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How to Survive and Thrive in Student Ministry

By Charles Boyd | January 2, 2014 | 0 Comments
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Prayer and daily time with the Father are the only way to survive beyond the beginner stage of Student Ministry. The beginner stage is usually 3 years. The only way to survive beyond the veteran status is prayer, daily time and volunteer leadership. This is usually around the five years mark. Becoming an equipper of […]

Student Ministry and the Calendar

By Charles Boyd | March 2, 2013 | 0 Comments
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If you are in Student Ministry then you are aware of something that most in the church do not give a great deal of thought to – the extensive calendar that affects your life.  As a student minister, your life and your ministry to a great extent revolve around a school and ministry calendar. Appropriate […]

Survey results Shock MTV

By Charles Boyd | March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Survey results Shock MTV A groundbreaking survey from an unlikely source backs up what family groups and youth ministers have beensaying about kids all along. The survey reveals that teens are highly influenced and attracted to role models and family.While not extremely suprising to those in the youth ministry trenches, this is really good news. The MTV/Associated […]

New Words Generation

By Charles Boyd | March 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Coupon Companion Plugin”>New Words for a New Generation One encompasses more than 165,000 entries. The other allows for just 140 characters. No matter. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has found it in its loquacious soul to allow the word tweet into its newest edition. Tweet, referring to the brief missives sent on the popular micro-social networking service Twitter, […]

The Ultimate Permission/Release Form

By Charles Boyd | February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

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82% of unchurched people are "some what likely" to . . .

By Charles Boyd | February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

  Research indicates 82% of unchurched people are “somewhat likely” to attend church if invited and escorted personally. But, only 21% of professing Christians invited anyone to church by Coupon Companion Plugin”>last year. Dadgumit! – lets either get busy living or get busy dyeing.

Body Image – Tatoos: a skin-deep reflection

By Charles Boyd | February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

Tattoos: A skin-deep reflection of adolescent life By Paul Robertson Although a little hard to see, she never forgets. She wears the discreet tattoo of a small tree on her right shoulder. When asked to tell the story behind her tattoo she replies, “After I was born, my father planted this tree in our  backyard […]

Teenagers and Pornography

By Charles Boyd | February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

Pornography and Minors13-18 year olds spend 72 hours per week using electronic media – (internet, by Coupon Companion Plugin”>cell phones, TV, music and video games)Of 8-16 year olds, 90% have viewed porn online – most while doing homework80% of 15-17 year olds have been exposed to “hard core” pornographyThe average age of kids being exposed […]

Facebook – how many and when

By Charles Boyd | February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

Facebook – who founded it and how many use it Facebook, formerly The Facebook, is a free-access social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them […]

Using YouTube

By Charles Boyd | February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

How to capture, download and use YouTube video Option #1 go to http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/After downloading the program, go to Youtube.com and copy the link in the browser while the video you want is currently playing.Click on the Downloader program and paste the link inside the box. It will probably appear automatically and you will not have […]

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Poker Boyd’s love for teens came through loud and clear with our students.  His life and ministry reflect his passion for youth ministry and we were the beneficiaries of his experience and expertise while he was with us. Poker is a man of deep conviction and focus; yet his message was clear and also easy for our students to grasp. Poker is the kind of youth ministry leader we want our students to meet.”   Roger Glidewell Founder, Executive Director Global Youth Ministry (formerly Sr. Student Pastor of FBC Orlando, FL)

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Raising and Releasing Your Children as Disciples
By Charles Boyd | November 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

While my title sounds like a promotion for student ministry in the local church, it isn’t. Do we need student ministry excellence in our local churches? Absolutely, and I have given my entire career to that endeavor. In reality, student ministry and parenting are the sole and the laces of the same shoe. I am […]

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