Youth Ministry » Youth Ministry Other http://www.youthministryideas.net Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:11:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How To Create a YouTube Playlist For Your Youth Ministry http://www.youthministryideas.net/2010/08/13/how-to-create-a-youtube-playlist-for-your-youth-ministry/ http://www.youthministryideas.net/2010/08/13/how-to-create-a-youtube-playlist-for-your-youth-ministry/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:54:10 +0000 Steve http://www.youthministryideas.net/?p=1064 I was thinking this summer that it would be cool to just be able to go to YouTube and create a playlist of videos that would be looped or shuffled while students were showing up for our youth nights this fall.

This may all be old information for many, but I thought that I would put together a video showing you exactly how to create your own YouTube playlist for your youth ministry.

What’s great about it is you can add or take videos out each week. Add funny videos to your playlist or whatever you want to do. As long as you have high speed internet streaming at your church you should be able to use this idea effectively.

Here’s the video (I was using a free screen capture software so you may hear some glitch noises but it’s nothing over-powering):

]]> http://www.youthministryideas.net/2010/08/13/how-to-create-a-youtube-playlist-for-your-youth-ministry/feed/ 2 New Facebook Page Due To Updated FB Commenting http://www.youthministryideas.net/2010/07/14/new-facebook-page-due-to-updated-fb-commenting/ http://www.youthministryideas.net/2010/07/14/new-facebook-page-due-to-updated-fb-commenting/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:14:31 +0000 Steve http://www.youthministryideas.net/?p=1020 I just wanted to share with you that I recently (today) updated my site for Facebook commenting (please see below) because I thought it would be a greater way to have some interaction.

However, I could not find anywhere where I could do this and just integrate my current facebook FAN or now LIKE page, so I had to create a new application and therefore a NEW page so I messaged my current Likers and also the new Likers badge is on the sidebar. You’ll see very low Likes because I just placed it on there.

So I would ask that if you already were or want to become a LIKER of Youth Ministry Ideas one more time – that would be great!

Last time I checked I was up to about 620 Likers so now I have to try and rebuild that.

With that said this could still turn into a Youth Ministry Idea because if you currently have a wordpress site – I highly recommend that you implement Facebook Connect. What Facebook Connect will do is integrate your blog and wordpress to keep things updated not only on your website but on Facebook too where a lot of students are and adults.

I’m currently testing this as of today and am excited to see the results from it.

Please try it out by leaving a comment below using your Facebook account and if you will – click on share on facebook and when that window pops up just click on Publish and you will see it on your Facebook wall. It’s pretty cool and it shows you how you can use this tool to get others back to your church or youth site.

]]> http://www.youthministryideas.net/2010/07/14/new-facebook-page-due-to-updated-fb-commenting/feed/ 0 8 Steps To Creating Great Youth Group T-Shirts http://www.youthministryideas.net/2009/09/18/8-steps-to-creating-great-youth-group-t-shirts/ http://www.youthministryideas.net/2009/09/18/8-steps-to-creating-great-youth-group-t-shirts/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:45:28 +0000 Steve http://www.youthministryideas.net/?p=810 1. Plan from the beginning and much of the work could be done for you. Are you guilty of trying to pull off a last minute T-Shirt Miracle?  Plan ahead and you can actually save yourself time and money while making the whole project more effective.   Why not begin planning and designing your T-Shirts right along with your event promotions.  Many T-Shirt  shops will “give” you the design they have created for your shirts as long as you are printing the shirts through them.  Why not use this free resource to your advantage?  This way you can expand on the T-Shirt design, use it in multiple applications and multiply the effect of your message!
2. Don’t just make a T-shirt, Make a Point What is the purpose of the T-Shirt? Is it to communicate the theme, a scriptual concept, create curiosity, promote an event or just display your group identity?  Its a simple question, but many people don’t take the time to ask.  Make a short list of the mandatory wording and another of optional wording.  Evaluate every word and try and make it as effective as possible.   This is a great time to get feedback from your team and the students.
3. Know your audience? We all know how fast youth culture changes, so Instead of gravitating to what you think they will like take some time to do some recon.  Scope out some stores or popular websites like Pac Sun, American Eagle, Old Navy or whatever stores your students shop at.  These places spend millions to find out what will sell, so use them as a recourse when it comes to designing your T-Shirts.
4. Wanna Date? No you don’t.  Generally, including a date on your shirts will just make them obsolete faster, so unless you have a specific reason for including a date its best to leave it off.
5. Use the right designer Usually it pays to go to a professional designer.  They will have more dynamic design solutions and a better understanding of all the variable that make a design connect with the audience.  Most good T-Shirt shops will be able to provide a designer or even free designs as long as you print your shirts with them.  There may even be pre-made templates, if you don’t need to recreate the wheel, it’s best not to.
6. Use a quality printer A good printer can be your best friend.  Ask around for referrals from people who are happy with their printer.  If you are using someone for the first time make sure they have a money back guarantee, I hear too many stories of people who end up paying for shirts that they can’t use because they arrived late or were printed wrong.  Once you find a good printer, stick with them, as the relationship grows and a true friendship develops communication gets better and the end product improves.
7. Get the Quantities Right Prices for printed apparel are based on quantity of each print run, so take your time and do your best to order your quantities accurately.  You don’t want to end up needing to do a costly re-order later or end up with too many shirts, so it pays to be accuarate.  Order just a few extra just to be safe.
8. Hype the new shirts! Create an unveiling, let the staff wear the shirts before they are available to the students or even use them as incentive for early event registration. Whatever you do, make sure it’s a BIG DEAL!  Make sure all the presentations like posters, slides, videos, and web all reinforce the theme.  The more the design is seen and the message is repeated the stronger it becomes and the more sought after the event and the shirts will become generating the excitement and enthusiasm your looking for!

