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The Bible is a great resource for stories about Jesus and his words
to the people around him. But have you ever wondered what Jesus
might say to you today? In Conversations with Jesus, Revised and
Expanded Edition, you will be able to read Jesus responses on
topics like loneliness, relationships, and living for him in today
s complicated world. This sixty-day devotional from Youth for
Christ will not only give you insight into who Jesus is and what he
wants to say, but could help you start a conversation with him that
really matters."
"Great youth ministry doesn't happen by accident-and author John
Losey knows it. In his book, Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook,
Losey inspires us to use a combination of theory, action, and
reflection so our students can learn in dynamic, new ways. A large
portion of this gimmick-free resource is devoted to practical
exercises and templates youth workers can tailor to their own
groups. Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook belongs in the library
of every serious youth worker." --Doug Fields, youth pastor for
Saddleback Church: author of Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry (TM) and
Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry Ever wish youth group fun
and games could accomplish more than burning off students'
high-octane energy? It can-if you have the right tools at your
disposal. And your number-one tool is Experiential Youth Ministry
Handbook. This innovative resource offers a ton of intentional
activities with a purpose, specific program sequences, and
adaptable templates for making games resonate with your students'
minds and hearts. Plus, author John Losey unpacks why the right
approaches to intentional activity will make the spiritual stuff
stick-as well as how it can work for you. His suggestions and
formats for everything from midweek meetings and small groups,
full-day events, mission trips, retreats and camps, internships,
games, and more will make a believer out of you. Whether you're a
youth worker, camp counselor, small-group leader, or anyone charged
with helping students connect with God, the Experiential Youth
Ministry Handbook is your bridge to making active programming
rewarding and faith building. "Have known John for more than 20
years, it's been a privilege to watch him in action. And I'm
thrilled that through his Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook many
will benefit from his practical wisdom and insight that's touched
the hearts of kids and adults through the years in very
significant, meaningful ways. You will be pleased with this book's
easy-to-use format and these creative, hands-on activities." --Stan
White, executive director, Alpine Camp and Conference Center, Blue
Jay, California "Youth ministry must be about 'learning the
sticks'-shaping a life forever. In John Losey's book you'll find
well-articulated theory, practical activities, and understanding
that will improve your role in 'life shaping.' " --Bob Kobielush,
president, Christian Camping International/USA
If you ate up the previous two best-selling volumes of Drama,
Skits, & Sketches, you're gonna really dig this next batch of
54 brand-new, youth group-tested thespian exercises! With the help
of the scenarios in Drama, Skits, & Sketches 3, you can discuss
important issues with pizzazz . . . present Bible stories with
humor . . . and add serious significance to your lessons. Use them
any way you'd like--whether as fun, informal, no-prep reader's
theater or as guides for seriously polished performances!SCRIPTURE
SKETCHES Designed to supplement your Bible teaching--and add flesh
and bones to already powerful Bible stories--your students will
love acting out scenarios such as "Community Kitchen," "Recipe for
a Quiet Time," and "As the Cookie Crumbles: The Search for
Fig-nificance." (And we've provided an index that lists scripts
according to Bible reference--quite the handy tool as you prepare
specific lessons!)CONTEMPORARY SKETCHES These 21st-century skits
will hit your kids where they live, using terms, imagery, and
situations they're intimately familiar with. Looking to beef up a
topic for the evening--or even add some spice to announcements? Try
on "Can O' Blame," "Backward Lip Sync Contest," and "American
Master" for size.TV TAKEOFFS These humorous sketches based on
television programs are great for lively discussion starters or as
openers at camps and conferences.TIMES OF CRISIS Here are scripts
that deal with tough issues and tough times. And while many discuss
crisis in a lighthearted manner, their themes will grab your
students' attention and prepare them for some excellent
dialog.MONOLOGS Time for one kid in your group to shine! These
scripts require little or no costumes or props, but they can be as
powerful as an ensemble cast's three-act play!Plenty of skits and
sketches here--serious, spiritual, educational, and humorous--to
keep your group learning and having fun for months. Drama, Skits,
& Sketches 3 is perfect for youth leaders, camp counselors,
Sunday school teachers, and recreation directors!
