Pastor2youth.com E-mail Update: Edition 14, No. 11 (October 21, 2009)

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Edition 14, No. 11 - October 21, 2009

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2009 Pastor2youth.com YM Exchange Contest Winners

Simply Youth Ministry Conference - Early Bird Registration
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

Spooky Bundle - Ghoolishly Awesome
Lost Password? ID? Need Help?

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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.

2009 Pastor2youth.com YM Exchange Competition Winners

2009 Submission Competition Winners Pastor2youth.com’s 2009
YM Exchange Competition Winners

Thanks to all who contributed...
& don't forget to stop by the YM Exchange & see all of the great new resources. And the winners are...

GRAND PRIZE: JIM OAKLEY - 44 Files Submitted
- Small Groups, Mission Trips, and Worship Band from Start to Finish Bundle - Retail Value $147.00
- Mentor Me: Year 1 & Leaders Are Learners - Retail Value $198.00
- Jr High Super-Series Bundle - Retail Value $189.00
- Jr High Game On Vol. 1-4 - Retail Value $75.00
- Sermon-Series Bundle - Retail Value $112.00
- 26 Teaching Outlines Vol. 1-3 - Retail Value $117.00
Total Value = $838.00

SECOND PRIZE: ADAM BOWMAN - 29 Files Submitted
- Small Groups, Mission Trips, and Worship Band from Start to Finish Bundle - Retail Value $147.00
- Mentor Me: Year 1 & Leaders Are Learners - Retail Value $198.00
- Sermon-Series Bundle - Retail Value $112.00
- 26 Teaching Outlines Vol. 1-3 - Retail Value $117.00
Total Value = $574.00

THIRD PRIZE: MATTHEW KEATHLEY - 20 Files Submitted
- Mentor Me: Year 1 & Leaders Are Learners - Retail Value $198.00
- Jr High Game On Vol. 1-4 - Retail Value $75.00
- 26 Teaching Outlines Vol. 1-3 - Retail Value $117.00
Total Value = $390.00

Simply Youth Ministry Conference - Early Bird Registration

Simply Youth Ministry Conference
Early Bird Registration!!!

Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

Stop, Collaborate and Listen "Stop, Collaborate, and Listen"
by Sean Meade

"Autumn is an exciting season for youth ministry! Full of ministry kick-offs, back to school bashes, and (dare I say it) lock-ins, this is the prime season for the big events in our ministries. At Stuck in the Middle, autumn is the time that we kick-off our "Red Stuff" national event tour for junior highers. After each tour date our team gets together to follow the sage ministry advice of Robert Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice) and "stop, collaborate and listen"...and I think his words can help your ministry too!

STOP

Whether you're launching something new or continuing on with your existing programs, take time to stop and evaluate what you're doing as a ministry. What are your ministry strengths and weaknesses? What are you communicating to students and how are they receiving it? Without scrapping everything you're already doing, what are the changes or tweaks you could make to improve your ministry?

COLLABORATE

Whatever you do, don't evaluate your ministry alone! Talk with staff, volunteers, parents and students to get a big picture view of what's going right and wrong in the ministry. Be open to both their praise and their criticism, and encourage an environment of open and honest feedback to the ministry. Then collaborate with them to re-design weaker areas of the student ministry and make them more effective.

LISTEN

As youth pastors we've too often received (and earned!) the reputation of being "lone rangers" in ministry. Don't miss out on your greatest ministry resource, your adult volunteer team. Give them the opportunity to stop and collaborate with you, but make sure that you actually listen to them when you do! Listening to and incorporating the ideas and suggestions of your team will not only help strengthen your ministry programs, but it will also deepen the commitment level of your volunteers and bond your team together."

Spooky Bundle - Ghoolishly Awesome

Spooky Bundle
Ghoolishly Awesome

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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.

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