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		<title>Preteens in the Youth Group?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Pam Boucher Preteens–what to do with them? The preteens in my church keep me hopping. I wish I had just a little bit of their energy. They can be quite challenging to work with since they are between childhood and teenage years in maturity and development. In our town sixth graders are in middle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essentials of Small Church Youth Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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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>Start with a Simple Approach</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;D. L. Moody was not an educated man or a trained theologian. Yet the nineteenth-century evangelist started his ministry by gathering children from the streets of Chicago and teaching the Bible to them. Children were delighted to be a part of Mr. Moody&#8217;s class because they felt loved by the bearded shoe salesman who was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Leader: Prophet or Priest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preaching to youth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[youth ministry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Old Testament, the prophet was one who spoke to the people on behalf of God. His words were not his own. He proclaimed God&#8217;s love to the people and God&#8217;s displeasure and wrath. The priest, on the other hand, stood before God on behalf of the people. The sacrifices offered in the temple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leverage What You Have</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[teaching in a small church]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a group of youth leaders from small churches start talking, conversation often turns to &#8220;if only.&#8221; If only we had more volunteers. If only we had a bigger budget. If only we had a gym at the church. If only we had enough teenagers to do a mission trip. If only people were more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discipleship in a Small Youth Group</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/discipleship-in-a-small-youth-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Follow me.&#8221; That was Jesus simple call to the tax collector, Matthew (Matt. 9:9). And Matthew immediately got up and followed Jesus. In youth ministry, we are in the disciple-making business. And no greater model of disciple-making exists&#8211;especially for those of us in the small church&#8211;than the model of Jesus. So, here are some thoughts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Camp Anyway?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>guest</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[camps for kids]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[choosing a youth camp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Roger Glidewell As a young youth pastor I was not too eager to take my youth group to camp. Why? Because as a youth I had been to youth camp. Sadly, my first camp experience was more about short-sheeting the counselor’s bed, sneaking out at night, and dozing through dry sermons than it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Youth Groups: A Cross-Cultural Ministry</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/small-youth-groups-a-cross-cultural-ministry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/small-youth-groups-a-cross-cultural-ministry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[reaching youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth evangelism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/?p=698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine your church was suddenly transported to Bangladesh during one of your worship services. You closed the door, sang a few songs, listened to an inspiring message, and opened the church doors to discover you were in a village on the other side of the world. One of your deacons would probably pull the door [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Church Youth Ministry: Seven Things We Must Accomplish, Essential One</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/small-church-youth-ministry-seven-things-we-must-accomplish-essential-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/small-church-youth-ministry-seven-things-we-must-accomplish-essential-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[small churches and youth evangelism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[youth and repentance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth coming to know Christ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[God is doing something amazing around the world. He is stirring up men and women who love him and love teenagers to do the hard work of building disciples in youth ministry. Like the United States, most youth ministries around the world are small ministries made up of a youth leader (seldom paid very much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Ministry 3.0 for the Small Church</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/youth-ministry-30-for-the-small-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/strategy/youth-ministry-30-for-the-small-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[relational youth ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth ministry 3.0]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his recent book, Youth Ministry 3.0, Mark Oestreicher calls for a dramatic shift in youth ministry. He says youth leaders have emphasized events and activities&#8211;our youth ministry program&#8211;in a hope to reach youth for Christ. However, that just doesn&#8217;t seem to be working any more (if it really ever did). Marko suggests we need [...]]]></description>
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