Have you ever asked the question, why do my students come to youth group?
There are two answers, and they’re not always the same: The answer students give if you ask them directly (conscious or perceived motivations), or what really motivates them (true motivations).
To figure out what really attracts students to meetings, you have to watch them. What’s the first thing they do when they come in? What do they spend the most of their time doing? What do they seem to enjoy the most, and the least? Here are the …

Here’s a youth ministry idea that you can try with your students: Online Bible Trivia
If you have a website or facebook page or group (probably works best with the facebook page or group) you can place a bible trivia question of the day or week on there and the first student that can give you the correct answer along with a scripture reference wins. They could actually win a prize or you could accumulate entries for a prize at the end of the month or quarter.
Some good things:

Keeps them coming …

Here is a youth ministry idea that you may want to try (it may just happen anyways) on your way to a summer camp with your students.
Try arranging a fake church van or bus breakdown about 1 mile from the camp or retreat you are headed to and have your students walk the rest of the way to camp. It often seems like students talk more about the van breakdown then they do the event or activity sometimes.
Once they get close to camp drive by with the van with a …

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Become a Facebook FAN of Youth Ministry Ideas (you can find this on my site).
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I wanted to update you on some things that I have done, plus give you a glimpse into something that I’m working on coming down the road.
So what have I done?
Well I decided to get more social by adding a Youth Ministry Ideas fan page on facebook and I encourage you to join. Next, I have decided to do a separate twitter account specifically for Youth Ministry Ideas because I thought it would be better for those that are more into twitter that just want youth ministry related updates so …

Yeah I was shooting for the rhyme. Well I broke down and joined Twitter this week and want to invite you to follow me to see little updates that I got going on throughout the day and week.
I will now be brain storming on how to use Twitter for a youth ministry game so if you got some ideas, please contact me with them and I hope to formulate something that can be fun for you and your youth group.
You can follow me @ http://twitter.com/stevemblanchard
Also, I have some updates provided …

This is my first video so don’t laugh too hard.
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