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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>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>Making Sense of the Movies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chuck Gartman “Freedom!!!” William Wallace cries in the last scene of &#8220;Braveheart.&#8221; The sound and pathos reach out, grab you, and capture your emotions. A similar thing happens in the movie, &#8220;Independence Day,&#8221; starring Bill Pullman, who plays the President of the United States. His speech as the troops are preparing to attack the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Students Who Enlist</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/helping-youth-who-enlist/</link>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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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>My Story: Leadership Development in the Youth Group</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/my-story-leadership-development-in-the-youth-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Trey Erwin I first started to appreciate learning during my teenage years. For the first time in my life I found myself enjoying a good book, a teacher&#8217;s lecture at school, and independent study alone in my room in the evenings. I believe it began because of a desire for wisdom and knowledge that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Back Seat in Student Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/taking-the-back-seat-in-student-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/taking-the-back-seat-in-student-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By David Bennett I grew up participating with &#8220;Youth Sunday,&#8221; a day for youth to take leadership in the church. So when I became a youth minister I decided to bring what I remembered to be a positive experience with me. After weeks of preparation—planning the service, writing a sermon, practicing special music, getting pointers on worship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can I Be a Servant AND a Leader?</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/how-can-i-be-a-servant-and-a-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/how-can-i-be-a-servant-and-a-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jesus on leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By C. Gene Wilkes Being a servant leader is not as confusing as it may seem. “How can a servant lead?” Or, “How does a leader serve?” are two questions you may ask immediately. A servant leads like Jesus who “came not be served but to serve” (Mark 10:45) when the ministry is not about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Break- Ups  Lead to Conflict in Your Youth Group</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/relationships/when-break-ups-lead-to-conflict-in-your-youth-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jane Wilson Breaking up is hard to do . . . and that’s not just a song title. An easy break-up would go against teenage culture, as well as the basic nature of people. And when that break-up is within your youth group it can disrupt the whole group. In considering the “cure” for the situation, perhaps [...]]]></description>
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