A bit of advice as you begin to read this article. I want to share five things that youth workers should teach parents, but I want to begin with one thing they should not try to teach parents: Do not try to teach parents how to parent. This is not your job. Additionally, many of […]
by Tony Akers I’ve been a youth minister for a long time. I’m also a father of three. My oldest daughter just began college and my son is a freshman in high school. Little sister is in second grade. For us, youth ministry has been and will continue to be a way of life for […]
by Deech Kirk 10/31/2012 You are the youth director, youth pastor, or youth minister. Do you need to have a relationship with parents? Weren’t you hired to work with youth? How do you develop health relationships with parents? Parents are the biggest influence on a child’s faith. Therefore, if you hope to minister to them well, […]
by Ryan Timpte Attention youth ministers: children’s ministry needs to matter to you. Do you know what’s going on in the children’s ministry in your church? How well do you know the point person for your children’s ministry? In the last six months, how many conversations have you had specifically about children? If any of […]
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Click here to read Part 2. These approaches to parental involvement were discussed and developed at CYMT’s Preparing Parents for Spiritual Leadership Summit in May 2012. by Andrew Zirschky Involving parents in the spiritual growth of their kids is a hot topic in youth ministry […]
Editor’s Note: The following article is a summary of material presented at the Center for Youth Ministry Training’s conference From Txt2Speech: Proclaiming scripture to youth in a digital age, held Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. by Travis Garner “It’s 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The youth will be at the church […]
by Laura Larsen The first major conference hosted by the Center for Youth Ministry Training, From Txt2Speech, held at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, November 29 through December 1, 2012 was not to be missed. Focused on how to proclaim scripture to youth in a digital age, the three-day conference was packed with innovative main […]
Editor’s Note: The following article is a summary of material presented at the Center for Youth Ministry Training’s conference From Txt2Speech: Proclaiming scripture to youth in a digital age, held Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. by Stephen Ingram The days of up front proclamation, assumed authority, and prescribed theological fences are […]
by Andrew Zirschky The careful balance and integration of coaching, church experience, cohort interaction, and the academic study of youth ministry are at the heart of the Center for Youth Ministry Training‘s (CYMT) mission to educate and equip youth ministers as practical theologians. By bringing together expert-guided congregational practice and theological reflection within a cohort […]
Editor’s Note: This letter is an excerpt from CYMT’s book Letters to a Youth Worker, edited by Mark DeVries. Dear Theologian, Yes. You are a theologian. Anytime you open the Bible and read the scriptures, anytime you talk about God or your Christian faith, you do theology. It may not be intentional, but it’s inescapable: […]
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