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	Ryan's E-Update from Pastor2Youth.com

• New Resources on Pastor2youth.com's YM Exchange
  
  
• Recommended Resources by Youth Pastors
  
  
• Active Bible Studies for Jr. High
  
  
• Simply All Access
  
  
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     Greetings Pastor2Youth.com Member/Subscriber,

     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.

THE YM EXCHANGE
at Pastor2youth.com

DID YOU KNOW...

   1) That Pastor2youth.com's most accessed and most popular section of the website is the "YM Exchange" (The Tab to access it is located on the top right-hand corner of the website).

   2) The YM Exchange is filled with files you can download, including (but not limited to): Lessons, Powerpoing Games, Powerpoint Lessons, Powerpoint and Mediashout backgrounds, Articles, Discussion Starters, Object Lessons, Illustrations, Leadership documents... and MORE!

   3) Every file in the YM Exchange is available for you to download for FREE

   4) There are currently 3,770 Files available for download in 29 different categories.

   5) These resources are submitted by other youth workers from around the world.

   6) YOU, too, can submit your resources to share and bless with others. It is as easy as clicking on the "Add Download" link in the top-center column of the YM Exchange. You, too, can bless others by sharing your resources.

   7) If you are wondering why you can't access the YM Exchange - you MUST be a registered member (which is FREE to do), and you must be logged in to do it. Otherwise you will get an error message saying you are not authorized to access that area.

   8) We need YOUR help to keep Pastor2youth.com growing and fresh with new ideas and resources. Please take a minute to see if you have something you could add to the YM Exchange and submit it. If you need help or anything, please email me at: ymexchange@pastor2youth.com

Recommended Resources

I recently asked a few youth pastor friends of mine to give me some of their top recommended resources in a few different categories. I found their suggestions to be valuable and wanted to share them. I hope that you will find these to be helpful in your ministry as well.

    1) Recommended Youth Ministry Books
           a. HURT by Chap Clark
           b. YourFirst Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
           c. Messy Spiritualityby Mike Yaconneli
           d. The God-Bearing Life by Kenda Creasy Dean
           e. Controlled Chaos - Making Sense of Jr. High Ministry by Kurt Johnston
           f. Better Safe than Sued by Jack Crabtree
           g. Do They Run When They See You Coming? By Jonathon McKee
           h. So That's Why I Keep Doing This by Glenn Procopio
           i. Would YouRather by Youth Specialties
           j. Dangerous Wonder by Mike Yaconneli
           k. Seven Checkpointsby Andy Stanley and Stuart Hall
           l. Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman

   2) Recommended Youth Ministry Websites
           a. www.pastor2youth.com
           b. www.simplyyouthministry.com
           c. www.youthspecialties.com
           d. www.thesource4ym.com
           e. www.cpyu.org
           f. www.youthspecialties.com/yaconelli
           g. www.ultimatecampresources.com
           h. www.dcla2009.com
           i. www.pluggedinonline.com
           j. www.youthpastor.com
           k. www.studentlife.com
           l. www.ymexchange.com

   3) Recommended Youth Ministry Blogs (web logs)
           a. Stuffchristianslike.blogspot.com
           b. www.morethandodgeball.com
           c. www.uthpastor.com
           d. www.ysmarko.com
           e. www.thesource4ym.com/blog
           f. www.youthspecialties.com/blog
           g. www.marriedtoayouthpastor.com
           h. simplykurt.blogspot.com
           i. www.youthministryideas.net
           j. youthministryblogs.blogspot.com
           k. simplyfields.blogspot.com

   4) Recommended Youth Ministry Podcasts
           a. Simply Youth Ministry Podcast
           b. Simply Junior High Podcast
           c. Marriage and Youth Ministry Podcast by Doug & Kathy Fields
           d. The Skit Guys Podcast
           e. Youth Specialties Podcast
           f. The Source For Youth Ministry Podcast
           g. Who Are These Guys Podcast
           h. A Li'l Bit Podcast
           i. Rob Bell with Mars Hill
           j. Passion Stuff
           k. Matt Chandler with The Village Church
           l. Austin StoneChurch in Austin, TX

   5) Recommended Non-Youth Ministry Resources
           a. 3Story Evangelism by Youth For Christ
           b. Hear Me Out Conversation Cards by Youth For Christ
           c. In The Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen
           d. Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
           e. Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
           f. Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
           g. Unchristian by David Kennaman
           h. Myspace and Facebook - to enter the lives of teens.  

