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    New Youth Director Needing Ideas! :D

    Behind all the programs and fancy youth room, remember one thing about Youth (as well as any other ministry)- the one thing we all want is to feel loved. If you can love those two girls and teach them to show God's love to others, you will be much more successful than focusing on being the...
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    let's talk about sex?

    From the perspective of being a "helper" with the youth, please keep your youth pastor in the loop on these issues. Even within the church, there are lots of different perspectives on sex, what consitutes sex, why sex is wrong outside of marriage, etc. I think it's important for the whole...
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    pre-marital sex: how to tell non-christian boyfriend I want to stop?

    I'm so glad that so many people have given such great advice here. I agree that this realtionship is not good for your relationship with God. It is so important for Christians to date someone that understands their faith. I have another really big concern here and that is that your boyfriend...
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    Children and sex

    If the subject is coming up a lot, have you considered going through the True Love Waits curriculum with them? It might be time, and then the parents can know in advance exactly what you're covering.
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    Our Children's Church Cirriculum Has Gone Downhill

    We use Worship KidStyle, which is a Lifeway resource. It is fantastic! It is very challenging for the kids, and they really learn. I strongly recommend it. I love teaching it because I learn so much! Creating your own curriculum can be difficult, but I used to use elements that we already...
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    Name this?

    I love this idea! Perhaps you could call it "Promise Makers?" (A play on words of Promise Keepers)
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    Is church really important for kids?

    We have Sunday School (different classes for all ages through adult) before church and then Children's Church during the sermon. The kids stay with their parents during the song time and then go to Children's Church when the sermon starts. We have a class for K-1st and one for 2nd-4th. 5th...
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    VBS 2008 Programs

    The publishing company is Lifeway, which is the publishing company of the Southern Baptist Convention (I'm not Baptist, so this is not an endorsement of the SBC). If you Google Lifeway VBS, it should pop right up. They actually publish 2 VBS's per year (the other one being Cactus Canyon), but...
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    Help with parental supervision?

    This is a really important issue, and I'm glad you have such a passion around it. We had a big problem with this at my church for a long time, and we've only recently been able to make some strides. So my first thing is, just know, it can change. You can make a difference! The first and...
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    AWANA Bible Quizzing

    Thanks, quizgame. I knew about Commander Bill's site, but 2Timothy215 is a great help.
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    VBS 2008 Programs

    We are also going with Outrigger. We found that not a lot of curriculums had a strong salvation message. The music for Outrigger is great, too!
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    Should I get this song?

    I Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
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    AWANA Bible Quizzing

    Anyone have any practice questions for T&T or Trek quizzing? I'd appreciate it if anyone could post theirs.
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    inclusive language and God's "gender"

    I can't help but feel that these kinds of debates take us away from other issues that we could be looking at. In one Bible Study, a girl stormed out because someone referred to God as "He." To say "He or She" puts God in a box by even implying that "He" has a gender.
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    Justic

    I have heard of the problem that homeless people can't get a job, because they have no address. This seems like it would be a simple problem to correct. Why hasn't anyone? In my area I see a lot of people who say that there are no jobs, but when you talk to them further, it turns out that...
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    hello all!

    Hi everyone- I am new to this forum, and just wanted to say hi.