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Good Curriculum Makes Volunteers Better

As a parent, it’s always tempting to want to talk about the successes of my kids and show photos and generally talk about how wonderful they are (if you’re not a parent, you probably can’t relate to this feeling—sorry). As I prepare to write this short article, I feel the same way about our new baby that we finally birthed this summer. The final two years of our six-year teaching curriculum&m ...

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Q&A with Doug Fields: Danette Matty on the Care & Feeding of Volunteer Leaers	mountain biking & discipleship
are you listening	why am i so tired in december?
what purpose driven is NOT	advice for dividing small groups
more events or more prayer?	10 things I hate about youth ministry in the summer
i have something to admit to you	deep discipleship
10 things a great small group leader does	why i love youth workers
disneyland student ministry	learnings from germany
developing student leaders	HIV/AIDS conference
doug is on vacation	thoughts on interns
the bobsled team	conflict resolution
important vs. most important	from gangs to jail to jesus
raising the bar	starting with a blank canvas
my friend marv died last week	I love youth workers!
every leader needs one of these	what I wanted, what I got
when to get out of youth ministry	the passion
how tired I get from youth ministry	the day my friend died
unseen struggles in youth ministry	my youth group and special needs
the death of a youth worker	a lot of youth workers are hurting
what youth workers have in common with Moses	driving highway 395, teenagers and heaven
brazil's passion for soccer and youth ministry	the turkey trot and being with jesus
they just don't get it	what a trip! enjoy my misery
why I write doug's thoughts	you're not alone
youth ministry has hit my family	loving the lost
ministry teams and student leaders	family-friendly youth ministry
working with students with disabilities	changing sunday school and living to tell about it
dealing with students who are in pain	a tip on how to use your PDYM video curriculum
asking better questions	what are you doing to keep and/or connect with upperclassmen?
using fresh start and class 101 together	what is Life Hurts, God Heals all about?
does everyone have to understand PDYM to start?	how is 1st 2 years in youth ministry different from PDYM?
why do you ask about child abuse on your potential leader application?	most of my volunteers stand around and do nothing
better communication to parents	what is the single best indicator of the health?
writing hints for student devotionals	how do I find a mentor?
i need to communicate better to parents	how can I fire a volunteer
hiring additional youth staff	one-minute bible question
removing someone from student leadership	managing a larger youth ministry
i'm taking a week off the questions	difficulty discipling students
our student process	do student leaders promote favoritism?
what am i supposed to be doing during the programs?	there's conflict at my church
is using video in your messages legal?	finding great illustrations
i'm new. help!	what should I do to involve parents?
scheduling my week	doing versus being
what should i speak on?	dealing with crisis in student ministry
dealing with incoming freshman	parents have struggles and they come to me for help
what do you teach on and who is your audience?	high youth worker turnover
using the circles with my students

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href="dougs-thoughts-40.html">dealing with students who are in pain</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-89.html">deep discipleship</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-83.html">developing student leaders</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-18.html">difficulty discipling students</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-88.html">disneyland student ministry</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-16.html">do student leaders promote favoritism?</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-33.html">does everyone have to understand PDYM to start?</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-8.html">doing versus being</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-80.html">doug is on 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style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-82.html">HIV/AIDS conference</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-24.html">how can I fire a volunteer</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-26.html">how do I find a mentor?</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-32.html">how is 1st 2 years in youth ministry different from PDYM?</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-63.html">how tired I get from youth ministry</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-86.html">i have something to admit to you</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-70.html">I love youth workers!</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-25.html">i need to communicate better to parents</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-11.html">i'm new. help!</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-19.html">i'm taking a week off the questions</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-76.html">important vs. most important</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-13.html">is using video in your messages legal?</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-87.html">learnings from germany</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-45.html">loving the lost</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-20.html">managing a larger youth ministry</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-44.html">ministry teams and student leaders</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-53.html">more events or more 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Care & Feeding of Volunteer Leaers</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-74.html">raising the bar</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-21.html">removing someone from student leadership</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-9.html">scheduling my week</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-73.html">starting with a blank canvas</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-78.html">the bobsled team</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-62.html">the day my friend died</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-59.html">the death of a youth worker</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-64.html">the passion</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-52.html">the turkey trot and being with jesus</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-14.html">there's conflict at my church</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-51.html">they just don't get it</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-79.html">thoughts on interns</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-61.html">unseen struggles in youth ministry</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-35.html">using fresh start and class 101 together</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-1.html">using the circles with my students</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-50.html">what a trip! enjoy my misery</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-15.html">what am i supposed to be doing during the programs?</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-36.html">what are you doing to keep and/or connect with upperclassmen?</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-3.html">what do you teach on and who is your audience?</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-66.html">what I wanted, what I got</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-34.html">what is Life Hurts, God Heals all about?</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-28.html">what is the single best indicator of the health?</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-85.html">what purpose driven is NOT</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="dougs-thoughts-10.html">what should I do to involve parents?</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top 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