Comments on: Top 10 Summer Youth Group Activities

By: wenso

wenso — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:43:16 +0000

you’ve got to be out of your mind. repent and may the Lord have mercy on you guys so as to spare your life!!!!!!

By: Hank

Hank — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:13:50 +0000

Are the kids in the photo flashing gang signs? Shaming someone into giving a donation? Spending under budget monies for cool stuff? Making fun of other people? What is this teaching? Surely not the love of the God I know.

By: Patrick Doherty

Patrick Doherty — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:27 +0000

Ha Ha! Two things that are hilarious. The article is great. It totally captures that manic spirit of “christianizing” worldly events to get kids to come at any cost. Very funny. Maybe even more shocking is how many people think these are real suggestions. My favorite are the few that hesitatingly thought these were sort of good ideas! Too much! Oh well.

If you didn’t get it, this article was about you.

By: natalie

natalie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:33:38 +0000

As a Christian I know reading these at first can raise the hairs on your neck but if you take time to read some of the other articles on this website- this is all purely satire, written to joke about youth groups and how sometime the things we do can get a little out of hand and don’t make sense at times. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page it reads: DISCLAIMER (read this if you’re freaking out right now)- read it, and then see the Christian humor in all of this. No, I do not think joking about youth groups is entirely a good thing- but after learning about satire at school and understanding the role it plays in today’s society, I think this is kind of funny.

By: Johna

Johna — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:04:34 +0000

Now i see why parents are so afraid to trust youth leaders. About 6 years ago, in the large church we were attending, a youth pastor was responsible for leading many, many young people astray. The activities more than “pushed the limits”. Families left the church because of some of the “fun activities”. That leader/pastor then had a moral failure. His youth group was hundred’s of kids. My son was one of them and died two years ago in a car accident. Look, youth leaders have a responsibility. Every kid is a soul that hangs in the balance. Jesus is coming back for a remnant (A very small part of the church). Not everyone who cries, “Lord, Lord…..we did miracles in your name and casted out demons in your name,” will enter. To many, He will say, “Away from me, I never KNEW you.” Are you leading our kids to Jesus or away from Him? Why would you teach kids to make fun of Amish? Why would you instill values that are OPPOSITE to GOD’S WORD? Either these leaders are lost themselves, or this is a sick joke. Either way….if other leaders do not know who they are in Christ and the responsibility that they carry – read this and implement it- you and they are responsible for the blood of our children. REPENT!

By: Shaun

Shaun — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:20:24 +0000

Wow people, chill out. I’m a youth pastor and probably stumbled onto this page for the same reason most of you did. I was looking at what other youth ministries are doing for the summer. As I was reading this, I quickly noticed that it’s NOT REAL! However, that being said, it was hilarious to read some of them, as the reality is – MANY thick-headed Christians can’t get past these exact suggestions. The difference is, when they are done, they have a different description (of course), however, the result is ALWAYS the same.

I don’t know who writes this stuff, and I don’t really care. If they are Christians, their reasoning is probably exactly what I just wrote. If they are non-Christians, first of all, Christians have no place to point fingers at non-Christians for not behaving “Christianly”. Second – IT’S HOW THE REST OF THE WORLD VIEWS THICK HEADED CHRISTIAN MORONS WHO CAN’T GET OVER TRADITIONAL GARBAGE THAT DOESN’T WORK!!!!!!

Sorry if you find this offensive, but get over it, and start viewing the real mission field through the eyes of Christ!

By: Angel

Angel — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:01:48 +0000

I agree this is ridiculous what the name of these things are, they are obseen and unholy

By: Mike Maglish

Mike Maglish — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:40:26 +0000

Needless to say this is a total farce not to be taken seriously… AT ALL!!! Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s funny, but do it’s all SUPPOSED to be satirical. Not even sure if they’ve come close… This is the “disclaimer” on the bottom of the page… at least they’ve included that for us:

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By: Pastor D

Pastor D — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:05:25 +0000

Hello,

After reviewing the above posts, i can understand that some of these ideas are Great! Others, however, promote negative thinking among students. At this age, if the church does it, why cant they set fire to flags, become members of KKK, etc? I love the ideas, and they are well thought out, but Why not change a few of them to excite the kids positively, not targeting a demographic./political stance/amish…Remember, we must be in the world, but not of the world….

always changing the way we minister, but NEVER altering the substance in which we preach!

Pastor D
NC

By: a disciple of JESUS

a disciple of JESUS — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:20:00 +0000

Is this for real?? I was reading along and decided this had to be a joke. When I got to the Mennonite one I was SURE it was a joke. Unfortunately I think I’m mistaken! This frightens me as some of my non-Christian friends would be shocked if they heard their children doing things like these! I am ashamed to be called a Christian if this is what American Christians are like!!!

And not only is this an ENTIRE mis-representation of our Lord Jesus Christ, I also think it is bringing shame to His name. Josh Harris also is shown in a light that is totally in correct, if you knew the man.

We are to be Holy as He-GOD-is holy!