Oct 13
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We are currently booking for 2017! Please let us know if we can bless you in the areas of preaching, teaching, children’s ministry, student ministry, teacher training, team building, banquets, leadership training or marriage workshops. Our available Sundays are listed in PURPLE. CALENDAR LEGEND BLACK: David Morehead RED: Dr. Morehead GREEN: Family ORANGE: David & […]
Aug 20
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I love providing memories for students! I tried to listen to our students and discover things they wanted do or be involved in. I then tried to prayerfully balance that against what they needed. As Youth Pastor of X-treme Se7en Student Ministries our students asked for a replacement type event for prom. They wanted to be able […]
Jun 26
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Previously we talked about “surviving parents.” The term “surviving parents” denotes that we are playing defense and that we are merely “surviving” the situation. However, in ministry and in life I prefer to go on the offense. The focus of this post is to “thrive” with parents. I believe it is possible due to my […]
Oct 31
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I love pumpkin pie! This is the time of the year to have a pumpkin pie contest. Pickup some cheap pumpkin pies somewhere, or have someone in the church make some, or if your really brave have someone in your church oversee your students bake the pies. Then have the students decorate them. Once the […]
Oct 29
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We live in in a very busy and social media driven culture. Our students are bombarded with activities and messages. During this upcoming holiday season it would be fun to change the atmosphere a little and have students take a step back and focus on what they are thankful for. A few years ago, I […]
Oct 28
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DISCLAIMER: Many of my youth pastor friends desire the gross and the x-treme. While I have personally outgrown this phase of student ministry (lololol) many of my friends have not. Therefore I am providing a very crazy activity courtesy of the kind people from thesource4ym.com. If this is offensive to you, please stay tuned for more […]
Sep 24
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Coke-a-cola swapped their iconic logo with over 1,000 of the most popular names so you could “Share a Coke” with friends or loved ones. My wife came up with a creative prayer idea. Every time she gets a diet coke, she picks a bottle of a name she recognizes and then prays for that person. My wife shared […]
Sep 23
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GAMING TOOL – SPOT MARKERS One of my favorite gaming tools are “spot markers.” These are anything that you can place on the floor for students to stand on. I use ‘floppy fliers’ that I purchased from Wal-mart for 99 cents apiece. I have also gone to carpet stores and had them donate carpet squares. […]
Sep 4
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With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. Need an icebreaker this week, but your in a hurry, have no money and stressed to your limit? Well, […]
Aug 16
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Duct tape the youth pastor to the wall! This is a very exciting and easy fundraiser. It can be done in conjunction with another event, such as a lock-in or outreach effort. HOW IT WORKS: Buy duct tape and sell three-foot strips for $1 apiece. The youth pastor will need to stand on a chair […]