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Games 3 (Paperback)
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The newest volume in the best-selling Ideas Library is Games 3--a
collection of more than 400 fun, creative, youth-group-tested
games. Indoor games, outdoor games, water games, balloon games,
wide games, living room games, large and small group games, rowdy
games, silly games, quiet games, hilarious games--brand new games
to keep your group laughing, and building community. Perfect for
youth workers and recreation directors.
Here are 62 brand-new, youth-group-tested scripts you can use to
introduce a topic with flair . . . To retell a Bible story with
humor . . . To apply your lessons with poignancy. And they're
flexible, too -- have fun with them as informal, no-prep reader's
theater, or rehearse them seriously for polished performances. -
Scripture Sketches . . . Don't despair if your students can't tell
the difference between Beelzebub and Barnabas -- the Bible will be
brought to life for them as they act out scriptural episodes,
stories, and passages. (And on page 6 is an index to all this
book's scripts by Bible reference. Teaching the Prodigal Son? 1
Corinthians? Exodus? We've got a script for you!) - Contemporary
Sketches . . . Off with the togas, on with the tank tops. Here are
right-now, real-life scripts for everything from event
announcements (that you can tailor to your own events) to dealing
with emotional scars. Thanks to the topical index on page 7, you
can zip right to the script that fits your meeting. - TV Takeoffs .
. . In a TV world of talk shows and sitcoms, sketches based on TV
shows always kick off lively discussions. Since all these scripts
are also humorous, they're great as openers at camps and
conferences, too. - Monologues . . . Does your youth group's
dramatic talent reside in only one or two students? Or do you want
to raise interest in starting a drama ministry? A monologue is your
ticket -- one-person scripts that require little or no costumes or
props, yet can be as powerful as a three-act play. - To the Tune of
CCM (And More) . . . Take the music many of your students listen
to, and use it for dramatic purposes! These scripts each use a song
by a Christian artist (or a song whose lyrics encourage or
challenge Christians).
Break the ice and warm up your group -- at meetings, parties,
studies, or any other youth group event -- with one of these 230
crowd breakers and mixers! - Mixers . . . Make it fun for kids to
get acquainted! Lots of creative ways for a group of strangers or
classmates to circulate and learn a lot about each other in a
little time. - Meeting-Opening Contests . . . All you need usually
are two or three brave souls to jump feet first into a crazy
competition while the group watches -- like Greasepuff (page 55) or
Foot Signing (page 112). - Musical Crowd Breakers . . . Okay, so
when your group sings, they remind you of water buffaloes with
strep throat. At least they'll enjoy these engaging musical
openers. All you usually need is a tape deck or CD player. Quizzes
& Word Games . . . At last -- quizzes with absolutely no
academic consequences, but loaded with crowd-breaking potential
(and lots of laughs, too). If you're a youth worker or recreation
director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Crowd Breakers &
Mixers is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
Over 200 festive ideas for cranking up celebrations for every
holiday imaginable! - Christmas . . . Here's your one-stop
Christmas programming center. You'll find everything you need for
the merriest Advent and Christmas season ever -- goofy games, crazy
carols, outrageous outings, and silly skits to fill even the
biggest Christmas stocking. And, of course, Christmassy meetings
and lessons to help your kids focus on the real reason for the
season. - Easter & Lent . . . Worship activities, reenactments,
Bible lessons, meeting plans, and service projects, all designed to
commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Plus games,
puzzles, craft projects, and scavenger hunt ideas -- all tied to an
Easter theme. - Valentine's Day . . . Play a memorable February
14th with these icebreakers, games, songs, activities, and Bible
lessons -- all about love, whether human or divine. - Thanksgiving
. . . Wait until you see the potful of ideas that youth workers
from Cape Cod to all points west have cooked up for you --
Thanksgiving craft projects, skits, outings, parties, service
projects, and Bible lessons. Plus More . . . All kinds of party and
meeting ideas for St. Patrick's Day, New Year's, Halloween, Super
Bowl Sunday, April Fool's Day, Mother's and Father's Day
celebrations, and graduation. Whether you're a youth worker or a
recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Holiday
Ideas is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
More than 200 proven openers, questions, and activities that get
students involved in your lessons! - A Primer on Leading
Discussions . . . Starting a discussion, and keeping it going . . .
The importance of confidentiality . . . Asking questions that get
responses . . . And working with different personalities. - 35
Creative ways to start a discussion or lesson on any topic . .
.Techniques general enough to fit just about any subject, but still
quirky enough to attract adolescent attention. - Discussion &
Lesson Starters, By Topic . . . What subject are you teaching this
week? First, look up your subject -- apologetics, attitude, dating,
disabilities, faith, family, the will of God . . . And more than 30
main topics, all arranged alphabetically. Then choose the opener
that fits your purposes and your group. In fact, many of these
openers are virtually complete lessons in themselves, with
questions, activities, parables, object lessons -- all designed to
draw opinions, thoughts, and feelings from your students. Whether
you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school,
club, or camp -- Discussion & Lesson Starters is your
storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
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Nearly 400 more wild, creative games for guaranteed fun! - Baseball
and Kickball Games . . . The national pastime is hereby turned on
its ear by more nutty variations than you can shake a Louisville
Slugger at. Plus other diamond games, like kickball. - Swimming
Pool and Lake Games . . . Whether your water is a pond, pool, or
Puget Sound, we've got contests, activities -- even a spectator
Water Carnival (see page 117). - Wide Games . . . Got a few acres
and a few hours to organize, strategize -- and then use stealth and
cunning to infiltrate enemy lines, smuggle contraband through
customs, or detect (and dispatch) aliens? These adventure games are
perfect for camps and retreats! - Golf Games . . . You don't need
manicured courses, motorized carts, or polyester pants. What you do
need are people willing to golf with marshmallows, rubber bands,
hula hoops, and croquet mallets. - Frisbee Games . . . Portable,
ubiquitous, and supremely cool, flying discs hold hours of
entertainment for your group. In fact, why not plan an entire day
of Frisbee games? Plus . . . A bevy of relay races, outdoor games
especially for large and small groups, 30-some soccer and hockey
games, alternative football games, and enough water games
(including water balloon games) to give your group a sopping good
summertime! Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in
a church, school, club, or camp -- Games 2 is brimming with
notoriously wild, creative, and youth-group tested games!
Nearly 150 more riveting, attention-getting openers that will pull
your kids into animated discussion! - A Primer on Leading
Discussions . . . Starting a discussion, and keeping it going . . .
The importance of confidentiality . . . Asking questions that get
responses . . . And working with different personalities. - 35
Creative Ways to Start a Discussion or Lesson on Any Topic . . .
Techniques general enough to fit just about any subject, but still
quirky enough to attract adolescent attention. - Discussion &
Lesson Starters, By Topic . . . What subject are you teaching this
week? First, look up your subject -- advertising ethics, atheism,
the Bible, church, death and dying, discipleship, evangelism,
priorities, spiritual gifts, television . . . or 30 more topics,
all arranged alphabetically. Then choose the opener that fits your
purposes and your group. In fact, many of these are virtually
complete lessons in themselves, with questions, activities,
parables, object lessons -- all designed to draw opinions,
thoughts, and feelings from your students. Whether you're a youth
worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp --
Discussion & Lesson Starters 2 is your storehouse of proven,
youth-group tested ideas.
