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		<title>Swedish Fika and the Small Youth Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent last week hanging out with an amazing youth minister in Malmo, Sweden, Joel Sjovall. (Don&#8217;t even try to pronounce the last name unless you are Swedish.) Youth ministry in Sweden has its challenges. Teenagers in Sweden are often slow to respond to the gospel. They often lack spiritual background and are hesitant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Things to Keep in Mind about Lost Teenagers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless God does something to call this generation of teenagers to himself, the vast majority of them will spend eternity separated from him. That thought is chilling to me. I believe this it us to two endeavors. First, we need to pray diligently for God to move among young people. If God chooses to send [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be in Their Homes: Families in Small Youth Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus had been out teaching his disciples. When they came back to Capernaum, Matthew records that Jesus went to Peter&#8217;s house (Matt. 8:14). It was a big deal to Matthew because Jesus miraculously healed Peter&#8217;s mother-in-law. But, I wonder if there is a simpler message for those of us who minister to youth in small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Youth Group Event: Church-Wide Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday my church held a church-wide picnic. I know, for those of you guys in Illinois and Nebraska, having a church-wide picnic is a little early, but it works pretty well in Southern California. The Pastor (who is a bit of a sports nut) declared this our opening of baseball season and divided us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Youth Group Activities: What&#8217;s the Purpose?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One summer, I planned this day of site-seeing for our students. St. Louis was only a little over an hour from the Illinois city I was working and yet I had never gone up in the arch, seen Bush Gardens, or spent any time on the Mississippi River. I figured some of the kids in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing a Small Youth Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new pastor has two teenagers, a middle school son and a high school junior daughter. You have hoped that your church would build a youth group, but the only teenager in the church for the last year has been your son . . . the same age as the new pastor&#8217;s son. Because you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Youth Feel at Home in a Small Youth Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday a new ninth grader was in the youth group. I watched as he sat with several guys his own age&#8211;guys he didn&#8217;t know. They didn&#8217;t really talk to him much and he didn&#8217;t say anything to them. How do you help a student to connect with your group? We can harp on our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 Lessons Learned From 13-year-olds, Lesson Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[13 Lessons I Learned from a 13-Year-Old]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lesson Four: Take Time to Play. It Paves the Way. Another tool in building bridges to students is to remember to enjoy life. Enjoy people. Enjoy the teaching, coaching, or parenting experience. Some of my favorite times with students have been playing a game with them . . . tennis, ping-pong, football, basketball, golf—whatever we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun in Small Youth Group: Games for Two</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/fun/fun-in-small-youth-group-games-for-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever have one of those times when only two kids show up for your fun night? Awful, right? Well, maybe not. A fun time with two students can be fun, but you will have to throw out all of those games that have kids break up into teams of four. Here are a couple of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Group Traditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend we held our annual youth group progressive dinner. I&#8217;m not really suggesting that as an activity for your group. It&#8217;s an old idea and maybe not very cutting edge. But, the key word for us is ANNUAL. Our kids look forward to this annual chance to wander from house to house stuffing their [...]]]></description>
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