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Josh finishes up the series from James speaking on patience and prayer. A microwave is on stage to illustrate how we live and an instant culture and maybe God is developing us through suffering, persecution and waiting.  For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Teaching about the tongue and the power of our words! Strong object, lesson and fun program elements make for an easy youth group post DYM100.  For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

The last day of DYM100 was great! Why did we choose the programming we did on the final day as opposed to the first day? Find out inside. For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Day 2 in the books! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Josh drives home at midnight after an incredible Day 1 of DYM's 100-youth worker annual event. Learn how to build a bridge to an audience and connecting from the first moments. Join us next year! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

James 2 with a strong illustration and then an evening of an absolute chocolate extravaganza. Will E Wonka's Choctober is here! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Super fun we kicking off a brand new series studying the book of James. Kicking off talking about the pressure that we face and how we handle it! Huge illustration with Diet Coke and Mentos that will be a sticky memory and left the first six rows pretty sticky too! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

How do you plan your next 4-5 months of sermons, series and events? Get an inside look at how Josh & team planned a day to plan the next season in their junior high ministry. And chilioke? The idea will be sweeping the nation. Get ahead and plan your next event: Chili + Karaoke? You're welcome.  For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Message on STRESS & a special "stacked" event this week: Silent Disco! An engaging object lesson for students you might want to steal.  For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

The biggest youth group of fall is here! The perfect time for big ideas, bigger games and big changes. Learn about the Impossible Putt, how we initiate a new staff member & much more on this weeks drive home (after In-N-Out!) For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Ask the panelists ... anything. The series final had students in the drivers seat asking about forgiveness, doubts, tattoos and if dogs go to Heaven. Panels, and giving students a voice, are so powerful! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Can we trust the Bible? Another big question for the JH apologetics series, with a description of a big object lesson meant to "meme" the talk into a memorable single image. As always what we played for games and songs we sang, too! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Josh is driving to the airport the morning after speaking at a Fall Kickoff for an amazing church in Cincinnati. Hear his observations, learnings and how he constructed his F1-themed message for the special night! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Summer is over ... we are back to school! And we have visiting youth workers here this weekend to check out our services too! This week Jenna is teaching on the question, "Why is there so much suffering in the world?" For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com

Off to see Spider-man after church! This week Josh uses SidekickPro with LIVE question & answers where students are allowed to literally ask him anything on the screen! This week was on doubting your faith ... and the questions were so good! Sidekick.tv is an incredible tool for youth workers ... wow! For more from Josh, check out downloadyouthministry.com