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Social Media Guidelines for Parents
Students today know nothing but social media. It is honestly a part of who they are. Social media is totally okay, but like everything else, the devil wishes to corrupt it. For parents, monitoring it...
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Parenting Review: Grand Theft Auto V
If you have a teenager in your house who enjoys video games, you know that this was a HUGE week in the gaming business. On Tuesday (September 17), Rockstar games released “Grand Theft Auto V.” This has...
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Top Places our Teens are at Online
With the rise of smart phones among teenagers, we have seen an increase over the last five years in students being online. Students are online regularly communicating with others and surfing the web....
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Leaders: Make Sure Your Students Know These 5 Things
Small group leaders are essential to effective student ministry. As the ministry grows, the youth pastor begins to rely more and more heavily on small group leaders. Students naturally want to open up,...
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Thursday Small Group Leader Reminders
Small Group Leaders, I just want all small group leaders to know that you were on my mind this morning (in a non-awkward way) so I figured that I would write a quick post to you. Here are 4 simple...
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Free Parent Guide to Cyberbullying
One issue that is prevalent in today’s youth culture is the issue of cyberbullying. There has always been bullies. When I was growing up, there were bullies in our school. The bullies are not new, the...
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Tips On Planning Your Next Retreat
We have a spring retreat coming up in our student ministry. I love retreats, and I try to plan them regularly. I want to share some tips that I have learned on how to make your retreat successful. I...
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4 Things Parents should Model in front of their kids
Ephesians 6:4 says, “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Paul tells the church to not provoke your children to anger, but...
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Ground Zero Training Event with Marty Von
Below is information about a counseling conference from my friend, Reba Bowman. I highly encourage anyone in ministry to try to attend this conference if possible to acquire some practical training...
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Bursting The Bubble Of The Christian Sub-Culture
By: Mark Etheridge When you walk into a Christian bookstore, you’ve probably noticed all of the “Christian” merchandise the store offers. Perhaps you were even surprised at what all they did offer. As...
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