http://www.leaderlounge.com Connecting, Encouraging, & Entertaining Adults Who Have A Passion For Relational Youth Ministry Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:11:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello Friends, The Leader Lounge has been hit by Spammers galore so we are shutting it down shortly. I've started a new blog and have transferred many of the most popular L.L. posts there. In addition to Young Life resources I'm blogging about education, parenting, family, relationships, technology, & more. On the new blog, ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2010/03/01/new-blog/ Help for Young Life Leaders NOW has some great advice for weekend camp speakers.   I recently spoke at a YL weekend camp. One of the best pieces of YL camp speaking advice I ever received was to plan your cabin time questions before you plan your talk. That is outstanding advice, but ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/11/19/cabin-time-questions-for-ordinary-club-talks/ We just did this skit on Monday. It is my favorite to do and had the kids cracking up. Mr. Tolson is knocking at the door on the door of Dr. Roberts, the in-house psychologist. Dr. Roberts: Mr. Tolson Mr. Tolson: Are you Dr. Roberts? Dr. Roberts: Yes, come in. ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/11/06/the-psychologist-skit/ I've had some great discussions over the past year or so about making Jesus central to every Young Life talk we do.  That's easy most of the time, but challenging when it comes to particularly the Sin talk - telling kids about our separation from God due to our sinfulness.  ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/07/27/gospel-centered-everythingeven-topical-discussions/ I tell ya...I get more fun game ideas from watching Ellen than from anything else - except the Source of course. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnqidr7PdTk] http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/03/24/easy-funny-gotta-get-those-blindfolds/ Make a bunch of jello & sink gumballs in it.  The jello doesn't have to be all that firm (or firm at all), but the more firm it is the more the gum balls will stay midway between the to & bottom of the container.  Have kids bob for the ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/03/02/mix-it-up-monday-bobbing-for-gum-jello/ One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. "Which road do I take?" she asked. "Where do you want to go?" was his response. "I don't know," Alice answered. "Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."- Lewis Carroll http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/02/27/how-about-a-friday-quote-where-are-you-going/ Just so you know, Devil Went Down To Georgia bombed this week.  What were we thinking?  That kid said he could play the fiddle. http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/02/25/what-not-to-do/ 1. Are we running so fast & being so cool that our kids don't grasp the idea that we can be alive - truly alive - and just enjoy downtime in God's creation?  Rethinking Youth Ministry asks that question... More than your ability to be a "cool" youth pastor or to ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/02/24/a-few-tuesday-links/ Every youth leader worth his salt has to occassionally fix something he broke before anyone finds out or needs to know how to connect a PVC pipe to a life-size rubber duck so it won't fall apart when you set it on fire. I think this website was designed specifically for ... http://www.leaderlounge.com/2009/02/23/where-has-this-been/