Pastor2youth.com E-mail Update: Edition 15, No. 1 (February 12, 2010)

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Edition 15, No. 1 - February 12, 2010

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Exciting Changes Coming to Pastor2youth.com

Simply Youth Ministry Conference - Game Room & Submissions
What Do Parents Need From Youth Pastors...

Prepare. Go. Live. - Mission Trip Bundle
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There is always new information to share about what is happening at Pastor2Youth.com. It is a joy to be able to share with all of you the exciting things happening and the new resources available to all users. I pray that you will find this information useful and will be blessed by the features and resources at Pastor2Youth.com that are intended to help you in your ministry to youth. Please allow me to share with you some news and announcements about the highlights, help, and resources at your disposal.

Exciting Changes Coming to Pastor2youth.com

Exciting Changes Coming... Exciting Changes Coming
to Pastor2youth.com

There are some exciting things in store for Pastor2youth.com. Thanks to your continued support and encouragement, we are making things better and easier to use - as well as adding new resources for you. Keep your eyes out for the exciting changes.... coming SOON!!!

Simply Youth Ministry Conference - Game Room and Submissions

Simply Youth Ministry Conference
Game Room & Submissions!!!

There are TONS of exciting things happening this year at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago. There are amazing speakers, musicians, comedians, seminars, learning tracks, mentoring, and so much more. And now, to help burn off some energy, have some additional fun, and get some creative ideas for your own youth ministry, there will be a "GAME ROOM" open every day during the conference.

The "GAME ROOM" will be the chance to come and play games that Youth Pastors have submitted as some of their favorites. You can enjoy the fun of the game and get new ideas. However, we need YOUR ideas.

The games that are desired are ones that you like and that you play. So, if you have games that you enjoy (or your youth group really enjoys), please consider sharing them. They might be played by a bunch of over-sized kids (also known as youth workers) in the "GAME ROOM" and will be used in youth groups around the country.

To Submit Your Game, please go to the following link and
enter the information for the game: http://tinyurl.com/yfdhz9x

What Do Parents Need from Youth Pastors...

"What Do Parents Need From Youth Pastors..."
by Darren Sutton

"I've been a youth pastor for a long time, and I have a lot of youth pastor friends. When we get together, it's inevitable that the conversation turns the bane of youth ministry existence: parents of teenagers.

I've never really understood this ministry philosophy of Parents Bad/ Youth Pastors Good.

Don't get me wrong; I certainly understand that sometimes working with parents can be rough. I've had my fair share of irate parents in my office, absent parents blaming me for the problems they see at home, and pastor-parents whose kids could do no wrong. (Yeah, right.)

But even with that, I've always seen parents as my strongest ally- and the best way to duplicate myself in ministry. They're the greatest influence their kids will ever know...for the better, or for the worse.

I learned a long time ago that in order to turn the tide in my favor they really only need three main things from me. Trust me, these three things can make all the difference in your ministry.

1) Partner-They need me to partner with them in pastoring their kids, not the other way around. It seems like we expect parents to partner with us in student ministry-that's not biblical. They're the foundation of spiritual growth. And if that foundation is crumbling or nonexistent, then it's not up to me to "relocate" the house. I don't get to "steal" kids from their parents because their folks just aren't getting it right. I do my best to make a Godly, holy impact on the family. Period. Hijacking kids from their folks is the surest way to become an enemy of the state of that household.

2) Over-Inform-The biggest complaint I hear from parents...sometimes even in my own ministry...is that they never know what's going on. Now that can mean a bunch of things. It can mean, "You don't communicate the calendar." It can mean, "My kids don't communicate the calendar." It can mean, "I'm clueless about connecting with my kid and you aren't helping." It can mean, "I hate the senior pastor, but you're the closest person to me, so I am kicking you."

With all those veiled ideas in play, what's a youth leader to do? OVER-communicate. If you don't have a method for regularly communicating with parents (I mean something besides making an announcement in youth group and hoping the information makes it home in one piece), you need to put that in play right now..."

Read the Rest of the Article HERE...

Prepare. Go. Live. - Mission Trip Bundle

Prepare. Go. Live.
Mission Trip Bundle

Few things will bring the gospel to life for your students like heading out onto the mission field. Spending a day, weekend, or longer in service to God, for his love, and with people in need brings the calling of Christ vividly into focus. With this easy to implement 3-part missions trip curriculum, you’ll get everything you need to get your students ready (Prepare), devotions for the trip (Go), and follow-up materials (Live) to make their experience part of an ongoing, godly lifestyle. And what good would we be if we didn’t include helpful stuff for leaders to make the whole trip more fun for everyone? No good at all, so we’ve given you plenty.

1 Leader Guide with CD-ROM

5 Prepare Student Journals
Mission Includes Me
Mission is about the Kingdom
Mission is about the Team
Mission Never Ends

5 Go Student Journals: Study on the Book of James
Pushup Perseverance
Workouts Aren't for Whiners
Discernment Dash
Tongue Crunches
Pushing to the Peak
Pushing to the End

5 Live Student Journals
The Journey Home
New Directions
Connected to a Cause
Life on a Mission

Files on the CD-ROM include:
Desktop Backgrounds
Slide Backgrounds
Ecards
Sticker Designs
Editable Letters
Editable Postcards
Promotional Materials
GO Luggage Tags
PDFs of the Leader Guide & all 3 Student Journals

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Thanks again for all you do to further the kingdom in your ministry! Please be sure to stop by often for all of the recent updates at Pastor2Youth.com, and don’t forget to continue sharing your resources so that others may be blessed by you!!! Don’t ever hesitate to contact me either.

Keep an eye out for more E-Updates to come helping you make the most out of your onlline experience as you search for Youth Ministry material to help you. We are excited about some of the things in store in the near future!!!

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