Youth Workin' It

Consultancy and Resources for Youth Workers and Organizations Worldwide

Bible Olympics – Guest Post On SCL

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Stuff Christians Like - Youth Workin' ItWe’re pleased to have another guest post on Jon Acuff’s blog Stuff Christians Like. In honor of the 2012 Olympics in my home nation, the guest post is about the Bible Olympics – people in the Bible who would have made awesome Olympic athletes.

I think it’s pretty funny, so go check it out here!

If you’re reading this post because you’ve just come from reading that post, welcome šŸ™‚ Thanks for taking the time to check out our site – we hope you enjoyed our guest post and that you enjoy our blog here too.

To give you a quick heads up about Youth Workin’ It, here are a few things to check out:

1) Blog

You’re probably on our main blog page already. If so, you can check out our posts from earlier this week by just scrolling down. We post every day from Monday to Saturday about youth work and youth ministry.

To see even more posts, you can do the following:

  • Recent Posts – Click on “Next page” at the bottom of this page
  • Categories – At the very bottom of the page, there’s a category list – these list specific types of post like ones about youth retreats, youth group games, youth work session plans, etc.
  • Tags – On the right-hand side, there’s a large box with various different tags. These will display posts that touch on that subject, like youth work administration, youth participation and self-esteem
  • Month – You can check out older posts by month using the links on the right-hand side beneath the heading “Check out our previous posts”

2) Don’t miss out!

Join all the other youth workers and youth pastors who get our posts everyday. It’s simple to do this by:

  1. Signing up to receive our postsĀ via email
  2. Following us onĀ Twitter
  3. Liking us onĀ Facebook
  4. Signing up to ourĀ RSS feed

3) Our first book

We published our first youth work resource earlier this year. Find out more about it and pick up a copy by checking out the How To Plan A Youth Retreat page.

4) Who are we?

You may be wondering who we actually are! Youth Workin’ It is Shae & Stephen Pepper – find out more about us, the consultancy services we offer and the youth work services we offer.

 

Thanks again for visiting Youth Workin’ It – we hope you find it to be a great source of youth work ideas and activities. If you know any youth pastors or youth workers, we’d love it if you sent them over here too – and hopefully they’ll love it too!

 

VBS Volunteers – Guest Post

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Stuff Christians Like - Youth Workin' ItWe have another guest post on Jon Acuff’s blog – Stuff Christians Like – today, all about the 10 Types of VBS Volunteers.

n.b. For anyone not familiar with VBS, it stands for Vacation Bible School and are programs run by churches during the summer break. The volunteers are perennial to summer youth programs though, whether run by a church or any other kind of organization, so go check it out!

If you’re here having read that post, welcome! Take a look around and tell any youth workers you know about us!

 

Woo-yeah!

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Stuff Christians Like - Youth Workin' ItI have another guest post published on Jon Acuff’s Stuff Christians Like blog today called WWJD: What Would Jesus Design. It’s a list of 20 popular apps, websites and games and gives funny suggestions for alternate Christian versions, so go check it out! It’s my 3rd guest post on there – seeĀ US vs UK and the CCMdar for the other two.

 

If you’ve come to Youth Workin’ It having just read the post on Stuff Christians Like, welcome šŸ™‚ Hopefully this means you liked what I wrote!

We’re glad you’ve come to check out our youth work and youth ministry site. As you’re probably new here, this is a quick guide to Youth Workin’ It:

1) Blog

If you’re reading this, you’re probably on our main blog page already. If you scroll down, you’ll get to see some of our posts from earlier this week. To see even more posts, there are a few ways of doing this:

  • Click on “Next Page” at the bottom of the page
  • Click on one of the categories listed at the very bottom of the page – these list specific types of posts, such as ones relating to youth retreats, youth work games, youth group fundraisers, etc
  • Click on one of the tags on the right-hand side – this will display posts that touch on that subject, like self-esteem, life skills, youth behavior, etc
  • Click on a month on the right-hand side where it says “Check out our previous posts”

2) How To Plan A Youth Retreat

In January, we published our first resource – a book giving a step-by-step guide to planning a youth retreat. You’ve come at the right time as well – the digital version is currently on sale for just $2.99, so you can get it for this low price on the Kindle, Nook and as aĀ PDF.

3) Who we are

Youth Workin It’ is me (Stephen) and my wife (Shae) – find out more about us and why we do what we do.

4) Youth work and youth ministry services

We offer many different services for youth workers and the organizations that employ them – find out more about our youth work services and consultancy services. It doesn’t matter if you don’t live near us – we also offer virtual consultations!

5) Connect with us

Don’t be a stranger!Ā We’d really love to connect with you in the following ways:

  1. Sign up to receive our postsĀ via emailĀ – you’ll receive one email a day with that day’s post(s). Don’t worry, we’ll never spam you or sell your details.
  2. Follow us onĀ Twitter
  3. Like us onĀ Facebook
  4. Contact us through this site

Thanks again for visiting Youth Workin’ It – we hope you find loads of useful ideas, resources and activities here. If you know any youth pastors or youth workers, send them over here too! Each week we provide:

 

Sweeeeeeeeeet!

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My guest post is being published on Jon Acuff’s Stuff Christians Like blog today – it’s a (hopefully!) funny take on the differences between churches in the US and UK, so go check it out. Feel free to post in the comments how witty, insightful and amazing it is šŸ˜‰

 

If you’ve come to Youth Workin’ It after already reading the post on Stuff Christians Like – welcome! I hope you found it witty, insightful and amazing too!

We’re really glad you’ve come to check us out. Here’s a quick guide around our site:

1) Blog

You should already be on our blog page, so you can scroll down and read our recent posts. To see older posts, there are a few ways of doing this:

  • Click on “next page” at the bottom of this page
  • Click on one of the categories at the very bottom of the page to read specific types of posts (e.g. youth retreat, youth group games, etc)
  • Use the archive on the right (where it says “Check out our previous posts”)
  • Click on one of the tags on the right hand side

2) How To Plan A Youth Retreat book

We recently published our first book – a step-by-step guide to planning a youth retreat. You’ve come at the perfect time, as we’ve got a sale on the PDF ebook version this week where it’s been reduced to just $4.99.

You can also buy it in paperback or as Kindle and Nook ebooks. Find out more about How To Plan A Youth Retreat here.

3) Who are we?

We’re Stephen & Shae Pepper – find out more about why we set up Youth Workin’ ItĀ and comeĀ get to know us personally.

4) Youth work & youth ministry services

We offer a number of different services for organizations and youth workers – find out more about these consultancy services and youth work services.

Even if you don’t live near us in Virginia – or even if you’re in a different country – we also offer virtual consultancy.

5) Connect with us!

We’d love to connect with you in the following ways:

  1. Subscribe to receive our postsĀ via emailĀ – you’ll receive one email a day with that day’s post(s). Don’t worry, we’ll never spam you or sell your details.
  2. Follow us onĀ Twitter
  3. Like us onĀ Facebook

Once again, thanks for visiting Youth Workin’ It! We hope you find some useful stuff on our site. If you know any youth pastors or youth workers, we’d love for you to tell them about us – each week we provide: