This is part three of a three part series. Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2. by Scott Gillenwaters There are those who believe there is no need for sex education in the church. They argue if we simply teach students to live their faith, sexuality won’t be an issue. The problem with […]
by April Kuykendall, Guest Services Manager, Deer Run Camps & Retreats Whether this is your first retreat to plan or you’ve done this many times, eliminate the stress of planning a successful retreat by determining each of the following essentials. Then, make time to seek out a premier camp or retreat center that can meet […]
by Fred Reyes, Senior Director of Camps & Recreation, Deer Run Camps & Retreats For six summers, middle school through high school, I was positively impacted by camp experiences that were combined with hands-on missions. My life was molded by youth pastors, counselors and lay leaders who invested, educated and trained me in my spiritual […]
by Andrew Zirschky, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of Dr. Andrew Zirschky’s book Beyond the Screen: Youth Ministry for the Connected But Alone Generation, published in 2015 by Abingdon Press. Teenagers live in fear of losing their network. The burden to build a network and the possibility of failing can give rise to […]
Toby Chastain First United Methodist Church, Hartselle, Alabama Toby has been the youth minister at First United Methodist Church in Hartselle, Alabama for the last 10 years and has been in youth ministry since 1996. Toby heard about the “Veteran Track” in the CYMT program and was immediately hooked. He knew that if he wanted […]
June 4-9 & 11-16, 2017 In 2014, the Eli Lilly Foundation awarded CYMT a 3-year $240,000 grant to launch the Theology Together initiative as a part of their high school youth and theology program. CYMT hosts Collide each summer where youth and adults can experience theology in a community setting. They will discuss theology, serve […]
By: Dietrich Kirk and Dr. Andrew Zirschky In the wake of Charlottesville and all that has occurred since, we join many Americans who find themselves disoriented and speechless, including other youth workers who are left wondering how to lead teenagers to process what has—and is—happening. We adamantly claim that white supremacy and racism have […]
by Andrew Zirschky It is ironic that exactly a week after Christians in America were overcome with the emotion of Easter, that they were overcome again Sunday night with emotion concerning the death of another man. This time a Muslim. This one far less likely to rise from the dead. This one reviled instead of […]
Dietrich “Deech” Kirk Dietrich “Deech” Kirk Executive Director Center for Youth Ministry Training 615.823.7595, ext. 302 309 Franklin Road Brentwood, TN 37027 www.cymt.org
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