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		<title>Small Youth Groups: Intoxication</title>
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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>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 Who Enlist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[encouraging youth in military]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Gunn The lives of today&#8217;s students have been shaped by 9/11. All their lives they&#8217;ve known people in the military. ROTC groups in high schools are flourishing. With the promise of a job in a stagnant economy along with the training and educational benefits, some of your students see the military as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God Hears: When My Son Enlisted</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Donna Jones I can still remember it. A white van drove into the mall parking lot. I watched my 21-year-old son climb in with nothing but a change of clothes and toiletries. Then, the van drove away, taking my first born son to a military processing center in Amarillo. My chest hurt . . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Strong and Courageous: Students Enlisted in the Military</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/be-strong-and-courageous-students-enlisted-in-the-military/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>guest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris White Barely eighteen years old, I graduated high school and was headed to basic training. Although military service had a long history in our family, I was unsure of what to expect as I headed for my first duty station. It didn&#8217;t take to long before I understood this life would be much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Christian Students with their Non-Christian Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>guest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mike Lovato Every youth ministry is different. Some groups are made up of mostly students who grew up in the church. Others consist of teenagers who had never darkened the doors of the church until they visited your youth group. In every youth ministry, though, there are most likely students who are themselves believers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Students Whose Parent Is Not at Home</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/helping-students-whose-parent-is-not-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alvan Tauli When parents divorce, teenagers can feel cut off from the parent they don&#8217;t live with. In some contexts, such as the Philippines&#8211;my country, it is not uncommon for a parent of a teenager to be working in a different city or different country. So, when teenagers struggle with their feelings of detachment, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Students When They Have Conflicts with their Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/helping-students-when-they-have-conflicts-with-their-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adolescent families]]></category>
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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>Fusion: Preparing High School Grads to Impact the World</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/fusion-preparing-high-school-grads-to-impact-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/fusion-preparing-high-school-grads-to-impact-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>guest</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[college missions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Will King So many teenagers today graduate from high school unsure about what they want to do in life. They may be passionate in their faith, but they are unclear about what God&#8217;s calling for their life is. Fusion caught my attention because it provides a radical mission experience for teenagers while they complete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Prayer Warriors</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/global-prayer-warriors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/global-prayer-warriors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>guest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Janet Erwin Do you feel like your students have tunnel vision when it comes to prayer? If you want to expand your horizons, let’s look at some ways to go global with praying. Seek and find. Pull out a map or globe and discover a little of what your group knows about other parts [...]]]></description>
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