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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 09.01.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/09/01

Sunday Morning Squirrels:Now we're getting into a groove with Sunday mornings! This was the first week where sixth-grade students were REALLY getting into serving and it's awesome to see them getting into the flow of everything! This is our third week of Purpose and we're focusing on LOVE today! It's been really great and I love the season of newness!Countdown Video:Animal VinesWeek two of the vines! It was fun last week and we did it again this week and it was a blast! Games:Meet and GreetThis was

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68 - Time Management

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/27

There are only so many hours in the day! It's time to use what we've been given to the fullest potential! Ronald and Michelle have been flying by the seats of their pants this summer. Both of them are trying to get a hold of their schedule before the fall kicks in with full force. There's a lot to manage! Meetings, planning, growing, reading, studying, meeting parents, hanging with students and answering emails! It can get overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be! You can get a hold of your time.Here

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.25.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/25

Sunday Morning Squirrels:Sunday number two with the new group of students. A little less chaos. But only a little! We continued our series on Purpose from the 1 John series from DYM. It was a good day!Countdown Video:Animal VinesRemember vine? Those were the days. Our countdown video was just tons of animal vines all put together. Animals are funny. Students like animals. Win win win.Games:Quick DrawThis game came from DYM's Gold Rush week. The week was incredible, and this game was a lot of fun

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67 - The Global Leadership Summit

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/20

Every year Ronald's church attends the Global Leadership Summit through a satellite campus. This year, Michelle went for the first time to a satellite campus as well. This episode we talk a little about what we took away from the conference and what we can apply to middle school students and leadership!Here are some questions to think about:What is your church doing to invest in leaders?How can you be a catalyst to help your church's leaders get better?Is the GLS something you can attend in the

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.18.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/19

Sunday Morning Squirrels:What a crazy good Sunday! Our students all promoted today. That means tons of new students, a new group dynamic, and lots of names to remember!It was a really a great Sunday morning. We began a new series talking about our Purpose through 1 John. Absolutely a blast!Countdown Video:Chickfila Pickup LinesThis was a funny video, BUT I was disappointed that it was a little racy. Use it if you want, but make sure you watch it and that it would work for your group. Because it

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Bonus Episode: 6th Grade BBQ

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/14

This is a really great event that we do the week before we have our 6th-grade students promote into the student ministry! It's a chance for the incoming students to be in the room, get to know me, and have a ton of fun eating and learning about the ministry!Here's a quick run-down of what we did.Game: 12 in 12A really fun memory game based on screens. My 6th-grade students always really engage with it!Talk: IntroductionsI told them about myself, my family, and showed a few pictures.Game: Head,

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.11.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/12

Sunday Morning Squirrels:This was the last week we had with our students who are in 8th grade. Next week we promote up and have a fresh group! I'm excited about it, but we needed to finish up strong!Jeremiah was our focus today. We reminded students that they are not too young to do God's will. We also spent some time praying for our leaving group of students.8th Grade Send-off:We circled up the 8th-grade students and surrounded them with 7th and 6th-grade students. We prayed over them all.We prayed

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66 - Debriefing Summer Trips

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/06

Your leaders' opinions of the trip matter!When you take leaders on a trip, you have the opportunity to ask them to be your "eyes and ears" for things that you might not be able to see because you've been working so closely on the details of the whole thing.Debriefing with your leaders is hugely important and can really help when you're either trying to change a big part of the trip or make it better next year!Here are some questions to think about:When is a good time to debrief? On the way home? One

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 08.04.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/08/04

Sunday Morning Squirrels:We've only got two weeks until we promote up the fifth-grade students into the middle school room and I'm excited! But that means we need to properly send off the eighth-grade students first! We started a two-week series called "Launch" which I'll put down below for you to download and make your own!It's always a crazy Sunday in middle school. Here's what we did!Countdown Video:Taco Bell and KFC Board RoomI like Taco Bell. My students give me a hard time (as they should) so

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65 - Taking Middle School Girls on Trips

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/07/30

Middle School Girls.Chances are half of your group is female. How do you take time to make sure they are ministered to on trips?Michelle and Ronald have a candid conversation about making sure you've got what you need to meet the needs of half your group when you're gone on a summer (or really any) trip!Here are some questions to think about:Did you buy pads? You should.Do you have extra clothing options for emergencies?Have you prepped your female leaders to help out in a crisis?Are you able to

