Posts from June 2020 (Page 2)

Posts from June 2020 (Page 2)

Digital Entertainment in the Apocalypse

For at least a week and a half, kids have been huddled up at home trying to survive the most terrifying reality they’ve experienced in their young lives: unending boredom. For the most part, they’ve handled it like champs! Then again, we shouldn’t be surprised. They have screens to help them.  In case you’re not a parent or youth worker, and have no idea what it’s like to be stuck at home with kids all day (while trying to figure out how to…

Top 10 games

NUMBER ONE: TORPEDO This game is a gym version of the pool game “Sharks & Minnows.” Using a basketball court or marking your own, you need a large rectangle. Two kids are chosen as the “launchers” while the rest of the group (anywhere from 15 to 50 kids works fine) lines up outside one of the short sides of the rectangle. The launchers stand on either of the long sides of the rectangle, armed with dodgeballs or something similar. A…

Surviving Zoom Fatigue

About 15 minutes into one of our latest virtual youth ministry gatherings, I was already spent.  Don’t get me wrong – I love my teens and I was grateful for the technology to be able to see some of their faces and connect.  At the same time, I felt “over it.”  I wanted to leave our meeting right then. I never signed up to be an online youth minister. I am a people person. Nothing beats an in-person connection. I am…

Talking with Your Kids about Difficult News

helping your kids process what they’re seeing and hearing Jonathan McKee If you have kids under 18, then the last few weeks…scratch that…months have probably invoked more fear and unrest than they have ever experienced looking at the world around them. First Covid-19, then the tragic killing of George Floyd, then the outbreak of violence in the streets… all of these issues dividing people instead of united them. Millions of American homes have news channels on right now that aren’t…

Only Girl

Only Girl Main Point of Discussion: God’s design for sex and relationships is the best (and most fulfilling). The Song: “Only Girl (In the World)” by Rihanna The video has spent some time at #1. The lyrics reveal two opposing viewpoints on sex and relationships that our culture struggles with. Since Rihanna is— as the American Psychological Association puts it—“sexualized,” it’s a bit surprising to hear her singing about wanting what sounds like a monogamous relationship. Introducing the Song: Let’s…
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