by Hank Hilliard I was having a great conversation with two parents whose kids had come to a youth event the previous night. I was enjoying seeing how energized these parents were about their kids’ involvement in the ministry. Suddenly, ...
by Stephen Ingram Youth retreats have been and are one of the foundational building blocks of any successful student ministry. They not only provide a time away for students to bond and achieve cohesion on a communal level, they are ...
by Jacob Fasig One of the most important core values in youth ministry is about expectations. In fact the youth ministry in which you serve will only be as deep, as committed, and as faithful as your expectations. If your ...
by Jacob Fasig If you recruit volunteers to just show up, then you can't be mad when everyone leaves the church when the event is over, leaving you to clean and tidy up after the tornado of activity that just ...
Tess Frohock began as a CYMT resident in the inaugural class in 2006. Tess’ assigned church was St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Preston Taylor Ministries--both in Nashville--and she is still serving there today. She was commissioned in 2008 with a ...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...
What is the most powerful form of communicating the Gospel? Preaching? Teaching? Studying scripture? While all of those are adequate, I believe that the most powerful form is testifying and witnessing to God's work in our lives, because testimony gives ...
by Andrew Zirschky Jumbo shrimp. Live recording. Pastor’s day off. They’re all oxymorons—figures of speech crafted from contradictory words that make us chuckle when we slow down to consider them. Then there is “practical theology.” While some might find practical ...
by Kris Konsowitz The discussion on appropriate dress can be taken to extremes by both youth ministers and churches. I was recently told of such an extreme experience by a young youth minister who was taken shopping by an older ...
As a young youth minister, one of my greatest challenges was knowing what to do with my youth council or youth ministry team. At the Center for Youth Ministry Training (CYMT), we experience this challenge with all of our residents. ...
by Jason Sansbury Whether we like it or not, the fall school season is almost here! Here is a quick look at some of the things that you should consider as you get ready to start your fall programming and ...
Editor's Note: The content of this article was developed in Advanced Studies in Youth, Church and Culture taught by Andrew Zirschky at Memphis Theological Seminary in partnership with CYMT. To learn more about the CYMT graduate residency, visit cymt.horton.webservice.team. by ...
Editor's Note: This is the ninth in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer As I write this I am finding myself sucked in, day by day, to ...
At one time or another, I have played every kind of youth ministry game, from gross food to trust falls, from shaving cream to marshmallow wars. I have always and will always incorporate games into my ministry. I know folks ...
The Center for Youth Ministry Training's Graduate Residency jumped into full swing August 6-9, 2012, with our orientation and first academic retreat of the year. This retreat laid the foundation for our community and training for the rest of the ...
For every youth ministry summer trip, there are more "God moments" to share than you could fit into a 15 minute conversation. Sadly, most of these stories are never shared within the youth group and certainly not shared with the ...
Several years ago, I was working with our youth leadership team at our church. The youth leadership team were the youth who were willing to take on a leadership role to minister to others. We had been working with the ...