More than 400 creative events for community building, outreach, and
fun! - Food Events . . . If there's one thing kids know and
appreciate, it's food. Here's everything from elegant fetes to
slobfests galore. - Games and Sports Events . . . You don't have to
be a jock to have fun playing these sporting events. - Outings and
Overnighters . . . If you're crazed enough to take a group of
adolescents on the road -- whether across town or across the state
-- here are plenty of trip ideas. - Races and Rallies . . . Your
group have a need for speed? Whether it's cars, bikes, buses, or
toilets -- if it can be raced, you'll find an idea for it here. -
Special Events with a Purpose . . . More than fun. These events
carry significant spiritual, moral, or community value. And more --
hunts and parties and theme events of all kinds! Whether you're a
youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or
camp -- Special Events is your storehouse of proven, youth-group
tested ideas.
Nearly 200 ideas for planning meaningful, memorable experiences for
your kids! -Camps & Retreats . . . The drive up the mountain .
. . The opening talk . . . The outdoor activities . . . The closing
fireside -- here's a lodgeful of ideas for organizing successful
camps and retreats. - Missions . . . Because even foreign mission
work can start within our own borders, you'll find dozens of ideas
for helping overseas missionaries right here at home. A used-Bible
drive, a scavenger hunt for missionary supplies -- activities like
these not only benefit missionaries, but also help your kids
understand the personal, local aspects of mission work. - Service .
. . Expose your students to others' needs! Inside you'll find ways
to help children, the community at large, the elderly, the poor and
homeless, shut-ins, and the sick and disabled Whether you're a
youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or
camp -- Camps, Retreats, Missions, & Service Ideas is your
storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.
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Addressing the Long-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Addressing the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families; Edited by Emily P. Backes, …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the lives
of children and their families, who have faced innumerable
challenges such as illness and death; school closures; social
isolation; financial hardship; food insecurity; deleterious mental
health effects; and difficulties accessing health care. In almost
every outcome related to social, emotional, behavioral,
educational, mental, physical, and economic health and well-being,
families identifying as Black, Latino, and Native American, and
those with low incomes, have disproportionately borne the brunt of
the negative effects of the pandemic. The effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on children and families will be felt for years to come.
While these long-term effects are unknown, they are likely to have
particularly significant implications for children and families
from racially and ethnically minoritized communities and with low
incomes. Addressing the Long-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic
on Children and Families identifies social, emotional, behavioral,
educational, mental, physical, and economic effects of the COVID-10
pandemic and looks at strategies for addressing the challenges and
obstacles that the pandemic introduced for children and families in
marginalized communities. This report provides recommendations for
programs, supports, and interventions to counteract the negative
effects of the pandemic on child and family well-being and offers a
path forward to recover from the harms of the pandemic, address
inequities, and prepare for the future. Table of Contents Front
Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Societal and Developmental Contexts
of the Pandemic 3 Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Effects 4
Effects and Potential Interventions in Education 5 Health Effects 6
Effects of Economic Policies 7 Recommendations Appendix: Committee
Members
You have a story to tell. Maybe you didn't realize that. When you
decided to follow Jesus, your story really started to develop. God
has a story to tell. Since before you were born, God has been
pursuing you. He sent his son for you---and your friends. Your
friends have stories. Maybe their stories don't include
Jesus---yet. That's where you and 3Story come in. Evangelism is an
essential element of every youth group. But when traditional
evangelism methods prove awkward, ineffective, or uncomfortable for
students to embrace, it s almost impossible to equip your students
to understand and share their faith. But 3Story is different.
3Story is a way of life that guides followers of Christ to BE good
news while telling stories of THE Good News. Based squarely on
relationships, 3Story focuses God s story, my story (the student),
and their story (their friends). This curriculum course based on
Youth for Christ s 3Story training presents an interactive learning
experience that equips students to live and practice the 3Story
lifestyle---a biblically based, culturally relevant form of
discipleship-evangelism that emphasizes being real in personal
interactions."
Sensitive issues of teen sexuality, coming out, homophobia, and
relationships with family and friends are explored in a dozen
articles authored by teens. Updated with new stories.
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