Thought I’d pass this along for anyone needing some resources, a great chance to get some Free stuff, but only till Oct 20, 2009.
LINK: SimplyYouthMinistry.com
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I just wanted to point out a great bundle that’s available over on SimplyYouthMinistry.com right now:
Books Your Students Will Actually Read Bundle. It’s a great collection of books for students at a really low price: $25.
Here’s what’s included:
- One Minute Bible for Students
The One Minute Bible for Students won’t replace your Bible. It will inspire you to take side trips into your Bible to see what came before and what comes after the passage you just read. These bite-size servings of Scripture are sure to increase your appetite for God’s Word. - Stripped Clean
Give your teenagers a guilt-free, up-close look at materialism–one that strips away the overwhelming messages of a consumer society. You’ll see authentic changes in readers as they tear out pages to use in Jesus-centered activities. - 10 Minute Moments – God’s Story
Each edition works like a daily journal with 31 relevant devotionals that only take about 10 minutes to complete. Students will read a Bible passage, get some questions to chew on, some suggestions to help them pray, and then space to reflect. It’s easy to read and easy to stick with. This edition is focused on God’s story—who He is, what He has done for us, and how we can live a life that brings Him glory. It’s got great lessons for new Christians as well as students who have “grown up in the church”. Use them as part of a small group or retreat emphasis on daily devotions, graduation gifts, birthday gifts, or just have them available to students. - 10 Minute Moments – Plugged In
10-Minute Moments: Plugged In is a daily devotional that’s set up as a journal. Students read a Bible passage, poke their brain with a few questions, get some suggestions on what to pray about, and then space to write down their thoughts. It’s a one-month plan that’s easy to read and easy to stick with. And, if you hadn’t guessed from the title, each “lesson” only takes about 10 minutes. This time around, they’ll tackle the five biblical purposes of our lives—Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry and Evangelism. Keep ‘em on hand for new students, pass ‘em out as graduation gifts, or just hide them in their backpacks. You can’t lose! - 99 Thoughts about Guys – For Girls’ Eyes Only
In some ways, a guy’s mind seems incredible simple. So why are dudes always so confounding, especially to girls? Luckily, youth pastor extraordinaire Kurt Johnston has spent decades figuring out the brains of teenage boys—including his own noggin. And with some extra insights from fellow youth worker Katie Edwards, they’ve crafted a humorous, yet incredibly helpful, handbook on unwrapping the male brain. While written with girls as an audience, this book also fills a much needed hole in any youth worker’s bookshelf or parent’s reading list. - 99 Thoughts about Girls – For Guys’ Eyes Only
While this book doesn’t claim to unlock the deep, unfathomable mysteries of the female mind, it will give tons of helpful insights into what makes teenage girls tick. And who better to lead you on this adventure than Katie Edwards, a teenage girl herself once, and now a youth worker with tons of girl-brain-decoding experience. Her trusty sidekick on this expedition is Kurt Johnston, whose sidebars chime in with extra info. With short, easy to digest essays on a variety of topics, it’s perfect for teenage guys trying to figure out that special girl (or the girl they wish was that special girl), youth workers and parents alike. - 99 Thoughts for College-Age People
The transition from high school to college is usually the most dramatic in young people’s lives. In this humorous and thought-provoking resource, Chuck Bomar offers up pearls of wisdom gained over years of personal and professional experience. It’s great as a graduation gift, as a college freshman small group discussion starter, or as any number of other uses. However you put it to work, you’ll be sure to save some young adults some pain, money, and from foot fungus.
At $25 it’s %50 off. It’s worth checking out.
Books Your Students Will Actually Read Bundle
Over at Simply Youth Ministry.com, there’s a great new resource for helping make the most out of your mission trips this summer. Prepare, Go, Live. Here’s a little from it’s description:
Few things will bring the gospel to life for your students like heading out onto the mission field. Spending a day, weekend, or longer in service to God, for his love, and with people in need brings the calling of Christ vividly into focus. With this easy to implement 3-part missions trip curriculum, you’ll get everything you need to get your students ready (Prepare), devotions for the trip (Go), and follow-up materials (Live) to make their experience part of an ongoing, godly lifestyle. And what good would we be if we didn’t include helpful stuff for leaders to make the whole trip more fun for everyone? No good at all, so we’ve given you plenty.
