Here are some Youth Ministry Ideas especially for Junior High age kids.

Kids (especially teens) are some of God's greatest creations. Why do people always roll their eyes and think I'm nuts when I say that? Kids are dying for grownups to treat them with respect, take them seriously, and care about them. If you do that for them they will do that for you.

Of course, it also helps if you genuinely like kids. They can tell. "Kids will be what they think you think they are." The kids were an important part in helping me cope with the loss of my own daughter. I did not hide that from them and they were pleased to be helpful in that way. To learn more about that read my article, "Buckets of Love".

In addition, my Junior High Sunday School class was held during the church service, right after the worship time, so they got out of having to sit through sermons that were way over their heads. Word got out about this. Kids invited their disbelieving friends to see for themselves. They told their parents they wanted to come again. The parents told me they were delighted that their kids actually wanted to come to church. These families became regular attendees.

We continued the class year-round instead of breaking for the summer. We experienced a huge jump in attendance over the summer, and enjoyed an extraordinary spirit-filled time.

Anyway, if you other youth leaders are wandering around the internet you must be looking for something: encouragement, group ideas, lesson ideas. Feel free to poke around my stuff, download what you might be able to use.

I got a lot of ideas from other website's myself but I never found a curriculum or a lesson that was just what I wanted so I always wrote my own. The kids seemed to like them. After awhile they would prefer to skip my lame games, just sit down and get into the lesson. Sweet.

The links and products featured on the site are all things I use in the Junior High Ministry. Buying these items thru the links provides our ministry with a small commission and offers you the lowest price and a safe source to get it from.

Churches around the globe are experiencing a sharp lack of volunteer Sunday School teachers. It does require a high degree of commitment and can also be a little scary for a new volunteer to contemplate being in charge of a group of Junior High age kids for more than an hour. My greatest fear in the beginning was, "What if my brain freezes up in the middle of a lesson, I lose my train of thought?" So every Sunday I came in with a lesson plan guaranteed to keep me on track. Click here to discover how these lesson plans can help you too.

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Continuing Education:

As a youth leader, volunteer or pastor, your continuing education is a must. I recommend you always have a book read in progress.

Luke 7:47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.” (NIV)

Have you ever felt like you want to love Jesus more? Read Dr. Larry Crabb's book, Inside Out. It will really change the way you view sin and forgiveness. You will grow in your depth of gratitude towards Jesus.

New page added:

This week I added a new page:
Leading a Middle School (or High School) Youth Group

Notice the wall behind the picture above. It's our guest book. Everyone gets to sign it, draw a picture, and just make it theirs.

This new page focuses on helping kids feel comfortable in your youth group or Sunday school class so they'll keep coming back.

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