Youth Ministry Institute of Pacific Life Bible College

Outreach Idea - Ping Pong Club?

GrownUpThinking.com (a blog of Mr. Youth [youth culture marketing firm]) is picking up on a growing trend:

"With marketers continuing not to see the returns on high priced athlete endorsements and even more athletes caught amongst the scandals (Manny), marketers are asking what’s next. About a decade ago, Texas Hold-Em Poker emerged as the new hot sport (if a finger gesture and flick of the wrist can constitute a sport). ESPN and other networks jumped in on the action and marketers ante’d up.

So the new Poker? It might very well be Ping Pong, or some might say Table Tennis. Already the second largest participation sport in the world to only soccer, Ping Pong is gaining in popularity in the US and like Poker is spreading quickly on college campuses.

Now marketers are thinking it might be time to jump in. InBev’s Anheuser-Busch has..." [READ THE ENTIRE BLOG ENTRY]

The Voca Group - It Gets Amazing

This video starts out slow/average and then gets amazing...

Fast Food Folk Song (at the Taco Bell Drive-Thru)

Soundboard.com - A good resource site for audio clips

A student sent us this link... www.soundboard.com. It's a great site with lots of clips from celebrities, movies, tv shows, etc.

Talen Show Inspiration

One of our students youth programs is running a month long segment in their program using a talent show model.  A friend sent us this link and it is definitely inspirational... we'd like to fly him up and have him perform.

Tricycle Back Flip

Marko posted this on his blog and it is amazing.  Don't try this at home...

Food Idea / Health Risk - The "Heart Attack Dog"

People have been calling this, the "Heart Attack Dog", the "Good Lord Dog", the "I Can Hear You Getting Fatter Dog", and the list goes on...

Two new shows filled with inspirational ideas!

ABC has two new shows out this summer: Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show.  Both are filled with some crazy creativity and will be sure to inspire you for your next outreach event.  Keep it safe and cheque with your lawyer before doing any of this!

To watch the show go to:

http://abc.go.com/summer/isurvivedajapanesegame/index or http://abc.go.com/primetime/wipeout/index?pn=index

CPYU Movie Review: Juno

CPYU (Center for Parent/Youth Understanding) has written a good evaluation of the latest movie on DVD that many youth are watching.  http://www.cpyu.org/files/PDFs/3D%20Reviews/CPYU%203-D%20Review%20-%20Juno.pdf

Segment Idea - "Things in Slow Motion"

Introducing special segments into your programming can do a few things:

1) Creates variety (breaking the the routine feel of weekly programs)
2) Allows for people with various "giftings" to be included
3) Creates new excitement with youth

Finding and integrating new segments works for Ellen, David Letterman, and SNL is built on it!  We've heard of some youth ministries integrating the following segments:  "Will it blend?"; "Will it float?"; "YouTube Clip of the Week"; and one ministry will be starting a new "Things in Slow Motion" segment (download video below):

Download slap_in_slow_motion.wmv