How do I write curriculum for Youth Ministry

Like many of you, we have a set curriculum flow in our ministry and we use LIVE curriculum from the guys at Simply Youth Ministry. It has been an awesome tool for us to use and simply to put in the hands of our teachers who have material that is engaging, biblical, concise and relevant. …

National Conference on Youth Ministries – Day 2

Great day I experienced with classes, super-sessions and keynote messages from some of the finest people in Christianity. I typed 10 pages of notes yesterday so I cannot include everything here but I want to give you some highlights that stood out to me. Tuesday Morning, Mike Cope “Spiritual Intubation: How Community Keeps Us Alive” …

10 Worst things you can do in a Teenage Bible Class

Have you ever sat in a bible class, small group or whatever and secretly you wished the fire alarm would set off so you would be forced to leave the class? Or maybe you thought about clever ways to get up. The fake cough so you have to go get some water move. The bathroom …

A Messy World – New Series for MSYG

We are starting a new series in our Wednesday night class called "A Messy World." I thought about this series a year ago but have put it on the back-burner until now. The basic premise is that because of The Fall we all live in a messy world (messed-up) world. Sin is pervasive no matter …

Teaching the Minor Prophets to Teenagers

Share this verse in a class with teenagers... "When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the Lord" (Hosea 1:2). That is a verse a sneaky little junior-high kid would …

Win a Free Resource from Youth Ministry 360!!!

Comrades, Hey guys. I got a deal for you that involves the next episode of Youth Ministry 6.3! I interviewed Andy Blanks who is the cofounder of Youth Ministry 360 and we talk a little bit about blogging. He gave me a free resource called VIVID which is a 6-week study of the book of …

Verse-of-the-Day and Other Ways Not to Read Scripture

There is no doubt in my mind that this post is going to offend some of you and if it does then I am truly sorry.  Do what you normally do when you disagree with something I (or someone else) say...ignore it.  I am concerned that we (Christianity/the Church) have fostered what Kenda Creasy Dean …

Update – Material added…

I will not be posting for a few days but plan on returning to the Christmas series on Monday.  I have added three sermons and a world religions study on the "Sermons and Class Material" page. Check it out at https://robbiemack.wordpress.com/sermons-and-class-material/

Bible Class: Muzzling the Mundane (Part 3: Innovation)

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1).  It is fitting that our world was not formed spontaneously through a series of random events but began as a unique creation from a unique God.  I once attended a bible class with my wife (she was my girlfriend at the time) and …

Bible Class: Muzzling the Mundane (Part 2: Preparation)

"Chance favors the prepared" has more wisdom to it than one may think.  The bible class, in my opinion, is where it all happens.  By "all" I mean this is where the journey of  discipleship begins and a person learns what is required of them.  A quote that I probably "wear-out" in my writing comes from …