Cultivating Theological Reflection in Youth was one of the better learning experiences I have had in seminary. I struggle a lot with how to guide my students to scripture and theology while keeping them interested, since teenagers can be pretty indifferent toward religion and church. There tends to be an expectation of what youth group […]
This week we have asked 3 on the ground youth ministry practitioners for their advice and wisdom on how they engage parents in their student ministries and churches. “This can be tricky because I have parents who are active in the life of the church and parents whom I may have barely met but whose […]
The Christian faith is knit together by a series of interruptions. These interruptions were transformative for those who bore witness, and they remain so for Christians today. God is calling for an interruption in the Church’s culture and the time is now.
Dr. Andrew Zirschky Andrew has more than 20 years of congregational youth ministry experience and holds an M.Div. and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of Beyond the Screen: Youth Ministry for the Connected but Alone Generation and Teaching Outside the Box: Five Approaches to Opening the Bible with Youth. Recently, the […]
At the Innovation Lab, when we give a presentation, lead a workshop, or engage in conversation with a ministry leader, we always start by defining what we mean by “innovation.” We start here because the word “innovation” comes with a lot of assumptions. When someone hears the word, they’re likely to think of technology, engineering, […]
Take 60 seconds to try this thought experiment: Close your eyes and imagine a successful and effective ministry program in your context. What do you imagine? How many people are present? What are they doing? What’s your role as a ministry leader? Perhaps you imagined a space inside your church’s building filled to the brim […]
I was recently coaching a group of ministry leaders to help them unpack their faith community’s experience with the Innovation Lab’s Community Discovery Package. Guided by the resource, they’d completed community research, conducted in-depth interviews with people in their context, and mapped their community’s current assets, all with the hopes of uncovering new opportunities for […]
Young people are not the future of the church. They are the church. At CYMT, we equip leaders to develop effective ministries with young people and empower them to set an example for ALL believers. The average youth minister impacts the lives of over 400 youth and their families. We invite you to invest in youth […]
Faith communities are often searching for the next great idea that will help grow the church. But what if doing less is actually the key to improving your ministry?
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