Every year, the Center for Youth Ministry Training welcomes 12 to 15 new graduate residents to the program. Most of the residents are beginning their first job in youth ministry. They are diving head first into the deep waters of church work. Out of the gate, the church expects that they know how to “do” […]
This is my third and final post on Intentional Discipleship. I am putting the finishing touches this fall on a book aptly named Intentional Discipleship that will be out next summer. The book is a theologically grounded how to book on developing your own Intentional Discipleship model. But in wrapping up this series of posts, I wanted […]
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 […]
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 […]
“My coach Lesleigh has been a great help during my first year as a youth director. She encourages me with times of prayer and has helped me navigate some of the workings of the church.” “Our classes really force me to think about theology and its connection to the practical parts of youth ministry.” Sara […]
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 better in the ministry I felt God calling me to: working with young people. Along […]
“CYMT is a program that finally understands the importance of training and equipping youth ministers before throwing them into the church without any direction. In fact, it is more than a program. It is a place where I am mentored and cared about as a God’s Child.” Samantha Tidball, Class of 2010
by Jacob Fasig One of the most important core values in youth ministry is about expectations. In fact the youth ministry in which you serve will only be as deep, as committed, and as faithful as your expectations. If your expectations are only that people show up, that’s as far as they will go. If […]
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 […]
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