Editor's Note: This article was inspired by John Nixdor's article on youthspecialties.com, "Ministering to Teenagers with Disabilities: Part 1 and Part 2." by Rev. Phil Rogers In our deinstitutionalized society, we find that more and more people with disabilities are ...
After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Auburn University, Tina Boyd moved home to Roswell, Ga. to begin her job search. She networked and interviewed with churches and non-profit organizations but was told repeatedly ...
by Hank Hilliard In Building Your Volunteer Team: A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry, Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman get right at the heart of one of the most prominent challenges in youth ministry – building a volunteer team. ...
by Taylor Young Editor’s Note: This post is a product of the Communicating the Gospel to Youth class, taught by Dr. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree program through Memphis Theological Seminary. When ...
Rebecca Bibee never really wanted to or planned to go into youth ministry. She wanted to be a music teacher, which makes her path to CYMT unique. God had other plans for Becca, and her youth minister Tony Akers, now ...
by Deech Kirk Our church does not have enough parking, so we have a shuttle that runs from a nearby parking lot. Recently, I was sitting in front of Addie, a sixth grader who I know well. She was sitting ...
At our CYMT staff meeting this week, we shared our favorite part of the biblical Christmas story. As youth workers, we love the fact that Mary and Joseph were teenagers. Mary was probably around 13 years old and Joseph just a ...
by Tina Boyd Editor’s Note: This post is a product of the Communicating the Gospel to Youth class, taught by Dr. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree program through Memphis Theological Seminary. The ...
I'm originally from the East Coast, outside Washington, D.C. and I attended UT Knoxville where I majored in Spanish and International Agricultural Economics. For seven years prior to coming to CYMT, I lived in St. Louis where I worked as ...
by Lisa Long Spring is one of my favorite times of year. Winter is finally over. Flowers burst from the ground. The air fills with glorious perfume. It's as if the whole earth celebrates redemption's birthday. Easter Sunday is the ...
Editor's Note: This article is written jointly by Sara, a youth minister who was, until recently, a single mom to two young boys, and Jason, a veteran youth minister who has 20 years of experience ministering to all kinds of ...
by Jason Sansbury If you're like most youth workers I know, everything is on your computer. I mean, EVERYTHING. And most of the time, that's a handy thing. You know, “Everything is there and I can get to it” instead ...
Editor’s Note: This post is a product of the Communicating the Gospel to Youth class, taught by Dr. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree program through Memphis Theological Seminary. by Rebecca Bibee Picture ...
Editor’s Note: This post is a product of the Communicating the Gospel to Youth class, taught by Dr. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree program through Memphis Theological Seminary. by Heather Kauffman I ...
by Andrew Zirschky In the first article in this series you met Laura, a college student who was doubting her faith and yet rarely spoke of those doubts and questions to anyone. Laura, like so many others, was doubting alone. ...
I am blessed to be the Executive Director of the Center for Youth Ministry Training. My daughters occasionally ask me what I do at work. This question has an easier answer for folks who sell things or make things or ...
Derek Walker was entering his final year at Belfast Bible College in Ireland where he studied youth and community work with applied theology when CYMT was placed in his path. He didn’t know what was next after graduation, so Derek ...
Editor’s Note: This post is a product of the Communicating the Gospel to Youth class, taught by Dr. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree program through Memphis Theological Seminary. by Sara Galyon When ...
by Jason Sansbury When I first started out in youth ministry, I never quite grasped that our summer activities would ALWAYS need significant financial support beyond what our youth could pay and what our youth budget could sustain. So this ...
Editor's Note: This post was originally published on the Belmont Wesley Fellowship blog. An edited version is reprinted here with permission. by David Hollis I have been serving as a pastor for seven years. Every place I have served has ...
