by Kat Bair AVOIDING THE TOPIC I sat in our youth building across from our new Director of Stewardship on staff. She had come over to talk to me about what the youth ministry was doing, and I, smelling an opportunity to recruit a youth advocate with access to the budget, had spent half an […]
I used to coach soccer and one of the most valuable teaching tools I used was video of our games that was shot from the top of a stadium. This video was valuable because they could see the whole field. I taught our videographers to only pan from one half of the field to the other. […]
As a young youth minister, one of my greatest challenges was knowing what to do with my youth council or youth ministry team. At the Center for Youth Ministry Training (CYMT), we experience this challenge with all of our residents. Youth ministers often inherit dysfunctional youth ministry teams or are tasked with starting one from […]
Newsflash: You have more to do than you have time to do! Solution: Get help and let go! How do you find and empower folks who can help you with your ministry? What do you need help with? Is there anything you’re doing that someone else can do? Fundraiser organization Retreat and mission trip logistics […]
by Kyle Bomar [This article is adapted from a message during the Collide service week.] Where Do We Find God? Where is God? Where do people say God is? Where is it that God shows up? Often when I ask these questions to people I hear answers like God is in heaven. […]
by Chris Cummings The original article can be found here. http://www.ourreclaimedlife.com/life/run-to-the-ditches My heart aches. My heart aches for the awful violence happening in our world, specifically in our country, and even more specifically in our schools. As my heart aches, I see different reactions on socials: discussions of gun control, mental health, and school safety. […]
By Andrew Zirschky 1/23/19 Teens today are soft. Teens need to toughen up. They’re kids—what do they have to worry about? We love our youth, but perhaps the statements above have run through your mind at one point or another. Sure, young people get stressed, but everyone gets stressed. The truth, however, is […]
Growing up in the small community of Oneonta, Ala. (population 6,600), Skyler Jones has known since junior high school that God’s call for his life was youth ministry. Skyler holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Athens State University. Upon hearing about CYMT during the summer before his senior year of college, he thought […]
CYMT wants to welcome our newest employees to our staff. Courtney Wilson serves as the new Recruiting Director for CYMT. She is responsible for recruiting graduate residents to our program. Lisa Wooley is the Events Manager. She will be responsible for any CYMT hosted events. Look for more information from her regarding Youth Ministry Academy […]
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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