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		<title>Jesus and His Disciple</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/jesus-and-his-disciple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever wonder why Jesus chose TWELVE disciples? I mean, why not just one? After all: Long, long ago in a galaxy far away, a Jedi Master only had ONE padawan. What would it have been like if twelve padawan learners were following Obi Wan instead of just Anakin Skywalker? Hm. Might have been good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Students Good Stuff</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?&#8221; (Luke 11:13, NASB) I have always thought this verse was a wonderful verse on God&#8217;s goodness and His willingness to answer prayers, but this morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intergenerational Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly What leads teenagers to stay connected to the Church and continue to pursue God? A lot of research right now is trying to answer that question. I was reading an article today written by Fuller Seminary Prof, Kara Powell based on a survey they had done of High School Seniors. The news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Youth Ministry: An Outsider&#8217;s View</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/youth-ministry-discussion/american-youth-ministry-an-outsiders-view/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Kelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly Last weekend, a youth minister from a small church in Latvia spent the weekend with me. For those of you who are geographically challenged, Latvia is a little country on the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It was part of Russia for most of the last century and Russian culture still influences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identity: Individualism v. Jesus-Based Self</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/adolescence-2/identity-individualism-v-jesus-based-self/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[identity in Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly Erik Erikson suggested that the primary task of adolescences was the development of identity. That seems likely. Most students are beginning to reflect on who they are, what they are like, what their focus on life will be. For a long time, many of us in youth ministry have insisted that one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Youth Groups: Consumerism</title>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/leadership/small-youth-groups-consumerism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Kelly One of the stark comparisons Thom and Jess Rainer (father and son writers of The Millennials) made between the younger millennials and the older baby boomers is that the boomers are committed to the acquisition of stuff while millennials have much less interested in bigger houses, fancier cars, and nicer clothes. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Youth Groups: Intoxication</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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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>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/ministry/blue-christmas/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/uncategorized/making-sense-of-the-movies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/uncategorized/making-sense-of-the-movies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>guest</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>guest</dc:creator>
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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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