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Dec 28, 2021 · 10 Effective Youth Ministry Strategies You Need Now 1. Prayer. Unlike many lists where prayer lands at the bottom, I’d suggest it’s the master key. Without prayer, you can’t be effective and remain in ministry for the long haul. Don’t ever underestimate the power of prayer. The conclusion of the missionary’s testimony was powerful.
- Terrace Crawford
- Do something. The worst thing you can do is nothing at all. Don’t wait until you have youth ministry figured out. Find some volunteers and give them a room and a time.
- Think through your philosophy. Now that you’re doing student ministry, take some time to work on the ministry. Gather a leadership team and work together to craft a philosophy for student and family ministry.
- Know your context and people. As with your church more broadly, you need to ask demographic questions about your church’s next generation. Where are they coming from?
- Build a team of volunteers. A lead pastor can’t lead his church’s student ministry on his own. Even a strong leadership team needs a core of volunteers who understand their vision and can implement it.
- Recruit a ‘welcome wagon.’ The front end of your ministry provides a huge opportunity for students to feel welcomed and loved right off the bat. One of the best things you can do is train a group of students or adults to serve as the “welcome wagon” for your student ministry.
- Mobilize your small groups. For mid-to-large youth ministries, small groups can be very effective. First, they make a big youth group seem smaller. A group of less than, say, 15 students can all know each other’s names, provide opportunities for fellowship that leaves students feeling encouraged and accepted, and keep youth group from just feeling like a show to come and observe.
- Leverage the content of your gatherings. Whether you use a small group ministry or not, there are opportunities to let students know other people, even in the large group time.
- Pay close attention to attendance. While numbers are not always the most important thing about a student ministry, people are very important. Keeping attendance can help us know when someone is at risk for “falling through the cracks.”
Biblically speaking, a successful youth ministry is one that reflects the same health and growth that the Early Church displayed: Students are actively growing in their love for Jesus. Students are gaining deeper understanding of God’s Word and how to apply it.
Aug 20, 2024 · Leaders in youth ministry are in a unique place to be able to advocate for the needs of their students, bridging the gap between home, church, and extracurricular activities. The most successful youth ministries are the ones that take this place of honor seriously by standing up for their students, their needs, and their hopes and dreams. 2 ...
Jul 17, 2023 · Youth Ministries are often the pillar of any Christian church's continuity. If you can't set teenage hearts on fire with love of God, they may go on to lead less fulfilling lives (or worse, be tempted into sinful ways). This being a difficult time in most teenagers' lives, it is more important than ever to get a good youth ministry program started.
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Jul 22, 2019 · Be present in the schools. Partner with the church. Do you feel the Lord calling you to some sort of youth ministry—leading a youth group, taking young people on mission trips or running a camp ministry? Youth ministry is an exciting, wide-open field. But going into it without preparation is kind of like charging into a dense forest without a ...
