This post will focus give you eight things you can do to ensure you meet your fundraising goals with each event
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If you had money… Part 2 of 2 – Practical Ideas
…In the last post I talked about dreaming big and thinking big AND small about things you would do if you had money to spend in your youth ministry program. This post is some practical things that I have found useful or have seen other people in ministry use to really beef up some of their programs…
If you had money… Part 1 of 2 – Think Big
…I walked in to the meeting with my budget proposal in hand and a request for $3000 for the entire year. I was never involved in the budgeting process until then and had never spent more than $50 on pizza in a given month so I really thought I was pushing it…
Following Up After A Youth Ministry Event – Part 2 of 4 – Act on Unsafe Situations
This is something that I think gets overlooked too often. Your number one priority when you get home is to help any youth who may be in danger when they get home. This can be looked at in two ways, those whose physical lives are not safe and those whose spiritual lives are not safe. [...]
Trimming The Fat – 5 Pointers in Planning for Youth Ministers
As I start my new ministry I have been training myself to think about ways I can best equip the youth ministers and volunteers from around the Diocese. Through prayer I have really been pointed towards this idea of trimming the fat. As youth ministers we want to give our youth the best and provide [...]
Setting Up Online Event Registrations For Youth Ministry Events
I have put on well over 100 events in my life that required youth to turn in registration forms and often payments. I know what you go through each time; setting up deadlines and not following them, keeping track of everything in a spreadsheet or Word document, and last but not least, trying to keep [...]
Race This by Simply Youth Ministry – Ministry Review!
This is my first real review for actual youth ministry resources from other companies. I recently used the Race This Volume #2 for part of our summer camp. It worked out great. What Is It? In a nutshell each disc comes with 10 different games. We use them on the big screen and have kids [...]
Archiving Facebook Conversations – Safety in Youth Ministry
You can archive all conversations through Facebook chat by connecting your Facebook account to an AIM account. If you do not know what AIM is, it is similar to Facebook chat except it’s it own little program. It is similar to MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger if you have used those before.
Youth Group Web Site – Not Just PDF’s
As I was focusing on our last post about safety in networking through sites likes facebook, I decided to write another post focused on developing a web site for your youth group. I actually do web design and networking for small businesses and parishes on the side, so I have built up some experience and [...]
Facebook in Catholic Youth Ministry – Protecting Yourself
A quick guide for youth leaders and volunteers on protecting yourself in Catholic Youth Ministry when using Facebook…
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