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		<title>Why I Gave Up Lunch For Lent</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/02/24/why-i-gave-up-lunch-for-lent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Lent began to approach this year, I began to reflect on what to give up for Lent.  I'm not necessarily one of those who feels that I have to give up something every year.  A lot of people give up Coke or chocolate and I don't understand the point of this.  Others give up homework and skydiving because they either don't want to do those things or know they never will.  To me, giving up something for Lent is about sacrifice and learning to live without something.  Last year, I did something different and it changed my perspective on a lot of things.  I gave up lunch for Lent.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=449&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Name-New Goals-Same Focus</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/02/19/new-name-new-goals-same-focus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://youthministrybasics.com/?p=447</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last year or so, I have been chewing on the name Youth Ministry Basics for this blog.  These words sum up everything that I want this blog to be&#8230;a place to share the basics of youth ministry from volunteer training, resouces and lesson ideas to devotions, spiritual formation and theological tools.  So here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=447&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn&#8217;t Last and What Your Church Can Do About It</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/02/10/sustainable-youth-ministry-why-most-youth-ministry-doesnt-last-and-what-your-church-can-do-about-it-2/</link>
		<comments>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/02/10/sustainable-youth-ministry-why-most-youth-ministry-doesnt-last-and-what-your-church-can-do-about-it-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark devries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the founder and president of Youth Ministry Architects, DeVries and his team of consultants have traveled the country working with churches, pastors, and youth workers to educate and define what a systems approach to youth ministry looks like. DeVries shares several stories from churches who either understood the systems approach or did not understand the systems approach. Some of the stories are funny and some are sad. All illustrate one key point: If a church is serious about establishing a youth ministry for the long term, they need to be intentional about developing a systems approach to building the youth ministry correctly.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=444&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Randomness</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/02/08/monday-morning-randomness-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://youthministryexperience.com/?p=439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My Weekend Recap: This weekend was crazy and eventful&#8230;but was the culmination of an even crazier week!  Let&#8217;s start with the good: Saturday night, we had Micah Watson Band and The Oswald Brothers play a concert at Simpsonwood.  The concert was  a benefit concert to raise funds for the Haiti Relief Effort.  Our church&#8217;s goal is to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=439&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Influence</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/02/05/influence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[comfort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://youthministryexperience.com/?p=434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, I had planned to post more about our upcoming concert this weekend at Simpsonwood and how much you would enjoy the concert.  But on Tuesday morning, I received a phone call that I had been dreading for quite some time (although I knew it was inevitable).  My dad was on the other end telling me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=434&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Randomness</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/02/01/monday-morning-randomness-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://youthministryexperience.com/?p=432</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My Weekend Recap: This weekend was a nice combination of relaxation and stress.  I finished my Systematic Theology earlier in the week and have been able to take a few nights off of reading and studying.  However, we putting on a big concert for Haiti Relief on Saturday night and I have been overly consumed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=432&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Ministry 3.0: A Manifesto of Where We&#8217;ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We Need To Go- Mark Oestreicher</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/01/19/youth-ministry-3-0/</link>
		<comments>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/01/19/youth-ministry-3-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://youthministryexperience.com/?p=425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Youth Ministry 3.0: A Manifesto of Where We&#8217;ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We Need To Go- by Mark Oestreicher  
As the former president of Youth Specialties, Mark Oestreicher (or Marko) has witnessed all types of youth ministers and youth ministries over the years. Marko compiles his observations of the history of youth ministry and casts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=425&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Randomness</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/01/18/monday-morning-randomness-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://youthministryexperience.com/?p=422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My Weekend Recap: This past weekend, I was down in Saint Simons, Georgia, for our annual Confirmation Retreat.  It was a great trip and we all had a lot of fun.  St. Simons is a beautiful place to be and the weather was awesome (except for the rain; still much better than 2-3 inches of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=422&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday (or Tuesday) Morning Randomness</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2010/01/11/monday-or-tuesday-morning-randomness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://youthministryexperience.com/?p=418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My Weekend Recap: It&#8217;s been a crazy two weeks!  I just returned from Asbury (Kentucky campus) on Saturday night after spending a week in class learning about systematic theology.  At the time, I didn&#8217;t think I was retaining a lot of information; but as I have been explaining the class to people, I find that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=418&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Randomness (I&#8217;m Back v. 2.0)</title>
		<link>http://youthministrybasics.com/2009/12/28/monday-morning-randomness-im-back-v-2-0/</link>
		<comments>http://youthministrybasics.com/2009/12/28/monday-morning-randomness-im-back-v-2-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DISCLAIMER: This is not a mistake.  This is an actual post.  While many thought that Matt Parker had disappeared from the world of blogging, he simply was too lazy to update for 2/3 the amount of time a woman carries a child (that&#8217;s six months for those who did no&#8217;t pay attention in middle school [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youthministrybasics.com&blog=4611185&post=399&subd=ymconsulting&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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