I have heard many youth ministers talk about the efforts they make to put on regular awesome events within their parish and then being extremely disappointed because they can never get youth to show up. I have pondered this frustration for the past few days and came up with a few things. The biggest thing [...]
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Youth Ministry Introduction Videos
This is great work done by our camp counselors to create a unique way of introducing our counselors at our summer camps. Why not try creating a video to introduce your team each semester or each year. It definitely doesn’t have to be as elaborate as this, but I am hoping this may get the [...]
Brain Fry
This is one of the weirdest/craziest youth ministry games that requires no set up, no supplies, and typically 5-20 people. The more people the better I think. Everyone sits in a circle and everyone works as a team to stack as many layers of chaos as they can and can handle before your brains are [...]
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Why All Youth Ministers Should Use Google+
I have been on Google+ for some time now and am just starting to realize the benefit of it. I am fully convinced that Google+ is and probably will become one of the top resources for youth minister’s around. Why? It’s really simple…the community. Because of the nature of being a Catholic Youth Minister, it [...]
YouTube Subscriptions & Who To Follow
I was recently checking out some of my favorites on YouTube and thought it would be a good resource to share with you. We have been really digging into YouTube a little lately to start beefing up our new site “Youth Ministry Videos.” This site is just another small step in the tons of resources [...]
Who is Your Pharaoh?
As I am working through a course in Salvation History I can’t help but think about the beautiful plot we are involved in and relate it to Youth Ministry. This week we were going through the book of Exodus and my professor spoke about the oppression imposed on the Israelites by Pharaoh. He says ”Come, let [...]
Down With Youth Groups
You do not NEED a youth group. What you NEED is for those kids who have a desire to learn and grow in their faith to have someone to guide them…
Making Eggs – Youth Ministry Skit
The basic jist of this skit is that there is a director that is trying to get the rest of the group to act out a skit called ‘Making Eggs.’
Review of the New YouCat
The YOUCAT is basically the youth version of the Catechism. This is talked about in the forward of the book that when the committee that originally helped…