3) iLead – LEAD WITH CHARACTER

This lesson is part of a 13-part student leadership teaching series. Each lesson is broken down into seven parts: 1)TALK (An interactive question) 2) ACTIVITY TIME (A thought-provoking activity) 3) THE HEART OF THE MATTER (This is the value-based portion of the lesson) 4) TAKING IT FURTHER (The optional faith-based portion of the lesson) 5) DISCUSSION (Interactive questions to concludeContinue reading “3) iLead – LEAD WITH CHARACTER”

2) iLead – LEAD WITH RESPONSIBILITY

This lesson is part of a 13-part student leadership teaching series. Each lesson is broken down into seven parts: 1) TALK (An interactive question) 2) ACTIVITY TIME (A thought-provoking activity) 3) THE HEART OF THE MATTER (This is the value-based portion of the lesson) 4) TAKING IT FURTHER (The optional faith-based portion of the lesson) 5) DISCUSSION (Interactive questions to concludeContinue reading “2) iLead – LEAD WITH RESPONSIBILITY”

STUDENT MINISTRY Q & A

This post is based on a youth worker Q & A from Youth Workers of Section 8 of the Illinois District. These questions were collected by sectional director Rev. Andrew Garvin. Youth workers of the section submitted questions ahead of time in order to receive feedback on issues that were personal to them. Below I have listedContinue reading “STUDENT MINISTRY Q & A”

CURRENT MOREHEAD MINISTRY SCHEDULE

WE ARE CURRENTLY BOOKING FOR 2023! 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. 2023 DATES APRIL April 2nd – OPEN WEEKEND April 9th – Easter –Continue reading “CURRENT MOREHEAD MINISTRY SCHEDULE”

STUDENT AWARD CEREMONY

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 ableContinue reading “STUDENT AWARD CEREMONY”

THRIVING WITH PARENTS

  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 myContinue reading “THRIVING WITH PARENTS”

CREATIVE PUMPKIN PIE CONTEST

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 theContinue reading “CREATIVE PUMPKIN PIE CONTEST”

AN UNPLUGGED NIGHT OF WORSHIP AND THANKSGIVING

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, IContinue reading “AN UNPLUGGED NIGHT OF WORSHIP AND THANKSGIVING”

FROZEN TURKEY OLYMPICS

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 moreContinue reading “FROZEN TURKEY OLYMPICS”

SHARE A PRAYER

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 sharedContinue reading “SHARE A PRAYER”