If you are ready to take a look at a great T-Shirt company that can help you because of their experience – then visit MinistryGear.com today.

]]> http://www.youthministryideas.net/2009/09/18/8-steps-to-creating-great-youth-group-t-shirts/feed/ 1 I Moved To Poteau, OK as an Associate Pastor http://www.youthministryideas.net/2009/08/28/i-moved-to-poteau-ok-as-an-associate-pastor/ http://www.youthministryideas.net/2009/08/28/i-moved-to-poteau-ok-as-an-associate-pastor/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:09:57 +0000 Steve http://www.youthministryideas.net/?p=794 Hey,

Just wanted to update my readers that I haven’t updated for awhile because I have now moved to Poteau, OK as an associate pastor for First Christian Church.

I started the journey last week and got into Poteau on Friday afternoon, unloaded our 26 foot U-Haul with my towed on the back Saturday and this week I have been meeting people, trying to get our boxes unpacked and begin full steam ahead next week.

I’m excited to be here and serve in the church.

What does my Associate Pastor position involve?

I’m about 80% Youth Ministry and 20% other stuff like preaching, children’s ministry, and other things. The people here have been so wonderful and embracing!

Please for me and my family as we seek to do God’s will here! Also pray for God to give us a great deal on a home to either purchase or rent. More to come…

Here’s a video: (if you are trying to watch from facebook you will need to visit www.youthministryideas.net)

]]> http://www.youthministryideas.net/2009/08/28/i-moved-to-poteau-ok-as-an-associate-pastor/feed/ 2 Make Youth Ministry Ideas #1 And… http://www.youthministryideas.net/2008/11/21/make-youth-ministry-ideas-1-and/ http://www.youthministryideas.net/2008/11/21/make-youth-ministry-ideas-1-and/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:49:19 +0000 Steve http://www.youthministryideas.net/?p=349 Youth Ministry Ideas is currently # 1 for the keyword, “youth ministry ideas” on the top 3 Search Engines: Google, Yahoo, and MSN. From my site statistics that’s how many of my readers have found me. Others have found me from my posts listed in the search engines.

This obviously isn’t because I have the greatest youth ministry ideas or the best website. It has to do with SEO (search engine optimization). It’s the way that the search engines see my site and there are some things that was specifically done to put this site in that position.

Now I want you to help me with an experiment that I believe will work. I’ve been reading up more about search engine optimization and I believe that there is this one thing that I need to do in order to get my site on the first page of Google, Yahoo, and MSN for the keyword, “Youth Ministry”.

Are you ready?

This one thing that I need is YOU!

Did you guess correctly or not?

I’m about to share how I can be on the first page of Google, Yahoo, and MSN for “Youth Ministry” and if I make it, I want to reward YOU by featuring your favorite youth ministry website or blog (Yes it could be your own site) on this site.

Follow these instructions and let’s see together what happens:

  • Put a link on your site linking back to: http://www.youthministryideas.net
  • When you place the link on your site, the TEXT for the link should be: Youth Ministry

Here is an example: Insurance Quotes

Notice that the TEXT says “insurance quotes” but the link is: http://www.insurancequotes4u.net

Believe it or not if I get enough links back to this site using the text: Youth Ministry – then shortly you should see this site become on the first page of the search engines for keyword search “youth ministry”

Curious to see if it works? – Me too

Why would you want to do this? Well, you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to. I would like to keep adding free youth ministry ideas and network with others in youth ministry. I’m convinced that youth ministry is the best thing on the planet and want the world to know about it – I’m sure you do too. I still have dreams and visions of what I would like this site to become and believe that it can be a great free resource of youth ministry ideas from every state and even from the rest of our world.

You get a chance now to make it happen!

If you haven’t already, SUBMIT YOUR IDEA This site could have the most comprehensive and fresh ideas around for youth ministry because it’s updated on a weekly basis and you can help this site become what it is destined to do: Fresh Free Youth Ministry Ideas from around the world.

Help Me?

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