Welcome to the new Center for Youth Ministry Training Investor Update! God is doing so many amazing things in and through the CYMT that they simply will not all fit in our two bi-annual newsletters, so we decided that we ...
by Will Penner Approximate length: 40 minutes Primary Theme: Temptation Additional Themes: Sin, Evil, Satan Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 All throughout the Bible, we find stories of people being tempted. The whole book of Job recounts a fierce battle on Satan's ...
by Hank Hilliard These quotes can open the door to deep reflection and discussion about the state of youth ministry at your church. Some of the quotes challenge us to move deeper in ministry. Some serve as encouragement and inspiration. ...
The Center for Youth Ministry Training is excited to welcome 13 new graduate residents and partner churches to the program this Fall. Our churches are located in four states and are from five denominations. Our new graduate residents come to ...
CYMT Graduate Resident Tiffany Nygard had researched all that she could about Camp Barnabas before taking her youth from White House United Methodist Church this summer. She spoke with Volunteer Director Mark Holder, watched YouTube videos, read the information on ...
Joanna Cummings serves as the Director of Children's Ministries at Forest Hills United Methodist Church in Brentwood, Tenn. I was drawn to CYMT because I had been experiencing a deep desire to learn more about how I could serve God ...
Exciting things are afoot at the Center for Youth Ministry Training. We just celebrated our fifth birthday so I wanted to share five dreams that God has made a reality through our program over the past few years: Masters Degree ...
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 ...
by Mark Taylor 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, ...
Editor's Note: This is the eighth in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer One of the most challenging moments in my career came at my 10 year ...
In May 2011, the Center for Youth Ministry Training hired Kris Konsowitz as the Memphis Regional Director. Serving in this role, Kris will be able to make better connections and stronger relationships with churches in the West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas, ...
The Center for Youth Ministry Training recruits partner churches where our graduate residents serve as youth ministers while in our program. At a recent recruitment meeting at a prospective church, I was asked something that I'm asked at more than ...
The Center for Youth Ministry Training exists to train and equip youth ministers and churches to develop deep impacting, sustainable youth ministries. My job is to help young youth pastors succeed in fulfilling their calling which is why I LOVE ...
Some days my job is a joy at the Center for Youth Ministry Training. Staff and graduate residents tell me stories of all the wonderful things that God is doing in and through our ministry. I love those days. Other ...
A friend commented yesterday that they weren't sure that any of their youth group would be a dedicated Christian before they left for college. He was truly frustrated with their umm ... lack of getting it. Another friend asked if ...
Editor's Note: This is the seventh in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer I have set many goals in my life—here are a few: learn biblical Greek, ...
Over the past five years, I have been blessed to get to know Kara Powell and Brad Griffin from the Fuller Youth Institute. In 2006, I got my first glimpse of the initial findings from the College Transitions Project research when ...
The Center for Youth Ministry Training's Board of Directors is excited to announce a collaborative partnership with Memphis Theological Seminary. Our partnership with MTS will help us more effectively accomplish the CYMT's vision of training youth ministers. CYMT receives three ...
God continues to do amazing things in and through the Center for Youth Ministry Training. We commissioned our third class of students on August 1. On August 2, we welcomed eleven new students to our program. We will be working ...
The Center for Youth Ministry Training is excited to announce the Lilly Foundations decision to fund our Lilly Laboratory for Youth Ministry grant for two more years. This grant will provide $530,000 in support to further develop the CYMT program, ...
