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		<title>A Sad Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly For many of us, the Christmas holidays (holy-days) are the most happy and meaningful days of the year. Unfortunately, that is not true for everyone. The days of gift-giving, feasting, and celebrating, some people struggle with their worst experiences of depression of the year. Why do so many people deal with depression [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Students When They Have Conflicts with their Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly Conflicts between parents and teenagers are almost inevitable. Whether the issue is the state of the teenagers room, their grades at school, or disagreements in life choices, most families encounter conflict. For some families, the conflicts are noisy with raised voices and slamming doors. For others, the conflicts are icy. But when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students Learn Dynamically</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Kolb]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly Despite the fact that most teaching in youth ministry moves from the lips of the teacher to the ears of the student, most learning actually happens in a way that is more dynamic than that. Students usually grow the most in their understanding of their faith by processing experiences they have with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having Trouble Creating Space Students LIke?</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/teaching/having-trouble-creating-a-space-students-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly Teenagers begin to make decisions about how engaged they will be in Bible study as soon as they walk in the door. But a lot of us struggle to know how to make space teen-friendly. You may have great space for youth Bible study, or you may meet in the hallway of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a Mentor</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/finding-a-mentor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel overwhelmed with your youth ministry responsibilities? Ever wonder if you are giving students all they need to grow in Christ? Are there times when you feel like you are not growing fast enough to be a good roll model for your students? Do you ever wonder if your ministry could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversations with Teenagers: Recasting</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/relationships/conversations-with-teenagers-recasting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/relationships/conversations-with-teenagers-recasting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly Sometimes talking to teenagers can be frustrating. At times, they develop a bad idea about faith, relationships, or life. They assume it to be true but it is actually destructive to their walk with God. Talking to them about it may be difficult, because they may be defensive when you confront those ideas. How do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home or Church Bible Studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly Where do your students meet? Where is the best place for them to meet for Bible study, prayer, and fellowship? Do you meet at the church building? Or would it be better to meet at someone&#8217;s home? Tapestry Christian Fellowship, the small church I belong to here in Orange County, has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essentials of Small Church Youth Ministry</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/essentials-of-small-church-youth-ministry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/essentials-of-small-church-youth-ministry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading a youth group in a small church often means you have limited time and limited resources. It is easy to over-program, stretch the church resources and your stamina to a breaking point. Youth ministry doesn&#8217;t have to be harried to be effective, but it does need to include a few essential components. First, give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Draws Students to a Youth Ministry?</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/what-draws-students-to-a-youth-ministry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/what-draws-students-to-a-youth-ministry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evangelism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reaching students]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine who pastors a growing church is looking for a new youth minister. Trying to find the right person is important to their fellowship . . . and he has been out of the youth ministry loop for some time. He explained that years ago he had been told that if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Your Anger</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/managing-your-anger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/managing-your-anger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We had talked about how hot it would be, how tired we would feel, . . . and how important the work we were doing on our mission trip would be. It should not have surprised me that all the complaining started anyway. I mean, they are teenagers. I was hot and tired, too. That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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