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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

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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

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Successful Youth Ministry - Part 2   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".   2. Prayer. "Worry about nothing, pray about everything" (Philippians 4:6). Do we really pray about everything? Do we spend as much time in prayer over a two-hour service project as we do a three-day retreat? As we pray we are asking God to do what He wouldn't have done had we not asked. Don't we want that in every area of our ministry? Let's rub some holes in our jeans from our knees hitting the floor.   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.   The Naked Christian http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Missions: How it Started and Where it is Today (Jun 20, 2007 at 1:31 PM) - As the years go by, more and more youth ministries get involve in missions. For example, my youth group is going to Mexico in July. As all of these youth groups go on mission trips, we are being exposed to many different things. Preparing for Rain (Jun 20, 2007 at 11:25 AM) - How can I expect my faith to strengthen if I do not allow God the opportunity to work in a mighty way?     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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Successful Youth Ministry   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".   1. Purpose. "Whatever you do in word or deed do all to the glory of God" (Colossians 3:17). Regardless of who you are trying to reach or the format type you adopt, everything should point directly back to God. There should be a biblical purpose behind each activity whether it's labeled social or spiritual. How much of your programming is to fill time and how much to fill hearts with God? Can you write down the specific purpose of each activity or event and show how it relates to teaching the teens about a characteristic of God? Or teach a certain biblical principle? Those questions can be tough. It's so easy to fill a calendar, but to fill it with purpose is harder. As youth workers we can't guarantee that a teen will "get it." However, it's import that "it" is there to get.   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.   The Disliked http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   A Father's Day Devotional (Jun 15, 2007 at 11:26 AM) - This will be a great opening for your Father's Day Sunday school class Also, have your students answer the questions at the end. Learn How to Accept Criticism (Jun 13, 2007 at 12:15 PM) - In youth ministry, as in most other professions, we are subject to criticism; some may be justified and some not.     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 - P.E.E.R. A.R.M.Y.   This week we continue the P.E.E.R.  A.R.M.Y.  series. Hopefully, these brief lessons will help you turn your teens into an evangelistic force. We often talk about peer pressure, but now we're talking about using peers for a positive purpose.   P = Personal Faith E = Equipping E = Evangelism R = Relationships   A = Advance R = Report M = Mission   The "Y" stands for...   YOUnique   I'm a week late with the newsletter because I just got back from visiting some mission works in Russia and Turkey. The work in Russia uses a different approach than in the United States. The work in Turkey is different than Russia.   The missionaries understand the culture and the people. They understand Paul's concept of... "To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some." 1 Cor. 9:22.   Too often we try to adopt a specific evangelistic format and make it fit. Instead think about each person as an individual. See the "Younique" aspects.   Each person is different. They have different...   1. Backgrounds. 2. Dreams. 3. Needs.   You can only "become all things to all men" when people are viewed individually.   Jesus did heal the lame of blindness. He met the specific need.   Encourage your group to see each person as YOUnique.   Your Partners in Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone before summer!  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.   Book of Ruth, lesson 4. http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   Someone Needs This Prayer (Jun 8, 2007 at 5:23 AM) - There are several prayers offered on behalf of the saints throughout the New Testament. I am learning to adopt these prayers as my own in praying for myself as well as for others. Teaching Tip (Jun 6, 2007 at 7:01 AM) - Teaching is about what students do with what you taught. Scared to Death (Jun 1, 2007 at 5:05 AM) - When I was in middle and junior high school I was scared to death of drugs. I was scared when I heard older kids talking about them or even when I saw someone using them on television or in a movie. Family (May 30, 2007 at 5:03 AM) - When you think about your family, what things immediately come to mind? Maybe you think of family meals, or your sibling that drives you crazy, or maybe you think about a great vacation you've been on recently.     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 - P.E.E.R. A.R.M.Y.   This week we continue the P.E.E.R.  A.R.M.Y.  series. Hopefully, these brief lessons will help you turn your teens into an evangelistic force. We often talk about peer pressure, but now we're talking about using peers for a positive purpose.   P = Personal Faith E = Equipping E = Evangelism R = Relationships   A = Advance R = Report   The "M" stands for...   Mission   "We're on a mission from God" The Blues Brothers.   The sad thing is that the Blues Brothers were more active in their reckless pursuit in the name of God, than many true believers are.   We are on a MISSION! We have our orders and need to carry them out...   1. We are told to go and make disciples in all the world (Matt. 28:19-20).   2. We are to be armed and ready for the battle in spiritual realms (Eph. 6:10-18).   3. We are to fight the good fight (1 Tim 6:12).   4. We are to fight against strongholds and demolish them (2 Cor. 10:3-5).   5. We are to share Christ everywhere daily (Acts 5:42).   Have your peer army write out their mission this week. Help them focus on being active for God.   Your Partners in Ministry, Paul & Al   Sign up for The Zone before summer!  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.   Book of Ruth, lesson 2. http://tinyurl.com/2z8btu   First Aid (May 26, 2007 at 11:56 AM) - Zone members. Download your Summer FIRST AID Kit Daily Bible Readings (May 24, 2007 at 7:54 PM) - Get your teens in the Word daily. Key Attitudes to the Success of our Youth Ministry (May 23, 2007 at 5:06 AM) - Are we still on track today? Have we gotten away from many basic attitudes? See what one long-haul youth minister said. TO KNOW HIM BY NAME: Passing the Big Test (May 23, 2007 at 3:40 AM) -     OPEN:  What's the biggest test you've taken?  How did you handle the pressure?   DIG:  Read Genesis 22:1-19     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