•YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 1 TRD COVER Youth Leaders Only / Music Resource Book / Volume 92 / Summer 2013 Cover: Skillet Insightful Articles: 7 Ways To Connect With Kids Page 9 Ready. FIRE! Aim? Page 10 Youth Ministry On The Run Page 11 INSIDE: Special Evangelism DVD: Billy Graham’s My Hope America “Defining Moments” Page 16 Annual Music Comparison Chart Huge Poster center pull out Heart of the Artist: Skillet Page 12 Audio Adrenaline Page 14 Building 429 Page 15 Modern Worship Section: Martin Smith Article plus 13 Worship Chord Charts Page 40 y r t s i & n i c i M s u h t M u o g Y n i n z i i a m i i x d a e M M YOUTH MINISTRY 101: ® GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS OF MINISTRY •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 2 >> TRD TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS MAIN/MILD/HOT ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY ARTIST 6 8 9 10 11 FEATURE ARTICLES: One-On-One Directing The 7 Ways To Ready. FIRE! Aim? Youth Min Spotlight Connect On The Run MAIN: 18 23 25 DEFINING AUDIO Artist: MOMENTS DVD ADRENALINE BUILDING 429 Album Title: My Hope America With Billy Graham Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken Song Title: Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken Study Theme: Evangelism; Urgency Compassion Confidence; In Christ MILD: 20 24 26 Artist: THE AFTERS BRIDGECITY HAWK NELSON Album Title: Life Is Beautiful BridgeCity Made Song Title: What We're Here For Power A Million Miles Away Study Theme: Love God’s Power Forgiveness HOT: 21 22 27 Artist: ALERT312 ANDY MINEO I AM EMPIRE Album Title: Of Vice & Virtue Heroes For Sale Anchors Song Title: Kill The Elephants Tug Of War Tell Me Mirror Study Theme: Hypocrisy Decisions Self Image DEPARTMENTS: 4 36 45 Letter From The Editor Thematic Index Compilation re:Tuned 5 40 52 How To Use This Resource Modern Worship Section Ministry Resource Section MUSIC RESOURCE BOOK: Volume 92 • Summer 2013 The Youth Leaders Only Music Direct any questions or comments to Maximizing Music & Media Resource Book is published quarterly interlínc at 1-800-725-3300 or visit in Youth Ministry by Interlínc, Franklin, TN www.interlinc-online.com •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 2 •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 3 >> TRD TABLE OF CONTENTS<< Page CONTENTS 3 MAIN/MILD/HOT ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY ARTIST 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 FEATURE ARTICLES: One-On-One Directing The 7 Ways To Ready. FIRE! Aim? Youth Min Heart Of Heart Of Heart Of My Hope America Spotlight Connect On The Run The Artist: The Artist: The Artist: With Billy Graham Skillet Audio Adrenaline Building 429 MAIN: 18 23 25 29 34 DEFINING AUDIO Artist: MOMENTS DVD ADRENALINE BUILDING 429 MARTIN SMITH SKILLET Album Title: My Hope America With Billy Graham Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken God’s Great Dance Floor Rise Song Title: Kings & Queens We Won’t Be Shaken Jesus Of Nazareth Sick Of It Study Theme: Evangelism; Urgency Compassion Confidence; In Christ Jesus; Lordship Social Justice MILD: 20 24 26 28 30 Artist: THE AFTERS BRIDGECITY HAWK NELSON JASON CASTRO SALVADOR Album Title: Life Is Beautiful BridgeCity Made Only A Mountain Make Some Noise Song Title: What We're Here For Power A Million Miles Away Only A Mountain Higher Love Study Theme: Love God’s Power Forgiveness Faith God’s Love HOT: 21 22 27 31 35 Artist: ALERT312 ANDY MINEO I AM EMPIRE SILVERLINE THIS CITY AWAITS Album Title: Of Vice & Virtue Heroes For Sale Anchors Lights Out …Said The Liar Song Title: Kill The Elephants Tug Of War Tell Me Mirror Too Far Gone Hold Still Study Theme: Hypocrisy Decisions Self Image Faith; Assurance Faith; Within Trials DEPARTMENTS: 4 36 45 CENTER PULL OUT Letter From The Editor Thematic Index Compilation re:Tuned Annual Music Comparison Chart Poster 5 40 52 How To Use This Resource Modern Worship Section Ministry Resource Section MUSIC RESOURCE BOOK: STAFF: Volume 92 • Summer 2013 The Youth Leaders Only Music Direct any questions or comments to Publisher: Allen Weed • Editor: Ken McCoy • The WriteGroup: Rick Bundschuh, Cindy Engøy, Eric Gargus, Mary Wilson-Peed, Dave McGinley, Todd Pearage, Maximizing Music & Media Resource Book is published quarterly interlínc at 1-800-725-3300 or visit Doug Ranck, Paul Turner, Jeremy White • Art Direction: Ken McCoy • Cover & Article Design: Thomas Ryan Design • Magazine Layout: Ken McCoy in Youth Ministry by Interlínc, Franklin, TN www.interlinc-online.com Production Manager: Glen Allen Green • Proofing: Dale Weed, Jeannine Ugalde, Anne