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Comment on Connection algorithm for helping girls belong by Miss Brenda

Miss Brenda — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:30:24 +0000

This is great! I work at a Boys and Girls Club and find that the 3 connection rule tends to apply there as well. I introduce myself, get them patterned with a veteran member to take them around for the day, and find a club/program for them to join.

Thanks for sharing!

Comment on When tribes don’t mix… by Cameron Cole

Cameron Cole — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:49:28 +0000

This is an important article. I’ve tried for seven years to crack the nut of two rival school groups who will not mix in our youth ministry. To me, a large part of the issue is that kids perceive church and youth group as something meant entirely to meet their needs. There is little concept that they bring something to the table and also are called to serve the body. I think part of the issue is helping the kids see serving God through reaching out to others in the group and building bridges as a part of growing in Christ. Part of meeting their deep need is feeding on Christ and serving him through reaching outside of their comfort zone.

Comment on 5 ways to help wean students from a cell phone addiction. by DIGITAL Boundaries: how they help in loving and living with your teenaged daughter | Girls Ministry

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:09:23 +0000

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Comment on Why we’re doing a Soup n Study by Connection algorithm for helping girls belong | Girls Ministry

Connection algorithm for helping girls belong | Girls Ministry — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:17:01 +0000

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Comment on Momentum vs stepping stones… by Amy-Jo

Amy-Jo — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:08:21 +0000

Wow Tanya! Since 1999—that’s great! Thanks for the encouraging words. I’m grateful that we both have been called to do what we do.

Comment on 11 verses to share with girls to guard their hearts from The Deceiver by Amy-Jo

Amy-Jo — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:15:10 +0000

Kathleen,
That’s great! Thanks for sharing…

Comment on 11 verses to share with girls to guard their hearts from The Deceiver by Hacked. Dealing with The Dark Side | Girls Ministry

Hacked. Dealing with The Dark Side | Girls Ministry — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:33:44 +0000

[...] A couple of weeks ago, girlsminister.com experienced a hacker breaking into the site. Thankfully, I was in the site when the break-in occurred which allowed me to work with my IT guy, (also known as my husband) to regain control of my site. Thankfully when we got back into the site, we found that all of my content was still active. However, it had all been moved into the trash can. Most of my photos that accompany each article had been deleted, but we were able to save all the posts. Unfortunately, it has been a tedious clean-up job. I am thankful that we were able to save the site, but I wanted to inform you why some articles are missing pictures and appear broken. It was a weird feeling to have someone working behind the scenes to sabotage the site. It has been a reminder that in our ministry to girls and families, we are up against a much more dangerous hacker who regularly is setting up schemes and trying to hack his way into our everyday stories. So today, be on guard. When you least expect it—the deceiver shows up. Go to this article for ways that Satan tries to hack us and our ministry to girls and families: As for us, we’ll keep updating and renovating the site until it’s back to it’s ol… [...]

Comment on 11 verses to share with girls to guard their hearts from The Deceiver by Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:45:42 +0000

A very important verse to me is Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
This teaches to rely on God: The Holy Spirit, and NOT your heart. To love is a decision… not just a feeling.
I am blessed that my 14 year old daughter still runs to me to share her thoughts, concerns, joys, and disappointments!

Comment on Girlsminister.com features last freebie song from Sara Beth. by Our featured artist gets a spot on Threadsmedia.com | Girls Ministry

Our featured artist gets a spot on Threadsmedia.com | Girls Ministry — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:23:14 +0000

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Comment on The night my lesson got erased & taught me something new by Tanya

Tanya — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:33:33 +0000

I had a group that didn’t show up, a few years back. We started a Sunday morning girls’ group as a Sunday School option (during the first service, then the youth went to church together during the second service). For the first two weeks there were about 7 girls present, super-keen to be in this group. After that, only one girl showed up. Big ego blow. So I took the one girl to Starbucks around the corner. We sat and chatted. We went to the flower market across the street and bought gerberas. Over a few weeks I had a chance to interact with a girl who had not been engaged with youth leaders previously, and it was wonderful. Last year, I tried to start a group for older teen girls, which floundered. 10 girls were very excited about it but it never quite got off the ground. I hate the ego-blow moments, but I’m also thankful for them – they show me that God is in control, that he knows better than me, and remind me that I really do NOT know it all…