Editor’s Note: This article was inspired by John Nixdor’s article on youthspecialties.com, “Ministering to Teenagers with Disabilities: Part 1 and Part 2.” by Rev. Phil Rogers Click here to read Honoring Their Unique Gifts and Talents: Ministering to Teens with Disabilities, Part 1. Inclusion Isn’t Just an Option; It’s Everything! Nixdor says that “while you […]
Pictured above: Pam and John Padgett. John is the Chairman of CYMT’s Board of Directors. The inaugural Jump Jive Dinner Dance, held on February 14, was a resounding success, raising nearly $12,000 for CYMT! T.W. Frierson Contractor, Inc. was the Presenting Sponsor for this year’s event held at the Martin Center in Brentwood. Guests were […]
by Andrew Zirschky In the first article in this series you met Laura, a college student who was doubting her faith and yet rarely spoke of those doubts and questions to anyone. Laura, like so many others, was doubting alone. In researching the doubting experiences of young people I found that doubt is a traumatic […]
Editor’s Note: This post is a product of the Communicating the Gospel to Youth class, taught by Dr. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree program through Memphis Theological Seminary. by Heather Kauffman I will never forget the night I met the youth group at my church. They welcomed […]
Editor’s Note: This post is a product of the Communicating the Gospel to Youth class, taught by Dr. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree program through Memphis Theological Seminary. by Rebecca Bibee Picture in your mind two teenage boys, one with a blonde buzz cut, one with curly […]
by Jason Sansbury If you’re like most youth workers I know, everything is on your computer. I mean, EVERYTHING. And most of the time, that’s a handy thing. You know, “Everything is there and I can get to it” instead of scrambling around and looking for that one folder or that one file in the […]
Editor’s Note: This article is written jointly by Sara, a youth minister who was, until recently, a single mom to two young boys, and Jason, a veteran youth minister who has 20 years of experience ministering to all kinds of families. by Sara Galyon and Jason Sansbury One of the current realities that any youth […]
The Center for Youth Ministry Training will host its second Theology Together immersion experience, “Collide,” this summer in the greater Nashville area. Attendees, both youth and adults, will serve others and listen to speakers as a part of the experience, but will participate in a way that will provoke discussions, questions, and reflection concerning faith, […]
Recently, I was talking with one of our graduate residents about the Easter Sunrise Service at her church. She and the youth group are in charge of planning and execution, and we discussed what the message of the service should be. I was reminded of the end of the Gospel of Mark. My New Testament […]
Pictured above L to R are class of 2017 CYMT graduate residents Chelsi Warren, FUMC Murfreesboro (Tenn.); Kayla Bartosch, Calvary Episcopal, Memphis; Emily Mastin, FUMC Franklin (Tenn.); Dea Brandon, FUMC Fayetteville (Tenn.); Keli Shipley, First Presbyterian Knoxville; (front) Anna Wheeler, First Presbyterian Nashville; Kate McKnight, Donelson Heights UMC, Nashville. Friends, What are the movies that […]
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