Blog About Youth Ministry & Mission Trips for Teens – Page 3 of 16

October 9, 2018August 24, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Youth Ministry

Keep Seeking

“Keep seeking!” seems to answer many of the faith questions I’m regularly asked or asking myself.
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September 25, 2018January 27, 2021 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE Testimonies, Youth Ministry

Middle School: A Key Age

I would say youth who have participated in SERVE go on to be more regularly involved in local service opportunities, both while they are in high school and beyond.
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August 3, 2018August 20, 2020 | by Elizabeth Bosscher In SERVE

110 Youth Mission Trip Fundraising Ideas (FREE LIST)

Looking for fundraising ideas for a short-term mission trip or church youth group? Your church group is going on a mission trip. That’s exciting! But, it can sometimes be difficult for leaders to brainstorm ways for your group as a whole (or individuals going on the mission...
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April 17, 2018September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE, SERVE Testimonies

Authentic Community

These two SERVE trips have affected my life like no other. These experiences have helped me see the hope in my dad’s battle with cancer and other family tragedies I have witnessed.
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December 19, 2017September 17, 2018 | by Elizabeth Bosscher In SERVE, Youth Ministry

Engaging Youth

How do we engage young people meaningfully so they will grow and develop spiritually? And what congregational practices lead to spiritual maturity in our young people? In my experience, we are not alone in wrestling with questions like these. The fact is, ministering to young people is...
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December 13, 2017January 27, 2021 | by Elizabeth Bosscher In SERVE Testimonies

The Name Of Love

He sat there alone. People walked by. Perhaps they did not notice him. Perhaps they did not want to notice him. Grey, weathered clothing blended into the grey, weathered sidewalk. An empty hat opened expectantly to offerings from passers-by. A cardboard sign - "Any help will do."
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December 5, 2017September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Faces of ThereforeGo Ministries

Faces of YU: Elizabeth

Get to know Elizabeth Bosscher from Holland, MI What is your role at Youth Unlimited? I am the Canadian SERVE Coordinator, which means I handle all the administrative details for our Canadian SERVE Sites. I am also the resident technology help and troubleshoot any technology issues we...
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November 21, 2017January 27, 2021 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In SERVE Testimonies

SERVE Shoes

by Kyle De Boer, Gallatin Valley SERVE Host Team Coordinator “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same” (Luke 3:11). For a high school student from the Gallatin Valley, a Tuesday at Grandma’s...
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November 16, 2017August 24, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Looking Forward to 2018

When you think about all the students who participate each summer, all the volunteers at each SERVE Site that plan the week and all the adult leaders that take the students on a SERVE week, it is clear that God really does use SERVE to make a...
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November 13, 2017September 17, 2018 | by Elizabeth Bosscher In Giving Tuesday

5 to Thrive

At SERVE $5 buys a student a week full of personal devotions and a learning experience that can develop into a lifelong habit of studying God’s word. This Giving Tuesday please consider helping instill the habit of daily time with God.
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November 9, 2017September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Faces of ThereforeGo Ministries

Faces of YU: Ron

I am from Alberta, Canada. For the last ten years, I had served as the Youth Ministry Consultant for the Christian Reformed church, Classis Alberta North. Following many conversations with Jeff at Youth Unlimited, we could see how a Canadian Director could be a blessing for Youth...
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November 2, 2017January 27, 2021 | by Elizabeth Bosscher In SERVE

Does SERVEant have a first name?

When we brought the SERVEant back we talked a lot in the office about if we should give it a name or not. We thought that some people might ask so we should come up with a plan. We decided that we would take all of our...
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