Global eNewsletter September 2006

Is bigger always better? It isn’t, when you pay your bills. It isn’t, when you look at the scales after over-eating during the holidays. And it isn’t when you are developing students as leaders. We know that you only have one shot each summer with your students at camp, so we purposely limit the size of our camps so that we can maximize time spent with your student leaders each week. Don't let your students get lost in the crowd! Find out how Global Youth Camps can make a difference in your ministry! Visit our website for more information!
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If you are in Student Ministry, then you are aware of the pressures that are on our students. The reality is they are not aware of others just like them failing to handle the pressure correctly. They will often turn to cutting, depression, abuse, or even suicide. This month’s free resource is the first message in a series that meets the students head-on as they are told how to defeat these powerful secrets in their lives.

For every message there is a support video that you can use. You will hear in the message as Mark and Reagan refer to the playing of the video. There is also a trailer video that you can use to help promote the series.

This lesson is provided by Mark Hall from Eagles Landing First Baptist Church.

Be sure to visit www.globalyouthministry.org/jumpstart for more FREE resources. Global also develops verse by verse comprehensive Bible studies available in our online store. Visit the church curriculum section of our site for great resources to teach Biblical truth to your teens!
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REAGAN'S RECOMMENDATION: “Great Lives Series" by Charles Swindoll

Too many times student pastors are intimidated by the thought of trying to teach a sermon series on a specific Bible character, unless it’s Jesus, Peter, or Paul. We tend to always go for the hot topic approach. That way we are confident we can hold their attention and we can find verses to support what we are saying. I mean after all is it possible to get a teenager interested in the life of old, dead people like Job, Moses, Joseph, or Elijah? I know for me it was simply due to the fact that I was not very disciplined at studying the characters of scripture in my own personal bible study. My freshman year of college I was handed a book by a professor and it changed my outlook on what can be gained from looking intently into the lives of men and women of scripture. Chuck Swindoll has released an incredible series looking in depth at specific characters of scripture. After you get familiar with their lives, you will find it much more natural and meaningful to pass the wealth of their experiences and faith on to your students. These books will also get the creative juices flowing for making life application for your students from the life experiences of men and women of old. I started with “Joseph” (incredible!!!), and since have read Moses, Paul, Elijah, and David. I have Esther and Job and can’t wait to read them. Dig in! And like Howard Hendricks said, “You’re reading too much if you reflect too little”! Read with a highlighter in your hand.

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You can be can help reach teens in places like Moldova and Kenya by sending at least $1 a month on the first day of every month. Update: Jamey recently joined us in Georgia for a Mentor Training Retreat. Please pray for his visa renewal process for his return to Moldova.

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