This is a funny video. Now, not all female small groups are like this. Some girls’ thoughts don’t revolve exclusively around boys and pop culture media all the time. And yet, I hear from my female small group leaders that a number of their girls are enraptured by boys, relationships and pop culture icons. That’s […]
Yes. We have rough, unchurched or outreach students in our children and youth programs @ Hayward Wesleyan Church. These students often come with behavior problems and upset things from time to time. Yes, they do things that you wouldn’t normally expect from churched kids. We make no mistake or apologies for allowing these students to attend. […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // Discipline Tips I’ve Learned Along the Way Help your children or students own their own problem. Hold them responsible for their problem. Never get angry. It’s the student’s […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // What if a kid doesn’t learn from discipline? A while back my daughter told me that: You Can’t Make Me (in a humorous way). That taught me a […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // God Seems to Provide Boundaries and Tutors A while back I blogged a Story about Boundaries which beautifully illustrates the benefit of boundaries and tutors. God provides […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // Intentionality Discipline (or maybe we should just say: DISCIPLESHIP) does not happen accidentally in parenting. Actually, you know what! It does! Natural consequences! The intentionality comes […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // How does God parent? How does God discipline and disciple His people? “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // Join God’s work in their lives through prayer We have to join God’s work in their lives, not manufacture our own. In order to do that […]
This video comes courtesy of the Search Institute who’s passionate about “discovering what kids need to succeed.” I appreciated the simple encouragement to be involved in a teenager’s life even if they don’t know that they need an adult. That doesn’t mean you force your presence in their face all the time, but you simply […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // You have to believe the Gospel That statement may sound a little facetious. Or have some shock value to it. It has neither. It is a […]
I am not a lawyer. I do not claim to know the law. I do, however, know that it is important to get signed permission slips from authorized parent(s) or guardian(s) in order to take a minor on a trip, to treat them medically in an emergency, and/or to use a photo online or in […]
This series of posts comes from a workshop / seminar I gave to a collection of youth leaders in Superior, WI called: Discipline w/ the Gospel in Mind. // What is the goal of discipline? Is it the goal of discipline just to make it through an hour or two of youth group? Is the […]
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// Heads-Up Discipline happens in a variety of contexts. The context this topic comes up most often is in parenting. But discipline has to happen in Youth Groups and small group contexts as well. In this conversation, you’ll hear me changing contexts often. Sometimes I’ll refer to parents, sometimes I’ll refer to a youth ministry […]
Trunk or Treat is an event where an organization creates a “street” of vehicle “trunks” (sometimes decorated, sometimes not) and participants walk from trunk to trunk and say “Trunk or Treat!” We have been doing Trunk or Treat @ Hayward Wesleyan Church for six years now. I came across the idea from a conference of […]
How to Play the “Dump the Kisses” Game It’s basically a game of Capture the Flag with a twist. Instead of grabbing flags, each team has a bucket at the back of their area. Every person then is given a Hershey Kiss. The object of the game is to get as many Hershey Kisses in […]
Let’s take the Joseph narrative in Genesis as an example; particularly the story where Potiphar’s wife tries to bring Joseph into her bed and he flees. Potiphar’s wife accuses Joseph of trying to take advantage of her and he is thrown in prison. Whenever this story is taught and applied, the point is often made […]
“Pastor Jeremy, where do you work?” “What do you do all day, Jeremy?” “Jeremy, did you have a nice vacation at Kids Camp?” These are perfectly valid questions. Questions I hear somewhat regularly. And although to some they feel like “attacking” or “sinister” questions, they are not. Adults asking these questions might be :), but […]
I came across this idea from Relevant Children’s Ministry. The video spoke for itself. I showed about half of it to our Main Street small group leaders the other day in our training/connecting meeting and it was a great metaphor for how we currently are working together as a team and the possibilities of how […]
If you like videos that make you feel good, then don’t watch this. This video and its message will make you cringe and probably convict you… the Gospel tends to do that to those with ear to hear and eyes to see. Challenging. HT ChurchMag source YouTube