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Free Sessom From Imprint

Download one session from Imprint – A pre-trip training session based on understanding the impact of your mission trip.

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journey to awareness

Help your students come face to face with poverty, not because it sounds like a good thing to do, but because it has the power to transform your students.

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Mine Field

This initiative illustrates trust and how much we are willing to let go of the control of the experience and trust the other person

Posted By: Doug Franklin on May 25, 2012

This is a great time of year to give your small groups a check-up. Check these three critical areas: 1. Focus of group – social vs. spiritual. If the focus is social, what can be done to move the group…

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Posted By: Dan Colwin on May 24, 2012

I execute when I focus. For me, focus comes from having things in order. When I accomplish the most in my ministry, I focus on the priorities. For me it’s lists, not so much a daily list, but a list…

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Posted By: Doug Franklin on May 23, 2012

I wanted to follow-up on my post the other day about creating personal spiritual growth plans for students. Many of you wrote me and ask what would this look like. Good question: When I was a youth pastor I had…

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Posted By: Doug Franklin on May 21, 2012

All of our students are busy. So busy they can’t come to youth group and if they can come their time is very limited. I’ve written before about how we need to change the way we think about youth ministry…

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Posted By: Doug Franklin on May 17, 2012

We all know how busy students are these days. We also know that when we schedule youth group for Wednesday or Sunday nights students are less and less willing to come. But we don’t change. We can’t keep thinking that…

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