"They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation." – Chester Nimitz. Today marks the day the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy...what many call the turning point of the war in the West.

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Spiritually shallow parents produce spiritually shallow young adults. What are you doing to help deepen the faith of parents at your church? #youthministry #parentministry ymarenas.com photo by Mike Scheid

Going to church as a family is NOT an old-fashioned idea. Encourage families to worship together tomorrow! #youthministry #parentministry #churchlife ymarenas.com

We're so grateful on this 4th of July for the freedoms we experience in this nation!

Do you want to see changed lives in your church? Then celebrate life change. Want more volunteers? Celebrate volunteers. Want to see parents discipling teens? Celebrate it! #youthministry #studentministry #youthmin #discipleship #celebratetoreplicate

"So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." - Romans 5:21

Encourage students to invite their friends to church. This one invitation could change their whole life. Their whole family's life. Be bold. Make the invite.

What we focus on gets bigger in our mind. If we focus on our lack or our struggles, those get bigger. But if we focus on our blessings and show gratitude to God, goodness gets bigger.

In all your pigskins, parades, and pigging out, don't forget the most important part of the day: gratitude!

It's the most wonderful time of the year, but also one of the most exhausting. Don't rely on your own strength to get you through.

Let the countdown to Christmas begin!

Advent is a period of waiting and anticipation. It’s about the promised Savior coming among us to save His people.

This is a great time to evaluate your ministry. The Youth Ministry Arenas Assessment allows you to evaluate your ministry in three arenas: teens in the youth group, teens in families, and teens in the congregation. Take the free assessment today! ymareans.com #youthmin

Have you taken our Youth Ministry Arenas Assessment? You can see your score then download a free PDF report with suggestions for improvement. ymarenas.com #youthministry #youthpastor #youthmin #studentministry #parentministry #church #churchfamily

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing. – Psalm 100:2

Spiritually shallow parents produce spiritually shallow young adults. What are you doing to help deepen the faith of parents at your church? #youthministry #parentministry ymarenas.com photo by Mike Scheid

Call your mom today.

We can remodel youth rooms— paint walls, build stages, put up lights and screens—but these changes are pointless unless we address ministry foundations #morethanamakeover

Choose to forgive