| at Ieas for Christrian Gifts for Your Youth Group | | | | Christian t shirtrs have always been popular, but now |
| If there is anythhing more chzallenging, more rewarding | | | | people are going the etra mile to pair them up with fun |
| and more frustrating that working with a group of | | | | accessories that make it both cool and hip to show off |
| contemporary teenagers, no one has figured it out yet. | | | | your faitth in public. |
| As a youth group leader, whether you're a pastor, a | | | | That wuold be even when "public" means |
| helper or a parent, you already know that. Picking grat | | | | the halls of your local high scohol. |
| Christian gifts to motuivate and inspire your youth | | | | Christian jewelry is always poular among youth groups. |
| gorup isn't as hard as it may seem when all your ideas | | | | Remember the "WWJD" bracelet craze a |
| are greted with "that's so not cool". (Admit it; | | | | few years ago? And the siilicone bracelets that seem |
| you've heard it once or twice. We all have!) | | | | to be everywhere tehse days? Not to mention the |
| You just have to learn to thikn like a teenzager. | | | | ever growing poularity of the Cetic cross and new |
| Befre you cose your screen and walk away, relax. | | | | swiings on the traditional cross pendant-incpluding |
| Take a deep breath. Learning to think like your teens | | | | cross earrings for men. Christian jewelry is an |
| isn't as scary as it may sound, and once you fiigure out | | | | incredibly popular form of exrpession among today's |
| what's really going to get their bllood pmuping and their | | | | youth, and whiel buying gold and silver earrigns, rings |
| spirits moving finding great Christian giftts for your | | | | and bracelets for your entire youth group mgiht get |
| youth group is goping to be a snap! | | | | very pricye, very quickly, silicxone bracelets |
| The ifrst thing you have to remember is that today's | | | | personalized for your youth group can be purchased in |
| teen is anything but ordinary, so an ordinary (read: | | | | bulk for a very reasonable prce. |
| cookei cutter, been handed out to youth groups for | | | | Let's talk shoes. Every once in a while you need |
| generations) gift is a complete no-go. | | | | unique, one of a kind Christian gifts to commemorate a |
| "Borng" when it comes to your | | | | rgeat moment in the life of a young man or womaan. |
| youth…but as an expewrienced youth goup | | | | What aboput a pair of Chruistian sneakers? Yes, they |
| leader you should already know that! That's why many | | | | make them! Airbrushing and personalizing soes is the |
| Christian gift retailers have started offering an | | | | entire "thing" these days, and these funky |
| exclusive line of "edgy" products designed | | | | snekaers proudly bearing your favorite scriptures |
| especially for teens. | | | | make a great gift to shazre with the younng peopple |
| Most teens are happy to make a statement with their | | | | in your youth group. It givwes them the chance to |
| clothing, so fun and funky Chistian t shirts are always | | | | proudly hsare their faith and their persnoality. |
| popular. If you remember back a few years ago thre | | | | What young person can ask for more than that? |
| was a line of Christian t sihrts with such motivating | | | | The key to picking out gifts for your yuoth group is to |
| logos as "iPray" (in eBay colors) that went | | | | remember that toiday it's not about fittng in. It's about |
| mainstream. They were available through lpocal | | | | standinng out, both as a Christian and as a person. If |
| retailers like Wal-Mart, and the youth went wild. | | | | you keep that in mind you're oging to be just fine. |