http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org Helping you minister to teen girls. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:58:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This time of year always seems to send girls into a frenzy of who’s dating who, who’s cute, who likes whom, and who’s doing what with whom. Often, the conversations our girls have about dating and relationships are a good indicator of what they’re dealing with on a ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2010/02/16/girl-talk/ In a few short weeks, national Girls Ministries will host a two-day pre-conference as part of the 2010 North American Children’s Ministries Conference. You might be asking yourself, “What could a children’s ministries conference offer me as a youth leader?” That’s an excellent question! During the Girls Ministries conference ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2010/02/09/nacmc/ First Corinthians 6:18 (NIV) says, “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.” Still, 88 percent of teens who take a purity pledge are not virgins when they get married. Talking to ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2010/02/05/purity-conversation/ I really like my routine. I like to wake up at the same time five days a week, go to work and come home at the same time every day, have sushi on Monday, a meeting on Tuesday, church on Wednesday, spend Thursday night at home, spend time ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2010/01/14/change-is-good/ Christmastime is such a great time of year. Everyone gets to be with family. Everything is happy and perfect. Except when it isn’t.   For some people, Christmas can be a time where difficulties of losing a job are magnified, losing a family member seems even lonelier, and tough family ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2009/12/15/light-in-the-dark/ Christmas can be stressful. Sometimes it feels like Christmas just multiplies our already over-stuffed to-do lists with presents to buy, things to decorate, parties to host, and extra services to plan. The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year. It’s no wonder we often forget ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2009/12/08/focused-christmas/ I love this time of year. It means spending time with family and friends. But for some, spending time with family isn’t exactly a joyous occasion. Many of our girls face family situations that highlight loss, abuse, or conflict. Here are a few ideas for helping girls explore ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2009/11/24/family-for-the-holidays/ Helping your girls determine their strengths and helping them explore using those gifts to glorify God is one of the most important tasks of youth ministry. Here are a few thoughts on helping your girls develop their gifts. Bring in some guests. Choose several women in your church to ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2009/11/17/developing-gifts/ A couple of years ago, I was a sales clerk at a furniture store.  While I was working there, I met a lot of really interesting customers.  It was great experience in preparing for ministry! Some customers were very nice, some were not-so-nice, and some were incredibly ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2009/11/10/what-are-you-smiling-about/ When I was a sophomore in high school, I started a campus club that failed miserably. My youth pastor was so supportive and even helped me re-start our campus club the next year.   Unfortunately, the students we lead won’t succeed at everything they attempt. One of the greatest lessons ... http://teengirlministries.agblogger.org/2009/10/27/helping-students-deal-with-failure/