Also in honor of this new resource, over on SimplyInsider.com there’s a contest for the best mission trip stories, and 3 winners will get Flip cams. One of the funnest little cameras to come along in quite awhile.
Also I wanted to let you there’s still a 50% media sale going on. Here are some of my favorites:
- Igniter Backs Vol. 1
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Igniter Backs Vol. 2
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Igniter Backs Vol. 3
- Igniter Backs Vol. 4
- Igniter Tracks Vol. 1
- Igniter Tracks Vol. 2
Also, use the promo code: PLUGGEDIN to get free shipping on orders over $99.
A few weeks ago I posted about the Macheist bundle, which was a great way to get great software at an incredible price. Today we have a bundle that’s made for Youth Workers, the Super Awesome Bundle. For only $49 you get over $230 of resources. It’s a great collection of speaking series, games, and training for volunteers. The nice thing for us geeky media types all the games and series are made with media in mind and include backgrounds and other elements.
It includes: Hooked, All Out War, Hmmm, Race This! 2, Game On 4, Power Play 5, and Training on the Go. Check out: Super Awesome Bundle for complete descriptions.
It also gets better the more that are bought. At 100 bundles, Transmit Vols 1 & 2 and Backpacks 6 (Summer Pack) will be added (which already happened), and at 250 Guy Talk Girl Talk 2 for everyone whose purchased the bundle.
10% of the sales to the Glue Boys organization.
Check out this video showing how the products were picked:
In honor of Tax Day the folks over at Simply Youth Ministry are having a special sale. Save 15% on any orders over $99.
I know I’ve had my eye on some of the Media products that are already marked down 50%.
The Igniter Backs are great. I’ve used a few of the volumes and have really liked them. The Tracks look really good also.
I’ve got some questions lately about the teaching series that you can get at SimplyYouthMinistry.com, so I thought I would talk about how they’ve helped me save time as a teacher.
- First, thing that sets them apart is that they are almost all downloadable. I love that. You can get it right away, without having to wait for it to get shipped to you. This can be huge is you are short on time. Also you can also download the first week of all the series so you can get a good feel for it before you buy which is so important.
- MP3′s of the lessons. I love starting with the MP3 of the lesson that I’m teaching. I really helps me to start thinking about the lesson. It also means I can begin my prep as I’m driving around town, taking the dog for a walk, or mowing the lawn. Anywhere I’m at with my iPod and I can start the lesson.
- Electronic outlines. Since it’s downloadable and the outlines are in Word, I can start with the existing outlines and add in my own stories and notes without having to start from scratch.
- Presentationt is done. It also comes with all the powerpoint slides already built. I usually use Keynote so I just save them out as jpgs and drop them in and I’m ready to go. Not only are the easy to use, but the graphics always look great, way better than I could do myself.
- Games. The powerpoint games that come with a lot of the series are great. I love to use them as openers.
If you haven’t taken a look at Simply’s series before, watch this video that shows what else is included (I’ve only covered some of my favorite parts).
As a bonus right now they are all 20% as downloads (till March 27, 2009).
Did you know today is National Kazoo Day? Well to celebrate it Simply Youth Ministry is having a contest and the grand prize is a year of Simply All Access (if you don’t know what All Access is, it’s a great quarterly subscription to really good digital products).
Just name the songs and send in your guesses. Good Luck!
Link: Kazoo contest home
Have you ever been to a professional sporting event where they have a race on the Jumbotron where everyone can pick one of three objects to cheer for? That’s was Race This! is, dot races for your youth ministry. I don’t know how many of you used Race This! Vol 1, but it was really well done and all in flash, but on this new volume the quality is stepped up a bit because instead of using flash to generate the races they are all video. This allows for much better graphics and images in the races. That was the thing that stood out to me the most, was just how great it looked. Usually I’m a big proponent of downloadable products, but this is one where I think it might be worth it to get the physical version instead. The way it’s setup is if you have the physical version you can play the races directly off the disk through a DVD player. This makes it super easy even just to play on a TV if are in a small room without a video projector. You can still load the video files up in your presentation software and play everything through the computer if you want also.
If you would like to try it out, you can download one of the games free here: Rhino Race.
You might also want to check out Race This! Vol 1 or get both Race This! Vol. 1-2.
Links: Race This! Vol 2
