Recently, during an exercise discussing our leadership team’s values, a leader mentioned one of our values is this: Prayer is ministry. Even while I find that sentiment challenging in my daily life, I really like and believe what he said. Prayer IS ministry. Going to kids, listening to kids, knowing kids, that is all also … Continue reading Prayer IS Ministry
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Prayers of Lament
*This is an exercise intended to be used with your leadership team, or even perhaps the students you know. You may adapt it to best fit your community's needs. Lament can be a confusing or feel dangerous. It is a prayer of weeping and wailing, earnestly pouring our sorrow and disappointment out to God. For … Continue reading Prayers of Lament
Drive-thru Clubs
We try to put resources on this blog that aren’t dated or time sensitive so you can access them year round without confusion or need to adapt. However, in an effort to come alongside you in the need to physically distance and wear masks for the protection of all, we are bringing you DRIVE! THRU! … Continue reading Drive-thru Clubs
The Talk Progression: 5 Questions To Ask
The Talk Progression: Five Questions To Ask At WyldLife club, middle schoolers can have fun and also be introduced to the gospel. As leaders, we need to think about how to most effectively unfold this good news over the course of a semester. These five questions can help you decide how to tell the story … Continue reading The Talk Progression: 5 Questions To Ask
The Year of The Birthday
When you were a teenager, did your birthday fall during the school year or during a break from school? For those of you who answer school year, do you remember the difference in having a weekday birthday one year vs. a weekend birthday another? For some people, birthdays are an exciting day to be celebrated … Continue reading The Year of The Birthday
August National Days
Wanting to see your middle school friends, but you can’t see them at school, and they seem to be home more than anywhere, and it’s hard to come up with a cheap, fun way to hangout, and you feel weird asking if you can just show up at their house? YEAH, SAME HERE. We are … Continue reading August National Days
Question of the Day 1-30
Hey, what’s up? … Hi there! How’s it going? … Hello (friend’s name.) What have you been up to? … Hey man! How’s school going? … Anyone else tired of sending these messages and just not knowing how the heck to carry on a decent conversation with your middle school friends? We aren’t pretending to … Continue reading Question of the Day 1-30
Back to School: Nutella Style
You know what middle school kids love that we don’t talk about here a lot? Sugar - especially sugary goodness that can be glopped onto any and every single thing they like to eat. Right now, nutella is stepping it up their already impressive chocolate-meets-hazelnut-meets-gluten-free-spreadable-yumminess by labelling their jars with school years, 1st through senior. … Continue reading Back to School: Nutella Style
8th Grade WyldLife Graduation
Kids are zoomed out. Around the country, we've noticed the most appreciated and meaningful thing to kids is a personal touch... a home visit to drop something off on their doorstep... some type of drive by. Note: Whatever your community currently allows should be used as a your filter for ideas. Below is a template … Continue reading 8th Grade WyldLife Graduation
More Ways to Virtually Connect with Middle Schoolers
More Ways to Virtually Connect with Middle Schoolers a collective Here are a few ideas pulled together via the WyldLife Thread on the FaceBook page, Alongside Young Life Leaders. Join that page for even more ideas, and continue reading for a few of our favorites in one easy collection. Celebrity Heads (shared via Fervr by … Continue reading More Ways to Virtually Connect with Middle Schoolers
