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		<title>Small Youth Groups: Intoxication</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul G. Kelly Drinking alcohol for the purpose of getting intoxicated has become a significant part of the experience of youth adults. At least, that is the conclusion of Christian Smith based on a significant research project looking at the lives of 18- to 24-year-olds in America. I know, big news, right? We all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing Enemies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul G. Kelly Lately, I&#8217;ve been reading through the stories of King David. And once again I am struck by how he handled King Saul, a man driven toward murder by his own jealousy and anger. Not once, but twice God placed Saul directly into David&#8217;s hands and both times David chose to extend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Youth Groups and Worship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Russell Johnson I’ll cut to the chase: No matter how many people show up, no matter how much money is in your budget, or even how talented you may be . . . worship starts in the heart! “…Sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts.” —Eph. 5:18-19 Don’t get me wrong.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cross-Cultural Evangelist or Disciple-Maker</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/teaching/cross-cultural-evangelist-or-disciple-maker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Youth ministry is all about helping teenagers to connect to Jesus Christ through his Word. Teenagers need a growing relationship with God that will provide a foundation of faith that they can build on for the rest of their lives. However, that may raise an interesting dilemma. As youth leaders, should we primarily see ourselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Issue: Suicide</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/critical-issue-suicide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[suicide education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Doug Tiemann According to a recent study (Journal of School Health, 2008), suicide is the third leading cause of death among individuals aged fifteen to twenty-four&#8211;this comprises 12.9% of all deaths in that age-range. In 2004, suicides that occurred in young adults fifteen to twenty-four represented a staggering 14.2% of deaths in this age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Youth Ministry for the Long Haul</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/relationships/in-youth-ministry-for-the-long-haul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending a year at a California high school listening to students' hearts, Chap Clark wrote a book he entitled Hurt. His conclusion was that students feel alienated and isolated from the world of adults. They feel like no adult really invests in their lives. Too many small churches are plagued by a revolving door of youth leaders.]]></description>
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		<title>Adolescent Development: Finding Identity</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/relationships/adolescent-development-finding-identity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The task of adolescence according to Erik Erikson is to develop personal identity. Students who don't do a good job of defining their identity will struggle with identity for the rest of their lives. The struggle of students to define themselves can be a challenge for youth leaders, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Message from Jay McSwain of Place Ministries</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/blogroll/message-from-jay-mcswain-of-place-ministries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/blogroll/message-from-jay-mcswain-of-place-ministries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogroll]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently received this message from Jay McSwain who leads Place Ministries: Congratulations on SYG. Just this past Sunday I was talking with a mother who has two teenagers that are 15 and 16.  They were heading to [a particular mega] church because they don&#8217;t like their youth group.  The 15 year old had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Youth: Dealing with Negative Behavior</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/teaching/teaching-youth-dealing-with-negative-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don't have to be teaching youth for very long before you end up having to deal with negative behavior. Seems like youth at church would know how to act. Surely they should respect you and appreciate your investment of time. You would think so, but probably not. There is a really not a panacea that will solve every behavior problem, but let me suggest some things I have found to be effective.]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Youth: Hard Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/teaching/teaching-youth-hard-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I happened to catch Mike Huckabee's interview of Bill Maher. Apparently, Maher is releasing a new documentary movie "taking on" religion called, "Religulous." Maher identified himself as agnostic. He said he has no understanding of why people would want to live their lives according to ancient myth and went as far as to say that all religious people have some kind of psychological problem. Maher cited all of the wars fought in the name of religion as a real problem with enlightened people accepting these "mythical beliefs." He asked how a loving God could allow so much suffering to exist in the world.]]></description>
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