In Southeast Asia, the less urban the locale the more likely one will hear of spiritual encounters and many people in this region often take such things for granted. That being the case, there is a need for and a lack of practical resources for how one would deal with this in the youth ministry context, especially for Asia.

This reminded that we actually had one session in our Level 1 seminars “Cults and Occults” that we used to teach regularly. Past tense, since it no longer part of our basic curriculum. However, I still have the slides and I’d like to offer them as a resource to anyone who would find it useful:

Youth and Cults

If you’re in the Philippines, here’s one resource on Halloween by Ronald Molmisa a.k.a. Big Brother.

If you are in the Philippines, grab a copy of Lovestruck–it’s easy to read, has very good points and youth I’ve given it to love it.

For older youth, here are two good free e-books: Boundless.org’s Girls Guide and Guys Guide to marrying well.

If you want to do a campaign: True Love Waits has new resources to offer on its website.

A good curriculum on teenage sexuality would be: Good Sex 2.0, which is available in our library. Here’s a review by Kuya Ronald.

And for youth groups, here’s a GYMN article love for others: Agape in the Youth Group

Training Your Own Volunteers: Do-it-yourself training, what you can do when you can’t send all your volunteers to the training seminar.

Student Leaders are Church Leaders: A free e-book (PDF Download) emphasizing the importance of youth as leaders in the ministry.

Good Sex 2.0 is actually a youth ministry resource on teenage sexuality that you can borrow from our GYMN-Asia library. The link is a review by Kuya Ronald on the resource.

Why Doesnt The World Care About Pakistan?: GYMN-Asia has trainers and trainings in the country, so I try to read as much on the country as I can. Here’s an analysis on the lesser aid efforts toward the Pakistan flooding despite it being the worst flood in living memory. Pray and consider helping.

See past links here.

The Why’s:

Missions and Your Youth Group – this is the first youth connection article I wrote.

Change the World, Change your Kids – making mission trip a process rather than an event.

The How’s:

A Big Mission – A section of an entire website that has Asian perspectives on mission by Asian missionaries.

Making the Most of Mission Trips – Insightful tips for the trip.

Responsibility Ideas to Assign To Teenagers on a Mission Trip

Before the Camp:

Youth Camps–Tradition or Life Change? – Some basics of a camp.

Organizing Camps and Retreats – (in Tagalog) Here’s one for the Filipino youth worker.

71 Fundraising Ideas for Youth Groups – To ensure you reach your budget.

Games @ The Source for Youth Ministry – Great resource that comes with its own search engine. Modify the game to fit your context or culture for better impact.

EGAD! Ideas – a compendium of activities, again modify these to suit your group.

During and After:

They Came Forward… Now What? – Here are very important tips on implementing evangelism.

Making the “Camp High” Last All Year Long.

Any resources you know that I haven’t listed? Place ‘em below:

The Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels is a book published in 1908 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. It is a compilation of topics discussed in the Gospels, with corresponding Hebrew and Greek interpretations. This 100-year old book found a home in the GYMN Library last December 2009 when a Pakistani friend donated it along with dozens of other titles.

The GYMN Library is open for those who are looking for supplementary lessons and ideas for their ministry. The library has a compilation of books categorized as Youth Culture and Structure, Evangelism and Discipleship, Ministry Tools, Missions, Church and Leadership, Teaching Aids, Real-life Stories, Fiction, Bible Study Materials, Bible Translations and Bible Guides. For a minimum membership fee of PhP100.00 per year, you can borrow our books and audio-video materials here in the Philippines.