by Deech Kirk As we explored in "Four Requirement for Becoming a Professional Youth Minister," the word "profession" has two meanings. First, professional means someone who meets the accepted standard for a certain profession. Second, a professional is someone who ...
by Deech Kirk Is a “professional youth minister” simply someone who gets paid to do youth ministry? Someone could pay you to treat an illness, but that would not make you a doctor, nor would winning a friendly bet on ...
Youth ministries choose curriculum in a variety of ways. You might find yourself using some of these methods: Two hours before youth group you grab something off the shelf Your Sunday School teachers teach whatever is on their hearts You ...
by Cory Martin In the midst of another great summer, filled with blockbuster movies and even better music, it is easy to miss some of the really good stuff. Below you will find some great cultural items for this summer. ...
We polled our graduate residents, our alumni, and our coaches on their go-to, most useful apps and programs for doing youth ministry, and here are their favorites: Administrative Evernote—use the cloud to your advantage: create and work on different documents ...
by Samantha T. I will never forget the day my first youth pastor announced he was leaving. There were tears, prayer circles, worries, fears, and heartbreak throughout the church. I already made up my mind that whoever replaced him with ...
By Center for Youth Ministry Training 5/28/19 Go To Them Navigating summer youth ministry activities can feel impossible. I see youth group after youth group seek to have weekly fun fellowship events, and I talk to youth minister after youth ...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. by Jack Radcliffe Learn from 30 other stories like this one, click here to buy ...
by Hank Hilliard I love the television show Supernanny. The extreme cases displayed make my parenting challenges seem manageable. Also, the show offers practical parenting tools for creative and effective discipline. Supernanny teaches parents that kids thrive when there are ...
One of the most difficult things to learn as a young youth minister is your role as disciplinarian. You may have little to no experience in disciplining others, but this role of the youth minister is essential if you are ...
If we believe that youth and parents will understand our discipline or conduct expectations simply because we are a Christian organization, we have not spent much time with Christians. A discipline covenant for your youth ministry will set the boundaries ...
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Julie's personal website and is reprinted here with permission. by Julie Richardson Brown I sometimes joke (in full earnest) that Mark Yaconelli ruined my youth ministry career. “Ruined” is probably an overstatement. ...
by Kelly Soifer I have the privilege of training college students and young adults in the fundamentals of faith and ministry. There are multiple principles I try to impart over the course of a semester or a summer internship, many ...
by Erika and Jeremy Shapiro 6/4/13 Youth ministers play a lot of roles, but when and how do you navigate referring teens to counseling? Teacher, friend, advocate, taxi-driver, event planner, travel agent, cheerleader, smoothie date, paintball player, communicator, worship leader, ...
By Center for Youth Ministry Training 5/28/19 How do you prepare for your summer ministry trip? What will youth remember from summer experiences? Will they remember the messy games, staying up all night with friends, the closeness of a group ...
by Mike Langford The word “discipleship” can become a bit of a buzzword in youth ministry. It sounds really important. And it is easy to understand why. Scripture refers to Jesus’ followers as his disciples. He describes rather specifically what ...
Tips for Parents: Helping Your Child Transition Into the Youth Ministry Editor's Note: Share this with the parents of incoming new students! by Tony Akers Youth ministry is fueled by friendship. Few organizations rely as heavily on the power of ...
Editor's Note: This is how one church transitions their rising sixth and ninth graders into their youth ministry. Does this approach work for your ministry? How is your transition plan different? Share your thoughts below! by Peter Carlson Spring is ...
by Sarah Arthur It’s Sunday morning and my toddler has a fever. Again. For the fourteenth time this winter. Clingy, sweaty, he hovers by my thigh as I dial one parent after another. All the usual volunteers are unavailable. Someone ...
by Hank Hilliard Several years ago I was playing golf with John, a former youth group member who had gone on to college. John shared a story about his little sister Kate. He had driven Kate to a friend’s house ...