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.28.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/07/28

Sunday Morning Squirrels:Woo!This Sunday I've got someone teaching for me and it's their very first time in front of middle school students! I'm super pumped. I helped him write his talk, he gave it to me sitting in a chair in the middle school room (not awkward one bit) and then he watched himself after we recorded it.The rest of the day, was pretty normal/crazy with games, announcements and fun!Countdown Video:How Captain America Should Have Returned the StonesThis was a fun video! Clean and I

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64 - Summer Trips and Middle School

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/07/23

Summer usually means summer trips!What trips have you been taking? Michelle and Ronald talk about the trips they've been taking, the reasons they take them, and how they recover!Here are some questions to consider!What trips do you take during the summer?How do you rest after taking a trip?What tips do you have for taking trips with middle school students?Mentioned on the podcast: DYM Community Facebook Grouphttps://www.canva.com/https://unsplash.com/https://pixabay.com/Got a middle school ministry

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.14.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/07/14

Sunday Morning Squirrels:We're back from our mission trip and I'm ALMOST recovered! It was a really great trip with students coming forward with a lot of brokenness. There's definitely some more unpacking that needs to happen over the course of time, but for now we're still rocking our series "Pause" from DYM. I made some tie ins to what happened at the mission trip but we'll do a deeper dive soon.Now on to the Sunday!Countdown Video:Fail VideosI made like, three of these in advance of the mission

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63 - Design in Middle School Ministry

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/07/09

Youth ministry means designing things!Whether its parent newsletters, emails, social media posts, or slides for teaching, you're going to be designing things!Even if you're not great at it, there's lot you can learn from looking at other ministries and why design matters!Here are some questions to consider!What are your favorite free design resources?Who can you get to design things for your ministry?How can you design in "batches" to save time and energy?What ministry will you consider to look at

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 07.07.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/07/07

Sunday Morning Squirrels: It’s definitely still summer! We leave on our mission trip this week but Sunday is still coming!We’re doing a DYM series called “Pause” and it’s been great! Check it out!Countdown Video:Fail VideosPeople falling down. It’s always funny. This is a fun and clean video. Download and us!Games:Rank ThisWe had rows compete against each other in this fun game. Super easy and fun!IndependanceWe had the winning row come up and play this. Three hints for students to guess the type of

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62 - Middle School Students Serving during VBS

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/07/02

Vacation Bible School is a staple in many churches! Whether you call it VBS, do it at night or in the morning, there's probably something going on in your children's minister for your kids during the summer!The question is, how can you get your middle school students involved in serving? Most of them have either JUST promoted out of elementary or are still not far from it, so can they really be helpful?Michelle and Ronald talk about how their middle school students serve and how awesome it's

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 06.30.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/06/30

Sunday Morning Squirrels:Summer series time! We always have a fun series where it's a little calmer and a lot more practical. I was really glad for that because this Sunday we had REALLY low attendance! It was still a ton of fun.Since people either have a ton of free time in the summer or are crazy busy, we're looking at how to "PAUSE" and take time with God. It's a DYM lesson seriesUNdersto, so go check it out!I'm looking forward to it!Countdown Video:"Pause Prank"I really love having YouTube for

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61 - Communicating Better in Middle School Ministry

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/06/25

Summer is when our students and their families normally take a vacation, but what about us?As ministers, it's really important for us to get away, recharge and refresh. The problem is when most people are off (like during the summer and Christmas holidays) that's usually when our ministries are running full steam! That doesn't mean we don't take time off. It actually means we should be even MORE intentional about getting away!Do you take time off? Here are some questions to consider!What's your

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Sunday Morning Squirrels - 06.23.19

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/06/23

Sunday Morning Squirrels:VBS hangover is real. But our Sunday was still great!Countdown Video:VBS VolunteerBecause so many of our students volunteer for VBS, I felt like they'd like this video. I wasn't wrong! It was a hit!Games:Extreme Row MakeoverThis was a great crowd game! Everyone can play and you need no supplies! The row has to do what shows up on the screen first and if they do, they get a point! Super easy and tons of fun!Guess A RooA fun game we played with a group of students who had

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60 - Getting Away

Middle School Ministry Podcast ·

2019/06/18

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