And the April 2013 Winner is....

Dear Gold Members,

It’s that time again… for the monthly give-away drawing!!!

The April 2013 Winner is.........Andrew Farmer!!!!

Congratulations Andrew.

Next step – Andrew, please shoot me an email reply with your choice of prize
from the list below:

1) A Youth Ministry Volunteer Speaks His Mind by Rick Williams

2) Everybody's Urban by Leneita Fix and Jeffrey Wallace

3) Criticism Bites by Brian Berry

4) Ministering to Gay Teenagers by Shawn Harrison

5) The Hot Seat by Johnny Scott

6) Underground - 3 week sermon series by Scott Rubin

7) The Red Stuff Sermon Series - 3 week sermon series by Kurt Johnston

8) Trinity - 3 week sermon series by Johsua Griffin

9) The Indispensable Youth Pastor by Mark DeVries and Jeff Dunn-Rankin

10) The Disconnect by Doug Franklin

11) As For Me and My Crazy House by Brain Berry

12) Mission Trips from Start to Finish by Lynne Ellis and Doug Fields
or
13) Power Play Volume 5 by Doug Fields

Congratulations again... and Good luck to everyone in May, where there will be TWO give-aways.

In His Grips,
Ryan

P.S. If you would like to see the full results, as well as verify
that you were included in the drawing (also with the "weight" of your
entries (1 for monthly members, 3 for annual members), you are welcome
to do so here: http://www.randompicker.com/protocol/30347x14552 And
please let me know if there is anything I can do for you.

Fully Alive (Newest Gold Member Resource)

"Fully Alive: How HIS Life Changes This Life" is the NEWEST Study Available to our Gold Members! If you are not yet a Gold Member, don't miss out on the incredible resources available to all Gold Members, as well as monthly give-aways. Find out all about Gold Membership HERE!!!

"Fully Alive" is a 4-week study which deals with the following topics:

SESSION 1
THE TRUTH OF JESUS
An Eye Witness Testimony of the Certainty/Reality of Jesus (I John 1:1)

SESSION 2
MAN’S RESPONSE TO THE TRUTH
Restraining, Rejecting, Refusing, Replacing the Truth for a Lie (Romans 1:18-23)

SESSION 3
GOD’S RESPONSE TO MAN’S REJECTION OF THE TRUTH
Our Rescuer has come... Rescued by Jesus (Ephesians 2:1-10)

SESSION 4
RESCUED MAN’S RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE
Receive, Live, Anticipate, Remember, Declare... (Titus 2:11-15)

MAY SPECIAL FOR GOLD MEMBERS: For the Month of May, there will be TWO resource give-aways. Simply become a Gold Member (if you are not already one) and you will automatically be entered to win in a drawing every month. But for May, everyone has twice the chances to win. If you subscribe monthly, you will have TWO entries for the May give-aways, and if you subscribe annually, you will have SIX entries for the May give-aways. So, if you've been waiting to become a Gold Member, now is the time to subscribe! Don't miss out!

P2Y Games Translated into FIVE Other Languages

We are blessed at Pastor2youth.com to have visitors from many different countries. We are exciting to make our Games available in FIVE other languages:

1) Spanish
2) German
3) Russian
4) French
5) Chinese.

Click HERE to access the Translated Games...

Also, Pastor2youth.com is looking for more people who can translate the GAMES on this site into a different language!!!

If you would be willing to translate some games on pastor2youth into another language, please contact Ryan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The J-Life

Before this study begins, we need to look at one of the most oxymoronical relationships, if that can be used as a word for just a sec, to date. This relationship is:
HYPOCRITE = CHRISTIAN

How in the world can this be possible? Here are a few statistics to show you how:

Only 30% of Christian teens go to Sunday School regularly
Only 40% of Christian teens attend some type of youth group
Only 45% of Christian teens think it’s necessary to talk about their faith with their friends
Only 50% of Christian teens attend church
Only 35% of Christian teens read their Bible

One of the most common things we hear atheists and skeptics say about Christians or church is, “They’re so hypocritical. Churches are full of hypocrites which is why I don’t go and why I don’t believe.” This statement, although extremely sad and not true for every Christian and every church body, is also very accurate in some cases.

Living the Christian life, “The J-Life” as this study calls it, is all about Jesus. It’s about giving your life to Jesus for more than just your “fire insurance” or “get out of hell free card,” but it’s about actually surrendering your life to Jesus as LORD of your life. Jesus calls the shots. Jesus is in control.

Living “The J-Life” can be summed up in three areas: 1) A Purpose, 2) A Life, and 3) A Witness. Each of these areas builds off of the other, and if they are in sync you will be living the J-Life daily for the glory of Jesus!

"The J-Life" is available to our Gold Members! If you are not yet a Gold Member, don't miss out on the incredible resources available to all Gold Members, as well as monthly give-aways. Find out all about Gold Membership HERE!!!

Ryan's Blog - Come Visit

Hey everyone, I have a blog entitled A-"Muse"-ing Thoughts!!! My hope is to journal and share a wide variety of thoughts from the silly to the serious. I would love it if you would visit, and if you have your own blog please add me to your blog list and I would be happy to add you to mine as well. Hope to see you there!!!

Thanks!

In His Grips,
Ryan C. Nielsen

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Youth Pastor Job Description	2013-04-26 17:23:24
Fully Alive: How HIS Life Changes This Life (Gold Member Resource)	2013-04-22 04:58:37
The JLife Study (Gold Member Resource)	2013-03-24 01:39:13
Get R.I.C.H. (Gold Member Resource)	2013-02-28 20:56:50
Angelology: The Biblical Study of Angels (Gold Member Resource)	2013-01-22 02:42:15

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Chain Reaction	2012-02-26 14:28:00
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Peanut Butter Face	2012-01-15 23:44:28
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I have had many youth pastors over the years ask me for my own personal recommendations on products. In recent years, this request has increased. So, I thought it might be beneficial to many to share on the site my personal favorites in different categories from Simply Youth Ministry.

CLICK HERE to check out my personal picks in 7 categories