Follow
this link to send a greeting card to a friend, your parents,
or maybe a youth worker at work!!!!!
Youth Workers
"No wonder so many
youth workers call it quits after 18 months. No
wonder volunteers decide to un-volunteer. What's
a wonder is how many youth workers decide to
stick it out. You keep going even when your
budgets are cut, your salaries lowered, and your
integrity questioned. Your lives have been
ruined by your callings. What can you do? You
just hang on because…well…because Jesus hung on
(if you know what I mean).
I'm in awe of
youth workers, and I think Jesus is, too.
I just wish the Church felt the same.
We're looking for some stories of outrageous,
outside-the-lines, unconventional youth ministry
events and programming; and we'd love it if
you'd share some of yours with us. We need you
to keep your description to a short paragraph
and we need you to send them to us by next
Tuesday, Jan. 31. Please send them to Ian:
ian@youthspecialties.com
You know that your students are vulnerable to
all sorts of hurts. Whether they're family
problems, depression, bullying, loneliness, or
other issues among the myriad of emotional
difficulties adolescents face, you know they're
in painand you want to help.
But how can you help them if you don't know how?
And more than that, how can you help them
without getting your church, organizationor
yourselfin trouble?
Marv Pennerveteran youth worker, speaker, and
chair of the youth and family ministry
department at Briercrest College and Seminary in
Saskatchewan, Canadaoffers sound advice for
volunteers (or vets who want a refresher course)
who're dealing with kids in pain.
Help! My Kids are Hurting! outlines a
wide range of appropriate interventions and
fundamental helping skills, as well as ways that
youth workers can recognize their limitations
and learn the principles of effective referral.
3 :: ONLY THREE WEEKS LEFT FOR THE CORE
EARLY-BIRD RATE
Don't miss this year's CORE!
In three engaging sessions you'll learn what it
means to unleash the power of passion in
teenagers, and what amazing things happen when
you do.
Session 1--Why teens are dying for a life
worth living
This session will reveal the driving passions in
student's lives, and we'll explore practical
ways to claim your students' passion for kingdom
purposes.
Session 2--Marks of a passionate youth
ministry
It's easy for us to mistake hype, emotional,
adrenaline, and noise for passion. In this
session we'll expose the passionate message our
ministries are rooted in and explore what it
takes to be adults who live and lead
passionately.
Session 3--Creating a passionate youth
ministry
In ministry we learn that passion isn't
something we create--it's something we stir up;
something we ignite. In this session we will
show you practical ministry strategies and
programming ideas that will create the
conditions to fan the flames of passion in your
ministry.
We're coming to a
city near you this spring! Bring your
entire team, to get the training you need to be
the youth worker your students need.
Register now--Rates are only $39 per
person until February 10.
The Second Chance
"Same faith. Same City. Different worlds."
THE SECOND CHANCE, staring MICHAEL W. SMITH,
JEFF OBAFEMI CARR and directed by STEVE TAYLOR
is a new movie from Sony Pictures opening in 35
cities nationwide on February 17, 2006. The film
tells the story of a white church in a wealthy
suburb discovers that its "outreach" to an
inner-city black congregation is creating
resentment and distrust. This is the story of
how a rebellious son and a street-smart pastor
attempt to bridge the gap between their churches
and their cultures.
"To say that I enjoyed the film is a vast
understatement. I resonated with what I saw in
this great piece of work. Anyone who has ever
had a ministry in an inner city over an extended
period of time, has encountered just about every
one of the situations that came out in the
film." --TONY CAMPOLO
Watch the trailer at
www.thesecondchancemovie.com and get access
to tools to help us spread the word about this
film!
the CORE 2006: Get the training you
need to be the youth worker your students need.
The CORE is a half-day of training coming to
100+ cities spring 2006. It's accessible for
busy youth pastors and volunteers--the most
affordable youth ministry training you can find.
DCLA 2006: The 3Story Training Event
for Students, in Washington D.C., July 1-4, and
Anaheim, CA, August 8-11.
You know that your students are vulnerable to
all sorts of hurts. Whether they're family
problems, depression, bullying, loneliness, or
other issues among the myriad of emotional
difficulties adolescents face, you know they're
in painand you want to help. 
Don't miss this year's CORE!
It's easy for us to mistake hype, emotional,
adrenaline, and noise for passion. In this
session we'll expose the passionate message our
ministries are rooted in and explore what it
takes to be adults who live and lead
passionately.
