When a Bible story or sermon is brought to life with a professional, punchy performance, the ending is always happy! UNCOMMON Dramas, Skits and Sketches is an all-in-one, easy-to-use handbook for producing unforgettable dramas for youth groups of any size. Youth leaders will feel like stage pros as they choose from a wide variety of scripts that will make their messages memorable and their teens inspired to turn on the drama! Perfect for youth meetings, Sunday School, retreats, camps, parent nights, lock-ins or special events. Includes CD-ROM with reproducible scripts.

In Uncommon Bible Study Outlines and Messages, Jim Burns equips leaders with great Bible study topics and message ideas to use with youth groups. Whether chosen as the main focus of the youth meeting or used to supplement other material, the ideas in this book will engage and stimulate students to discover what the Bible has to say about issues that impact their world. Spanning the Old and New Testaments, topics addressed include: faith, anger, loneliness, forgiveness, self image, calling from God, servanthood, temptation, suffering, developing Christian character and much more. These easily adaptable message outlines for large groups and Bible study outlines for small groups will empower youth workers as they plant seeds in the lives of junior high and high school students.

The best communicators have something in common, they have an incredible ability to illustrate truth through an appropriate story. They are following in the footsteps of the Master Teacher, Jesus, who often illustrated His points with stories and parables. With Uncommon Illustrations and Stories, youth workers can find relevant stories that will grab and hold the attention of their audience. From heartfelt to hilarious, these intriguing stories will get youth thinking, and later discussing what they learned. They won’t soon forget the Wright brothers and their father who refused to believe man would fly, Helen Keller’s teacher who lived in a mental institution as a young girl, the difficulty of swimming from California to Hawaii and the man who flew 10,000 feet in the air above Los Angeles in a lawn chair. These fun illustrations and stories can be used in any high school or junior high setting, including church groups, retreats or special events.

The teens are faced with tough choices every day--choices that have real consequences, whether positive or negative. So how can youth ministers help them make healthy decisions? Youth ministry veteran Jim Burns has developed Resisting Temptation to equip leaders with the tools they need to guide the discussion. Using these action-packed, fun activities and indispensible tips for starting crucial dialogue, youth pastors will have their teens talking in no time. UNCOMMON youth resources help uncommon teens make uncommon, healthy choices.