Conley •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 4 TRD Page EDITOR’S >LETTER> 4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR YOUTH MINISTRY 101 By Ken McCoy [email protected] Much of my hands-on youth ministry is working with volunteers in You’ve probably already spotted the gigantic Comparison Chart churches that do not have a youth pastor. Those studly heroes of that’s in the middle of this magazine. (If you’re reading this and the the faith are rolling up their sleeves and getting elbow deep in the poster is gone, someone got to it before you, and it’s already lives of teenagers. When I show up, they’re almost desperate for hanging on the youth room wall!) This Comparison Chart can be immediate practical help. your secret weapon in your efforts to get teenagers filling their minds and hearts with godly music. Your young friends can easily The questions they ask are generally not the questions being find Christian alternatives to the secular musicians that they like! answered at large youth ministry conferences, or in most youth ministry books and videos. They want to know how to keep certain One of the basics of youth ministry is outreach. We’ve partnered kids from fighting, or how to handle squirrelly freshmen boys who with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to include the refuse to settle down, or what to do about those three kids who special edition of their great new outreach DVD “Defining just want to hang out in the parking lot and smoke. Moments” which is a part of the nationwide outreach “My Hope America” which will be Billy Graham’s last message and will be on Answering those questions is relatively easy. Those are “band-aid” TV and all outlets in November. kinds of situations. The issues of doing ministry with teenagers run far deeper than “band-aid” problems. What the youth This YLO is loaded with amazing music and youth group resources leaders I’m around really need is direction, skill training, from some Christian music’s best: Audio Adrenaline (with Kevin and hope. Max), Building 429, Hawk Nelson, Salvador, The Afters, and Delirious?’ Martin Smith (Modern Worship article and chord charts.) That’s what we’re aiming for with this issue of Youth Leaders Only. We’re calling the theme for this issue “Youth Ministry 101” – a Our hope and prayer is that this YLO is a blessing to you and your back-to-basics issue. We want to focus on the essentials for doing team. The articles, music, lead sheets, huge Comparison Chart, youth ministry, and provide you with some articles and resources music-based Bible studies, reTunes, and Thematic Listing of the that you can use yourself and with your ministry team. Check out songs are just waiting for you to use them for God’s glory. Go for it! the articles, and you’ll see what I mean! Godspeed! You’ll also notice some other pretty cool things about this YLO. For one, we’re doing something that we’ve never done before: we are including the not-even-available-anywhere new album from Skillet! We are working directly with Skillet and their record companies and it works like this – you are receiving the new album on a download card which goes live on June 25, the day that the Ken McCoy album is released. There will be Bible studies and resources for all Editor the songs PLUS there will be an opportunity for your kids to get the album early through your group. Talk about getting you the newest and best in Christian music! •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 4 •YLO92_Layout 1 5/7/13 10:39 AM Page 5 TRD << Page Page >> HOW TO USE 4 LETTER FROM 5 THE EDITOR How to Use this YOUTH MINISTRY 101 YLO M usic By Ken McCoy Resource Book [email protected] Sure, at first glance you notice how great it looks—very current, very stylish. Go ahead—flip through this book a bit. Notice the helpful design? Did you catch the organizational details? The more you look Much of my hands-on youth ministry is working with volunteers in You’ve probably already spotted the gigantic Comparison Chart churches that do not have a youth pastor. Those studly heroes of that’s in the middle of this magazine. (If you’re reading this and the at this book, the more you will appreciate the functionality that has the faith are rolling up their sleeves and getting elbow deep in the poster is gone, someone got to it before you, and it’s already lives of teenagers. When I show up, they’re almost desperate for hanging on the youth room wall!) This Comparison Chart can be been built into it. Here is a quick tour… immediate practical help. your secret weapon in your efforts to get teenagers filling their minds and hearts with godly music.