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Successful Youth Ministry - Part 9   P's of a Successful Youth Ministry.  Each week for 10 weeks we'll cover another "P".   9. Propriety. "Be holy for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16).   Holiness should be a mark of our ministry.   Every word and action is measured against the standard of holiness.   Holiness should determine what the teens wear, where they go, what movies they watch in the hotel room after the day's events, etc.   Some youth groups resemble the world with only the name of Christ attached to them. Fortunately, ost youth leaders are seeking only to lead teens into a deeper walk with Christ.   A standard of propriety will produce a walk in Christ, not just a claim of Christ (1 John 2:6).   Your Partners in Youth Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone!  http://tinyurl.com/223da4   P.S. Pass this issue of the Monday MAXimizer along to 3 youth ministry friends.   P.S.S. For previous issues: http://tinyurl.com/3724k8     This Week's Updates for Zone Members Members: Login to your account for access to this week's updates.   Esther Lesson 7... http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Fighting Sexual Sin (Aug 17, 2007 at 3:21 AM) - As parents and youth ministers we are constantly fighting for our teens to resist sexual temptations. Conduct Parenting Classes (Aug 15, 2007 at 2:28 PM) - Staying in touch with parents is vitally necessary if you are seriously considering youth ministry for the long haul.     Resource Highlight   Not a Member of The Zone? Get the details here     Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up for this free newsletter at:   http://tinyurl.com/2bojj9

youth ministry passion

Successful Youth Ministry - Part 8   P's of a Successful Youth Ministry.  Each week for 10 weeks we'll cover another "P".   8. Passion. "…His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in, and indeed I cannot" (Jeremiah 20:9).   That's passion.   It's an internal flame that cannot be extinguished, instead it must be released. Passion longs for all that God will give. It hungers for all that God can fill. It overflows with unquenchable emotion. When our ministries contain passion no one will remain untouched by God's desire.   They may refuse it. But it won't be for a lack of feeling it.   Your Partners in Youth Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone!  http://tinyurl.com/223da4   P.S. Pass this issue of the Monday MAXimizer along to 3 youth ministry friends.   P.S.S. For previous issues: http://tinyurl.com/3724k8     This Week's Updates for Zone Members Members: Login to your account for access to this week's updates.   Esther Lesson 5... http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Teaching Tip (Aug 10, 2007 at 2:46 AM) - Can you imagine how much you can get done in two hours? Contentment (Aug 8, 2007 at 11:55 AM) - Do you ever wish you could change something about yourself? Most people would say yes!     Resource Highlight   Not a Member of The Zone? Get the details here     Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up for this free newsletter at:   http://tinyurl.com/2bojj9

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Youth Ministry Preaching

Successful Youth Ministry - Part 7   P's of a Successful Youth Ministry.  Each week for 10 weeks we'll cover another "P".   7. Preach. "Preach the word in all seasons" (2 Timothy 4:2).   Sometimes you need to teach and sometimes we need to preach. We need to be able to lay it on the line without a parable, or an object lesson, or a clever story.   There are times when we want the group to discover the lesson for themselves and times when we need to make it painfully clear so no one can walk away without understanding.   Preaching is a traditional term that we often leave for the guy who stands behind the pulpit. Dust it off and put it into practice. You don't have to tell the teens you're preaching - just do it when it's necessary.   Here are a few tips to help your "preaching"...   1. Preach it Hard. When Peter preached on the day of Pentecost he told the people that they crucified the Messiah. He didn't soft-sell it or go gentle on them.   2. Preach it Clear. Peter's words were not in question. The crowd did not have to call a meeting to decode the message.   3. Preach it Pain. The crowd did not respond because Peter asked them to. They responded because they knew something had to be done. They felt a pain. They were "prick in their hearts and asked Peter and the other apostles, 'What should we do?'"   As school is about to begin, now might be the right time to preach a strong lesson about the upcoming year.   Your Partners in Youth Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone!  http://tinyurl.com/223da4   P.S. Pass this issue of the Monday MAXimizer along to 3 youth ministry friends.   P.S.S. For previous issues: http://tinyurl.com/3724k8     This Week's Updates for Zone Members Members: Login to your account for access to this week's updates.   Esther Lesson 5... http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Life Is Fleeting (Aug 3, 2007 at 1:48 PM) - The tragic scene at Virginia Tech has reminded me that life is fleeting. That's certainly not a new revelation, but one that I need to be reminded of from time to time. Obedience (Aug 1, 2007 at 11:01 AM) - A young man told me his story of his high school days and how athletics changed his life. He was a junior in high school and one of the stars on the basketball team.     Resource Highlight   Not a Member of The Zone? Get the details here     Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up for this free newsletter at:   http://tinyurl.com/2bojj9

