer Ideas (Prayer Chain)

Our church is getting ready to have a series of meeting that Baptist normally call a “revival.” I’m not a huge fan of that term, and we actually aren’t calling our meetings that either,  but that is the...
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