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RESOURCES
Free Youth Ministry Resources: There are tons of sites out there offering lots of ideas but you don't have time to check them all out. So we recommend these as the best, the easiest to use, and the most comprehensive.
Bible Study Methods for Youth Leaders - A free E-book full of creative approaches to Bible study, written by veteran youthworker Grahame Knox.
The Source For Youth Ministry - Many free resources including games, ice breakers, movie ideas, discussions, and skits.
Creative Youth Ideas - Just what the name says. Lots of free resources.
EGAD! Ideas - Over 1700 free youth ministry resources. Perfect when you need something at the last minute.
Labyrinthos - Build your own labyrinth!
Pastor 2 Youth - A clearinghouse where youth workers share games, lessons, powerpoint presentations, stories, and other resources.
Youth Group Games - An Australian youth ministry games site with a very handy search engine for finding just the right game.
Ultimate Camp Resource - Just the place for inspiration when planning church camp or youth retreats.
Vision Generation - A free year's worth of curriculum from Fuller Seminary and World Vision on AIDS, poverty, and justice.
40 Icebreakers for Small groups - A free E-book by veteran youthworker Grahame Knox.
YOUTH SPIRITUALITY: Resources for helping you explore spiritual practices.
Practicing Our Faith - Ideas, worship helps, stories, and suggestions for taking up a wide variety of spiritual practices.
Way to Live - The teen version of Practicing Our Faith.
Youth Ministry & Spirituality Project
Creative Worship - Ways to create worship experiences that engage all the senses.
Alternative Worship - A nice beginners guide to creative worship.
Creative Prayer - Ideas for interactive prayer stations.
CrossPointings - a nice collection of creative prayer station ideas.
Maybe - a group of people working at becoming a community exploring creative, simple, engaged and playful living in the way of Jesus Christ.
Worship Tricks - A whole host of creative worship ideas collected by Jonny Baker.
Red - Lots of ideas from a worshipping community that integrates art-making and creative play into their worship experiences.
Tech Help: For getting the most out of your web presence, your photos and videos, and staying organized and connected with your youth.
Big Huge Labs - Upload photos and turn them into magazine covers, movie posters, badges, posters, and more.
Dumpr - Easily upload photos (e.g. of your youth) and instantly change them into cool stuff like easter eggs, drawings, museum exhibits, puzzles, etc.
Eyespot - a free online service that allows you to upload and edit your digital videos and pictures into short films
Weebly - A fast and easy way to set up a free website. See my youth group webite on Weebly here.
Life Hacker - Tips, links, and downloads to keep you organized.
Facebook - This social networking site is THE way to stay in touch with youth and stay connected with their world outside church.
Sketchcast - Check out this simple tool that's like an animated whiteboard for your blog. Using a "You Tube" style video, easily illustrate a concept or story with sketches, words and audio.
Strip Generator - Create your own comic strips to promote your youth activities.
Voicethread - a social networking tool that allows friends, family, or a community of users to interact via images, text messages, and voice recordings. One person has described it as "Flickr or PowerPoint on steroids."
