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Josh GriffinMore Posts How To Keep Your Edge in Youth Ministry

Thought that DC had some good thoughts over on Curry Stew this week – loved his post about keeping your edge in youth ministry. Here’s a clip of his experience and wisdom, head over there for how he’s applying it to his ministry this season:

Always be Learning something new! This is more than “being current” on what’s going on around you. What new technology, skill, principle can you be sharpening that God can bless. What passage of Scripture have you heard 10,000 times that God wants to make new TODAY?!!
Work harder than everyone else. When you’re working…WORK HARD! I’m all in favor of a good “brain-break”, “vacation”, “day-off”, “Sabbath” but when you’re in the office, GET IT DONE!!!
Find some finishers. Seek out people who are willing to go the extra mile NOT just “get it done”. Personally those people make me want to………..on to the next bullet.
Harness a nothing to lose attitude. Sounds reckless huh? Well in nature it is, but in principle it’s exactly what’s needed to keep the edge on emerging culture.

JG

Add Comment October 5, 2010

Josh GriffinMore Posts Relationships: Think Like Pokemon

Silly little video in the series for Happily Ever After. If you missed the first one, check it out here.

JG

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Top 10 Worship Songs in Our Student Ministry Right Now

I got a chance to speak at Fantastical this weekend with our student ministry worship pastor Taffy and in our notes we shared the songs we’re singing the most often this fall. Thought it might interest you – what are you playing in your student ministry? Got an undiscovered gem you want to get out there? Share in the comments!

Top 10 songs right now for our student ministry
1. “The Earth is Yours” Gungor
2. “Savior of the World” Ben Cantelon
3. “Burning Ones” Jesus Culture
4. “How He loves”Jesus Culture or David Crowder
5. “With Everything” Hillsong United
6. “Rise and Sing” Steve Fee
7. “Love Came Down” Ben Cantelon
8. “Beautiful Things” Gungor
9. “Our God” Chris Tomlin
10. “The Stand” Hillsong United
11. “Tear down the walls” Hillsong United

JG

8 View Comments October 4, 2010

Josh GriffinMore Posts POLL: What is your church’s position on Halloween?

Question of the week – what is your church’s position on Halloween? Curious, this year we’re doing Pumpkinfest night the Friday before, and a church-wide Blocktober party for the kids that Sunday night. You?

JG

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Use Promo Code MTDB to Save 10%

Here’s a cool deal running this week on Doug Fields’ and I new book, 99 Thoughts for Small Group Leaders. It is already in it’s second printing! Now to be honest, the publisher had small dreams for this book, so it isn’t quite as glorious as it sounds. Ha!

So to celebrate, here’s an exclusive for readers of the More Than Dodgeball blog (share it, Twitter it, whatever is fine). You can get 10% off each copy when you add 99 Thoughts for Small Group Leaders to your cart over at Simply Youth Ministry. Just use the promo Code mtdb when you check out!

I hope it is a tool that benefits you and your volunteers!

JG

Add Comment October 3, 2010

Josh GriffinMore Posts Old Spice Youth Ministry Commercial: Be Who You Are

Brian Pickerel pointed me to this brilliant video from Student Life. Lots of clever stuff with a good message.

JG

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Matt McGill Sport’s Instructional Video: Golf

The one, the only, Matt McGill created a series of amazing videos ages ago. Matt McGill’s Sports Instructional video is now on the interwebs. Enjoy your first lesson: golf!

JG

Add Comment October 2, 2010

Josh GriffinMore Posts Youth Group Message Outline Hooks

Met a youth worker Chris from Authentic Youth at the Fantastical Conference – we were talking about the blog and he said he loved the idea a while back about the message outline hooks – and brought me one of theirs, too! Taffy (our student worship pastor at Saddleback) and I have had a blast meeting so many great youth workers this week. How cool!

JG

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Josh GriffinMore Posts Free Student Resources from Our Fantastical Workshop

Taffy and I promised all of the youth workers in our track at David Crowder’s Fantastical Conference a few forms and graphics for them to download. Here you go!

1) get the CRUD form. This is the document we use for students in bands. Could be super valuable to you! CRUD stands for Commitments, Requirements, Understandings and Dress Code. Thanks to Taffy over at RiceandWorship.com for the freebie.

2) here are some links to graphics and videos that may help you with the worship (in music):

JG

Add Comment October 1, 2010

Josh GriffinMore Posts Same Student Message But Different Outlines for Guys and Girls

This weekend for week 2 of the Happily Ever After series message we had a separate outline for guys and girls.

I Twittered about it last week and it got a good reaction so thought I would post a little more about it here. Basically the top half of the student outline was the same (a review and a lesson on Samson from Judges 16) , but the application of the message was divided into two parts. The pink outlines, given to all of the girls who came to the service, focused on what girls should “beware of in a guy. The blue outlines, given to all of the guys as they came in, had fill-ins that helped guys set a goal for what to become. Our Shake-It greeting ministry kept things straight all weekend, and students seemed genuinely interested in seeing things from both perspectives. A simple idea that helped break the typical and gave us to focus more directly on the students themselves. Fun!

JG