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Help and encouragement for Christian Youth Ministry Leaders
I taught this Sunday school lesson last week: In the Hands Of The Sovereign Lord. It is a good Bible lesson to teach in the wake of the disaster in Haiti.
I support the Mercy & Sharing foundation, orphanages for abandoned children in Haiti.
Oh boy, a new Sunday school class at a new church. Each youth group and church is different. These kids are very smart and well trained in the Bible. However, the class meets in the lobby of the county community building (see picture). While not the optimal youth ministry setting this will be a great class because the Bible lessons are good. Until we get our own building the youth ministry will be severely hampered but the 
Sunday school lesson can always be solid.
The kids first request was, "What happens when you die?," the next was, "What about judgment?" Luckily I have a lesson already made for the first question. The second question will prompt a new lesson to be made (and posted here). After that I think we will cover Spotting Counterfeits, and Spiritual Gifts. Now for the games and activities. Although challenging, this is an essential part of the youth ministry program so it's worth the extra effort to do it well. Snacks and rewards are easy but some forethought is required. Time to create a treasure box. The boys who have basically started skipping out of the children's church group are noticing the rewards the attendees are walking around with. I think they are rethinking their absence from the youth group.
I'm excited. We're going to to have fun, learn, and grow. How is your youth group going to do? Visit my blog to comment. Don't get discouraged. Just do what you can do. Slowly build your team and soak up the suggestions and tips on this site. This stuff works. You can do it.
What a legacy you, as a Sunday school teacher, will have as the years go by and the kids you've loved grow into adults. The youth ministry you do will touch hundreds of lives and families even if your class has only a few attendees right now.
Be consistent, continue to grow spiritually yourself, and build a team that can keep going even if you move on. Grow your library of resources and connect with other youth ministry leaders.
Here's a great holiday Sunday school idea that's been a hit for me:
Hot Spiced Cider.
Warm your kids right down to their toes with a cup of Mulling Spices Hot Spiced Cider.
I bought a hot plate, brought a pot and ladle, and a quart of cider. Add only about two tablespoons of mix per quart and don't make it too hot. Do not use the cider mix from the grocery store. It's just not the same. Cool and save the unused portion for next time.
The kids will approach it cautiously at first but after a few times they will come looking forward to it. Plus, it makes the whole place smell nice..
The links and products featured on the site are all things I use in the youth ministry. Buying these items thru the links provides our youth ministry with a small commission and offers you the lowest price and a safe source to get it from. You'll find a better book selection and lower prices than any bookstore, specifically tailored to your interests.
New page added: Family Ministry Helping Parents Disciple Their Kids.
New bulletin insert "You Are A Youth Minister"
Whether you're twenty-six or sixty-two, a Christian youth ministry leader makes an eternal difference in the lives of kids. Keep teaching at every opportunity. Sunday School, Children's Church, or youth group, the kids come for the Bible lesson.
This website is specifically designed for the Christian Sunday school teacher, youth ministry leaders, and youth
pastors. I have posted many of my unique Sunday School Lesson Plans for you to download free. Each lesson plan is surrounded by the resources used to create the lesson and lead the class.
I update with new posts, Sunday School lessons, and youth group resources often so keep coming back.
Yes, this may be just a home-built website, not as flashy as those professional ones, but it's loaded with great stuff -one of the best collections of resources for junior high and high school ministry on the web.
I respond to your e-mails. So if there is something you need, a correction I need to make, or something you'd like to contribute, please let me know.
Despite innumerable surveys and research on the subject of why young people are leaving the church pastors and leadership boards still sit dumbfounded as to what to do about it. By twisting the avalanche of research data available ministries can reach just about any conclusion they want to support the claim that their particular ministry is the answer to the problem.
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Relationships Unfiltered: A Handbook for Youth Workers, Volunteers, Pastors, and Parents By Andrew Root / Youth Specialties For more than 50 years relational and Inca national ministry has been a major focus in youth ministry. But for too long, those relationships have been used as tools-as a means to an end-where adults try to influence teenagers to accept, know, trust, believe, or participate in something. While our motives may be good, it's possible that by focusing on these goals, we're not ministering to the whole person. When we chose not to engage in the full life of a teen, we run the risk of failing them and our ministry. In this thoughtful and insightful book, Andrew Root challenges us to reconsider our motives and begin to simply consider being with and doing life alongside teenagers with no agenda other than to love them right where they are, by place-sharing. As he shares stories of his successes and failures in relational youth ministry, you'll find practical ideas to help you recreate the role of relationships in your youth ministry. |
Don't underestimate the value of older folks and parents in youth ministry:
The common thought that youth leaders or youth pastors must be youthful is causing Christian churches to overlook or shuffle aside a large group of qualified volunteers for youth ministry. While it is true that it takes a youthful body to keep up with kids on outdoor trips and some physical activities is is not true that older folk have nothing at all to contribute to the discipleship of young Christian kids.
A lot of pastors argue that kids will be drawn too or have closer relationships to younger adults because they have more in common is also not true. Many kids are suffering the loss of a parent through divorce. These kids yearn for a READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE ON MY BLOG / Parents in youth ministry.
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Searching for that fabulous song but can't recall
who did it?
Flu season has arrived with a vengeance.
Take precautions and use it as an opportunity to show you care.
A four year plan of small group lessons for your youth ministry from Simply Youth Ministry. Organize, plan, and deliver your lessons on-line. Download a free lesson to try.
During the Group:
1. Remind the kids to cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze.
2. Keep hand sanitizer and tissues nearby. Strongly suggest the hand sanitizer before a snack.
3. Avoid games that have a lot of close contact. The traditional fall game, bobbing for apples, is out.
4. Ask parents to keep sick kids home. Promise to e-mail the lesson plan so they can do it at home.
5. Pray with them to alleviate their fears.
If they're already out sick:
Send a homemade Get-Well card to the kids that are out sick. I've used Hallmark Card Studio (link at left). It's easy and simple. Last years software version if very inexpensive. In addition to the software you'll need paper like Avery Textured Half-Fold Greeting Cards
software shown below is the most popular program for this purpose today.
Or: If you're really energetic make a care package and drop it off. Include a
movie
, can of chicken soup, your handmade card, a copy of the lesson plan they missed, and small gift like an iTunes gift certificate.
The kids will feel pretty special. Parents will really appreciate the special attention you give their kids.
Other good information on this website:
Good Easter Lesson: The Importance of Jesus' Resurrection
Link to new book by Randal Rauser, Finding God in The Shack.
New page added: Keeping Teenagers Interested in Church.
How to make a great youth facility or Sunday school classroom.
A solid Biblical answer to the question, "What happens when you die?"
10 things you can do to create a great youth group.
Practical tips to help grieving parents What you can do if a child dies in your youth group.
Ben Stein's Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, DVD
Parenting with Love and Logic, Helping parents parent.
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