“During my senior year of college, finishing my bachelors degree in Commercial Art: Graphic Design, more strongly than ever before, God was calling me into ministry. I was scared at the thought because I didn’t exactly know where God was leading me. Deep in my heart I knew that I had a strong love and […]
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 with 22 students and churches this fall. Our coaching staff and opportunities for ministry continue […]
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, continue to provide resources through YMtoday.com, continue the Youth Ministry Think Tank that we began in […]
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 primary benefits from this new relationship. The first benefit is academic credit. Our students currently […]
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, and Northern Mississippi areas. Kris has been serving as a coach for CYMT for the […]
CYMT Academic Director, Andrew Zirschky, started his new position July 1, 2010, and lead his first retreat with our students on August 2, 2010. He took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about his new role. Can you tell us why you think CYMT is important in the youth ministry world? […]
Forest Hills United Methodist Church is a model church for how the CYMT program has impacted their congregation. Forest Hills United Methodist Church in Brentwood, Tenn., became a partner church with CYMT in 2009 when the Youth and Children’s Ministry positions became open. CYMT assigned two graduate residents, Chris and Joanna Cummings, to Forest Hills […]
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 whole church. As we come to the end of another summer where youth have traveled […]
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 – CYMT is expanding to a three-year program so that every CYMT student can earn […]
Courtney serves on the Youth Ministry staff at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee and is in her second year at CYMT. What drew you to the CYMT program? CYMT’s focus on education and practice was very alluring. Upon graduating from college with a degree in Youth Ministry, I had a great deal of knowledge […]
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