Youth Ministry Tips

Successful Youth Ministry - Part 6   P's of a Successful Youth Ministry.  Each week for 10 weeks we'll cover another "P".   6. Power. "For the kingdom is not of talk, but of power" (1 Corinthians 4:20).   Do we talk more about what we are going to do, or about what God is going to do?   Whatever we choose to do will be limited. Whatever God chooses to do will be unlimited.   When God's power is present in the ministry there's no need for big talk because we have an Almighty God. The power that split the Red Sea, turned water into wine, and raised the dead is available to us today, so let's talk soft and carry a big God.   Your Partners in Youth Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone!  http://tinyurl.com/223da4   P.S. Pass this issue of the Monday MAXimizer along to 3 youth ministry friends.   P.S.S. For previous issues: http://tinyurl.com/3724k8     This Week's Updates for Zone Members Members: Login to your account for access to this week's updates.   Esther Lesson 4... http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Don't Get Involved In Gossip (Jul 27, 2007 at 2:47 AM) - A good way to lose your credibility and possibly your job is to get involved in the gossip circle. I have seen youth minister after youth minister get into trouble with staff members and church leaders because of saying things that were not necessary. Daily Bible Readings (Jul 25, 2007 at 12:39 PM) - Daily Bible Readings for August 2007     Resource Highlight   Not a Member of The Zone? Get the details here     Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up for this free newsletter at:   http://tinyurl.com/2bojj9

Youth Ministry Perfection

Successful Youth Ministry - Part 5   P's of a Successful Youth Ministry.  Each week for 10 weeks we'll cover another "P".   5. Perfection. "Therefore, be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48). When this verse is read I always hear the disclaimer, "Jesus was using a hyperbole in this verse. We can't expect to be perfect." Both of those statements may be true, but that shouldn't stop us from making an attempt at perfection.   If we never put perfection on the list, we will never make it. Strive for excellence above and beyond the average ministry.   Excellence does not necessarily mean... The biggest youth group. The coolest gadgets. The most popular church. The most trips taken in a year. A church van that actually runs. We're talking about excellence as God measures...    I Corinthians 12:13 "...and now I will show you the most excellent way."   1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.   How do we pursue perfection in our youth ministries?   Through LOVE.   Your Partners in Youth Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone!  http://tinyurl.com/223da4   P.S. Pass this issue of the Monday MAXimizer along to 3 youth ministry friends.   P.S.S. For previous issues: http://tinyurl.com/3724k8     This Week's Updates for Zone Members Members: Login to your account for access to this week's updates.   Esther Lesson 3... http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Pre-marital questions (Jul 20, 2007 at 12:57 PM) - Several youth ministers have asked about pre-marital counseling. Listed are a few suggestions to help you get started. Combat Zone (Jul 20, 2007 at 1:06 AM) - Several youth ministers have asked about pre-marital counseling. Listed are a few suggestions to help you get started. Teaching Tip (Jul 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM) - Choose your subjects by what your teens need to hear not by what they want to hear.     Resource Highlight   Not a Member of The Zone? Get the details here     Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up for this free newsletter at:   http://tinyurl.com/2bojj9

Youth Ministry

Successful Youth Ministry - Part 3   P's of a Successful Youth Ministry. This week we begin a new MAXimizer series. Each week for 10 weeks we'll cover another "P".   3. Plan. "For which of you before he builds a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?" (Luke 14:28). You've heard it before... a goal without a plan is nothing more than a wish. God had a plan with Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua and on and on and on. The Father honors a plan that honors Him. A plan proves that we feel the event is worth the effort, while the lack of a plan can show apathy or laziness.   What your plan to... Reach teens Disciple your group Schedule events Train volunteers Develop curriculum Contact the youth each month Praise the parents Build a core team Strengthen relationships That's just a handful of the things we can be working on and planning for.   Your Partners in Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone!  http://tinyurl.com/223da4   P.S. Pass this issue of the Monday MAXimizer along to 3 youth ministry friends.   P.S.S. For previous issues: http://tinyurl.com/3724k8     This Week's Updates for Zone Members Members: Login to your account for access to this week's updates.   New Series begins to on Esther... http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Me, Me, Me (Jul 6, 2007 at 11:44 AM) - By the time the worship service and Sunday school were over, I just wanted to get out of there and go home and take a nap. I found myself being less than my usual friendly self with people who were talking to me because I was focused on how tired I was. Are We Really Spoiled? (Jul 4, 2007 at 8:52 AM) - Our youth minister was talking to us about how we as teens could help change the world. Daily Bible Readings (Jun 29, 2007 at 1:04 PM) - Get your teens reading daily. What Is Student Leadership? (Jun 27, 2007 at 11:23 AM) - Jesus gave his disciples an image of leadership that we will use as our standard for student leadership within our student ministry.     Resource Highlight   Not a Member of The Zone? Get the details here     Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up for this free newsletter at:   http://tinyurl.com/2bojj9