4 Ways to Nurture a Church Culture More Open to Change Ministry innovations are more likely to take root in a congregational culture that is receptive to change. Meghan Hatcher who works with the Innovation Lab at the Center ...
CYMT Loves Our Camping Ministry Friends! We asked our Residents to share some of their favorite camps with us and here is what they had to say: Beersheba Springs Assembly, TN Nominated by alumnus and Director of Operations at ...
Summer: Service, Connection, Theological Reflection, and Fun These are a few words that describe what our Graduate Resident Youth Ministers have been up to this summer and are also characteristic of what your future could look like if you join ...
There are many great reasons to choose CYMT’s Graduate Residency in Youth Ministry, and the fact that our alumni still choose to engage with CYMT events and curriculum is another testimony of CYMT’s training outcomes.CYMT’s new partnership with CSM, City ...
Spring has sprung! In many areas, the weather has turned warmer, which means summer is, well, “hot” on its heels. Your youth ministry might be looking to make a difference this summer. Or, you might always go on a ...
A Deep Dive Into a God View on the Wow The fourth step in the Theology Together’s Wow Theological Reflection Method is “God.” After exposing youth and youth leaders to a disorienting experience. After allowing young people to share their ...
Theology Together: “The Hill We Climb” – Youth Ministry Activity Guide Amanda Gorman recites her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (“59th Presidential Inauguration” by Carlos M. Vazquez ...
An Invitation Into Our Community CYMT is excited about its newest endeavor, Theology Together. Theology Together educates both teenagers and youth workers as they engage in theological reflection, spiritual practice, vital service, and vocational discernment. The Theology Together process produces ...
The following is a transcript of interviews by Tiffany Malone of the Center for Youth Ministry Training with CYMT coaches. Coaches are always in your corner when you choose CYMT. We had the chance to sit down with some of ...
Editor’s Note: This post and resource was originally published on Jun 30, 2020, and has been revised and updated for continual application. We’ve created a Pandemic Youth Week curriculum bundle that combines elements of both a summer camp and a ...
Editor’s Note: This post and resource was originally published on Apr 3, 2020, and has been revised and updated for continual application. Holy Week is an important time in the Church. While we can’t physically be with our youth and ...
[1] Theological reflection doesn’t begin with the learning or recitation of scripture, but with an experience that prompts us to awe and wonder. Whether the blinding experience of Saul on the road to Damascus or the experience of a sixth-grader ...
Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. MLK Day: A Social Justice Conversation for Youth Martin Luther King Jr. Day is next Monday, January 18, 2021. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national ...
How to Position Youth as Theologians Using the WOW Theological Method Why youth theology? Youth theology is theology built upon the simple doctrinal principle of the priesthood of all believers, and takes that principle right down to its natural ...
A few weeks ago, we shared the launch of Theology Together 2.0. Today, Dwight (the director of Theology Together) will be sharing with us one experience where a Collide mission trip that used Theology Together’s curriculum had a profound effect ...
Fall is officially here! While it may or may not feel like Fall in your part of the country yet, the season is known for cooler weather, leaves changing, Fall festivals, Pumpkin Spice Lattes (if you’re into that sort of ...
Despite all the challenges the pandemic has presented to youth ministries, it has also created an opportunity to allow youth more involvement in worship. Although Youth Sunday will look very different this year, it is a great opportunity to empower ...
The class of 2020 has lost so much. Graduations are canceled, and celebrations are postponed. Summer plans for college orientations, internships, and fun are on hold. For many of us, we can’t physically gather with our seniors to recognize them ...
So many of us are eager to get outside and go places right now, even those who didn’t thrive with a routine before are hungering for some sense of normalcy! While we can’t gather with our youth and families, we ...
Now, more than ever, we all need space for laughter, interaction, and engagement with youth, and what better way to create this space then through a youth ministry staple: games! However, facilitating games with youth when we cannot be physically ...