Active Bible Studies
For Jr. High

     Do you ever get tired of that comatose-like state your junior highers slip into as soon as you start your lesson time? That is why Simply Youth Ministry created "Active Bible Studies". Each lesson is based on a teachable passage, features clear lesson plans, fun activities that tie in to each lesson, discussion questions and more. It is truly a turnkey resource for when you need to include a Bible study for small groups, camp, meetings, retreats, or whatever else you program demands. And each lesson is specifically designed to help junior highers apply God’s word to everyday life.

The 20 Lessons included in the "Active Bible Studies" are:
* Armor of God
* Experiencing Time with God
* Get Below the Surface
* God's View vs. the World's View [Girls Only]
* Local & Global Missions
* A Letter to the Philippians
* Shhhhh! The Power of Actions Over Words
* Board Game
* Once Upon a Parable
* A Not-So-Random Act of Kindness/li>
* Praying for One Another
* The Last Days of Jesus
* Encouragement Jar
* Power Up [Geared for Guys]
* Picture Perfect
* God's View vs. the World's View [Guys Only]
* Grab Bag
* Becoming God's Girl
* Got Fruit?
* Spend It. Save It. Give It Back.

Each lesson is editable and customizable, so you can use it “as is” or tear it apart and build your own monster from it!

Another incredible thing about this new set of studies is they come with a ton of extras!!! It comes with:
* Backgrounds that you can use to promote the curriculum throughout your ministry.
* Includes all of the files that were used to design the interior of this curriculum - all editable using Photoshop and Illustrator.
* An editable letter to keep your parents or student informed during this curriculum.
* Editable and ready-to-print postcards available to promote this curriculum.
* Sticker Designs - another fun way to get the word out about these studies.
* T-shirt Designs - to help build some hype for the Active Bible Studies.
* And Promotional Items, including: Desktop Image, Ecards, Postcards, and a Poster.

They really have provided everything you could need and want to make this a truly COMPLETE curriculum to use with your students. And the studies will keep your students' attention.

CLICK ON THE BANNER BELOW TO PURCHASE "ACTIVE BIBLE STUDIES"

CLICK ON THE BANNER ABOVE TO PURCHASE "SIMPLY ALL ACCESS"

Simply All Access!!!

Our strengths as youth workers often times don’t fall in the administrative category. Sometimes it feels like we’re best at eating Chick-fil-a and hanging with kids. If this describes you too, I just might have the thing you need to be covered...

Allow Simply Youth Ministry to help with your sermon preparation, small group curriculum writing and media planning needs - all delivered on a quarterly basis. They’ve complied weeks of brand new material from Doug Fields and Kurt Johnston to keep you looking good and going strong.

SIMPLY MORE
A great way to get more of what you love from Simply Youth Ministry. Every quarter you will have access to all new Sermon Series', Small Group Curriculum, Games, and Media Specials. You will also get exclusive behind the scenes material from the people behind the resources.

SIMPLY NOW
Every quarter you will have access to all new resources before they are available to the rest of your youth worker friends. All you have to do is log in, choose the resources you would like to use, and click download. It’s that easy. All new resources will be waiting for you every quarter.

SIMPLY BETTER
Waiting for you every quarter will be all new resources that have been hand picked for Access Members. No need to go hunting for the next series to teach or what materials to use in your small groups. The best new youth ministry resources and saving time, what could be better than that?

INCLUDES
Over 25 weeks of sermons, 40 weeks of small group curriculum, media exclusives, 4 sets of 50 themed backgrounds... PLUS exclusive specials for access members only!!! (Retail Value: $439)
NOW YOURS for Only $299 for the ENTIRE YEAR!!!!

CLICK ON THE BANNER BELOW TO PURCHASE "SIMPLY ALL ACCESS"

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If I can help you out with any of this information, please don't hesitate to let me know.

     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!!!