I HAD NO IDEA

LENGTH: 

2.5 Minutes

MESSAGE 

God continues to surprise us as we experience Him through Young Life and camping. Hear from staff, volunteers, campers, and more about how they were surprised by their experiences.

CONTEXT

Each shot in here represents a variety of faces within the Young Life community.

This video has a long ‘shelf life’ and a timeless feel

UNIQUENESS 

Perfect length.  Just under 3 minutes.

This video represents the impact of Young Life ministry and camping ministry.

SETTING FOR VIEWING

This is a perfect video for several settings.  

Use to inspire your volunteer  leaders and facilitate a discussion. 

Share with Committee to discuss the impact of Young Life

Send as a reminder to your larger mission community during this Season or as we seek to continue to find a way to reach the next kid.  

This video has been used in larger group gatherings easily and has been used as an ‘opening video’ for the start of a larger event. 

Global Videos

Join the Adventure - El Salvador

VIDEO NAME: Join the Adventure

LENGTH 3:53

Note from Video Services: This video was made summer of 2020 by our friend in El Salvador Lucas Martinez.

MESSAGE 

Video with the most clicks-Over 51,000 views

CONTEXT 

• This is an explainer video for Young Life, from 2015.

• Shows the why behind the ministry so your viewer can ask “How? How can I get involved?” Helps show the viewer how YL works.

  • Told through the voices of actual kids and staff.

Young Life is about introducing adolescence to Christ and helping them grow in their faith.

SETTING FOR VIEWING 

This is a perfect video for several settings: 

●  Useful at large or small in-person or online meetings to give a broad overview of what Young Life is.

●  Show to potential church partners

● Can be used in a recruiting setting. 

YoungLives

VIDEO NAME: Young Life | YoungLives

LENGTH: 4:23

MESSAGE 

Game Changer - YoungLives is an innovation that’s changed the lives of hundreds of teens and their babies

CONTEXT 

●  This is an explainer video for YoungLives

●  Shows the why behind the ministry so your viewer can ask “How? How can I get involved?”

• We are serious about every kid getting the chance to make up their own mind about Christ.

We care about every kid.

SETTING FOR VIEWING 

This is a perfect video for several settings: 

●  Show to committees to get them praying about starting YoungLives in your area.

●  Use as part of a staff meeting to show faces of some hard to see kids.

● Useful for inspiring staff and volunteers to get out there! 

LINK: ​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Swgj8tM6E

THE MISSION GOES ON

VIDEO NAME: La Misión Continúa - The Mission Goes On - Young Life El Salvador

LENGTH: 1:02

Note from Video Services: This video was made summer of 2020 by our friend in El Salvador Lucas Martinez.

CONTEXT 

●  Remember why we do what we do. Nothing is preventing us from talking to kids about Jesus. It just looks different.

●  Every kid has the right to know Jesus and follow Him.

• Don’t let circumstances keep you from spreading the good news to people who need to hear it!

● We are still all about Jesus and Kids. 

SETTING FOR VIEWING 

This is a perfect video for several settings: 

● Use with your volunteers and staff to remind them to not give up.

● Use as part of a staff meeting to show the Mission Continues!

● Useful for re-centering staff and volunteers on what really matters. 

THE BIG DREAM

VIDEO NAME: Young Life – The Big Dream
LENGTH: 2:00

Note from Video Services: This video is from an audio  recording of Jim Rayburn’s last talk to staff in 1970. I love that you can hear his care for Jesus, staff and kids in his voice.

CONTEXT 

• Remember why we do what we do. Take it back to the beginning. These truths from Jim Rayburn in 1970 are just as true today.

• Everyone needs Jesus Christ is a main theme

• It’s tempting to see our differences, but look instead to Jesus.

Hear this voice from the past reminding us why we do what we do.

SETTING FOR VIEWING 

This is a perfect video for several settings: 

• Use in online or in-person events to showcase  how Young Life has always been about kids and Christ. About every kid. About giving kids an opportunity to make a decision of their own. We have not swerved from the Mission in 79 years.

• Share with new committee and volunteers so they can see that Young Life is all about Jesus.

• Useful for re-centering staff and volunteers on what really matters. 

YOUNG LIFE HAPPENS HERE

VIDEO NAME: Young Life Happens Here
LENGTH: 2:11

Note from Video Services: We made this video as part of the YL2020 Celebration in January. Remember that?!!!

CONTEXT 

●  Young Life kids and leaders all over the world tell us that Young Life Happens here

●  Wherever I might go, Lord, You are there. Is a main theme

• Illustrates how Young Life is all over the world.

This video was originally created for YL2020 but has the conference branding removed for general audiences.

