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building community through small groups

Think small. I don't care how large your group is, think small . Frankly, students are not as impressed with a large youth group as adults are! Students have a need to feel a sense of belonging more than they have a need to be identified in a large youth group. I believe the best youth ministries all have a solid small group strategy. This week I had lunch with Ned Brines. Ned was ...

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why porn might bring this culture down	teaching your students the purity code
teens and credit: handle with care	taking a "life inventory" before life gets out of control
family events	teaching healthy sexuality to your kids
6 tips for finding purpose in your life	creative worship ideas
juggling the priority of church and kids	balancing family life
rescued	confession is good for the soul � and the family!
20 memorable family christmas traditions	10 ways to transform your marriage
complaining is a bad habit	communication is key
creating A.W.E. in your marriage	your marriage and ministry
small groups for parents	so you were doug fields' youth pastor?
helping parents understand their teenagers	energize your family's spiritual life
the power of being there	5 tips to help busy people prioritize their lives
communication: the key to better relationships	the scoop on anorexia
the AWE factor in your ministry	only 10 good stories
family priorities	friendship evangelism
an interview with cathy burns	taking a stand for god
10 building blocks of a happy family	what parents want from their youth worker
a story of unconditional love	a call for a paradigm shift in youth ministry
solitude, fellowship and rest	3 questions From jim's journal
mentoring	family: the most powerful force in a student's life
dealing with special needs students	building up self-esteem
what resources would you suggest to get kids connected?	having a hard time reaching students
authenticity in ministry	adapting family-based ministry for students
how can I help someone stop the cycle of sexual abuse?	motivating my students for evangelism
dealing with a student doesn't want to be a christian

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shift in youth ministry</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-16.html">a story of unconditional love</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-4.html">adapting family-based ministry for students</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-20.html">an interview with cathy burns</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-5.html">authenticity in ministry</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-9.html">balancing family life</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-30.html">building community through small groups</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-8.html">building up self-esteem</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-36.html">communication is key</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-26.html">communication: the key to better relationships</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-37.html">complaining is a bad habit</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-40.html">confession is good for the soul � and the family!</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-35.html">creating A.W.E. in your marriage</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-43.html">creative worship ideas</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-1.html">dealing with a student doesn't want to be a christian</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-10.html">dealing with special needs students</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-29.html">energize your family's spiritual life</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-46.html">family events</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-22.html">family priorities</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-11.html">family: the most powerful force in a student's life</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-21.html">friendship evangelism</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-6.html">having a hard time reaching students</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-31.html">helping parents understand their teenagers</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-3.html">how can I help someone stop the cycle of sexual abuse?</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-42.html">juggling the priority of church and kids</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-12.html">mentoring</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-2.html">motivating my students for evangelism</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-23.html">only 10 good stories</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-41.html">rescued</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-33.html">small groups for parents</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-32.html">so you were doug fields' youth pastor?</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-14.html">solitude, fellowship and rest</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-47.html">taking a "life inventory" before life gets out of control</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-19.html">taking a stand for god</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-45.html">teaching healthy sexuality to your kids</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jim-s-thoughts-49.html">teaching your students the purity code</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jim-s-thoughts-48.html">teens and credit: handle with care</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-24.html">the AWE factor in your ministry</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-28.html">the power of being there</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-25.html">the scoop on anorexia</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-17.html">what parents want from their youth worker</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-7.html">what resources would you suggest to get kids connected?</a></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-50.html">why porn might bring this culture down</a></td><td valign=top style="padding-right:20px;"><a href="jims-thoughts-34.html">your marriage and ministry</a></td></tr></table>

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