Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on rethinkingyouthministry.com and is reprinted here with permission. by Brian Kirk I’m off to church camp in a few days. So as my staff and I put the finishing touches on our planning for the week, I thought I’d pass on a few nuggets of wisdom for any […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on rethinkingyouthministry.com and is reprinted here with permission. by Brian Kirk With Christmas music and decorations appearing in stores in the middle of October, it’s a sure sign that our culture needs to slow down and cultivate the spiritual practice of waiting. Though many churches ignore the liturgical […]
by Deech Kirk As we explored in “Four Requirement for Becoming a Professional Youth Minister,” the word “profession” has two meanings. First, professional means someone who meets the accepted standard for a certain profession. Second, a professional is someone who exhibits a courteous, conscientious, and business-like manner in the workplace. In a young profession like […]
In this final installment of the this three-part series on being a professional youth minister, I want to take a look at what makes someone a “pro” youth minister. What does a “pro” youth minister do well? Professional athletes do things that others cannot and therefore are the elite players of their sport. What things […]
by Julie Richardson Brown “Oh Julie…I don’t know. I don’t have anything to say that they’d care about.” “But I’m too old for that.” “Are you kidding? They don’t want me around. They want younger folks to take them on trips and teach their Sunday School classes.” All three of the above answers are lifted […]
This is the second in a three part series on how to create a curriculum plan for your youth ministry. In Part 1, we developed lists of what we want our youth to know, feel, or do while they are in the youth ministry. Now, we must take that information and organize it into buckets […]
This is the third in a three part series on how to create a curriculum plan for your youth ministry. In step 1, we developed lists of what we want our youth to know, feel, or do while they are in the youth ministry. In step 2, we placed topics in buckets and selected a structure that […]
Teaching youth is a major part of any youth ministry and whether you are teaching yourself or equipping others who will teach, preparation is essential. Follow these steps to be well prepared to teach youth or adults. Being well prepared will help you become a better teacher by freeing your mind from worrying about what […]
Let’s just be honest with the fact that not every lesson is going to be a success, and sometimes we will lose our youth. It’s important to always be aware of what’s going on in the room (whether youth are sleeping, texting, talking to each other, looking at you confused, intently listening, or looking bored). […]
by Jason Sansbury In June 2012 I was finishing up a week of summer camp with senior high students in Panama City when I wound up in the Intensive Care Unit of a local hospital. I was in ICU for four days with a bad case of blood sepsis and pneumonia. At the end of […]
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