SETTING FOR VIEWING 

This is a perfect video for several settings: 

●  Use in online or in-person events to showcase how Young Life cares about every kid all over the world. When you partner or join Young Life, you are part of the Kingdom. You are part of something big.

●  Share with new committee and volunteers so they can see that Young Life is not just in their town.

●Useful for recruiting volunteer leaders 

Leader Profile : College Student

VIDEO NAME: Leader Profile : College Student

LENGTH: 2:13

Note from video services: We made this video as part of a series of videos called Leader Profiles which also includes a WyldLife Mom,  Capernaum Leader and Young Professional

MESSAGE 

CONTEXT 

●  How being a college student and Young Life leader has led to a deeper walk with Christ and meaningful relationships with young students. Shows firsthand the legacy of a YL leader can have.

●  One of the leader’s students comes on at the end to affirm the leader

*Illustrates how Young Life leaders are worth investing in.  

This video is an oldie but goodie. Created in 2011 for a series of leader recruitment videos it still has impact and plays like a recent video.

SETTING FOR VIEWING 

This is a perfect video for several settings: 

●  Use with college students to show how meaningful being a Young Life leader can be.

●  Share with Committee to showcase the kind of volunteers we attract and desire.

●Useful for recruiting volunteer leaders 

Young Life Profile | Dolena

VIDEO NAME: Young Life Profile | Dolena
LENGTH: 1:57

Note from video services: We made this video as part of a series of videos we did for the Alaska region made possible by a donor in California. The donor gave video services some money to “buy gear.” After much prayer we believed God had other plans for that money so we approached the donor with the idea of “turning your money into more money” by making a video for a region that couldn’t afford a video. Together we selected Alaska. We made the first Alaska regional video and the day we released it publicly it helped raise 5 times what the donor had originally given…again, on the first day it was viewable. Our sweet donor friend couldn’t believe what God had done with his little gift. We did this profile from the footage that was shot for the regional video. It and the other Alaska regional videos represents God taking a donor by the hand and inviting them into the mess of kids lives and making a significant difference beyond what they ever imagined or thought possible.

Context:

• A Young Life kid in Alaska talks about darkness and light growing up where the sun goes away for months and what that does to a soul.

• Young Life’s methods of sharing the gospel are for every kid. Shows the need of a Young Life leader in the lives of adolescence.

• Illustrates how Young Life leaders are a light in the darkness

Setting for Viewing:

• Use to move the hearts of your volunteer leaders and facilitate a discussion. 

• Share with Committee to discuss the needs of kids in your area and how Young Life is uniquely suited to meet those needs.

• Send as a reminder to your larger mission community during this Season or as we seek to continue to find a way to reach the next kid. This video showcases the ‘why’ we need to keep going to the next kid and the next. 

• This video has been used in larger group gatherings easily and has been used as an ‘opening video’ for the start of a larger event. 

Capernaum Leader Profile

Context:

• A Capernaum leader profile. 

• This is extraordinary love in extraordinary circumstances. Shows the depth of commitment our Young Life leaders have to the Gospel and kids. 

Uniqueness:

This interview was captured at a Young Life camp. The covering footage was gathered at many Young Life properties. Perfect length. Just over 2 minutes. This video represents Capernaum but showcases all leader’s hearts for kids.

Setting For Viewing:

This is a perfect video for several settings: 

• Use to inspire your volunteer leaders and facilitate a discussion. 

• Share with Committee to discuss the elements of a ministry of presence and what lengths our leaders will go to share the love of Christ.

• Send as a reminder to your larger mission community during this Season or as we seek to continue to find a way to reach the next kid. Use as a spotlight on Capernaum in your area or to help start Capernaum in your area.

• This video has been used in larger group gatherings easily and has been used as an ‘opening video’ for the start of a larger event. 

Young Life in Motion

Young Life is a forward thinking, moving, engaging mission  Our ‘presence’ in the lives of teenagers is active and it is evident in every context. We are always actively looking and ultimately reaching the next kids in our communities.

Context:

• Each shot in here is from a different place, with different people who all share the same goal of meeting adolescents where they are. 

• This video has a long ‘shelf life’ and a timeless feel

Uniqueness:

•  No spoken words in this entire video. We have let the pictures and settings say it all.

• Perfect length.  Just under 2 minutes.

• This video represents the broadness of the mission in context and geography

Setting For Viewing:

This is a perfect video for several settings.  

• Use to inspire your volunteer  leaders and facilitate a discussion. 

• Share with Committee to discuss the elements of a ministry of presence 

• Send as a reminder to your larger mission community during this Season or as we seek to continue to find a way to reach the next kid.  

• This video has been used in larger group gatherings easily and has been used as an ‘opening video’ for the start of a larger event.