When you share the burden with others your load may not be lightened, but your ministry WILL be multiplied.

1. Youth Ministry Lesson - Youth
Ministry Volunteers
When you share the burden with others
your load may not be lightened, but your
ministry WILL be multiplied.
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2. Should you involve volunteers in youth ministry?
Are you doing the work of ministry to youth by yourself or do you
involve others? And what roles do you delegate to others? One of
the common misconceptions is that you involve others to do those
jobs that you don’t like to do – as a chance to lighten your workload
of the meaningless and time consuming tasks so that you can focus
on the REAL ministry! This is a big mistake!
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3. 1. You need to involve volunteers in
meaningful ministry opportunities!
2. It’s likely that involving others will
take as much time, if not more time,
rather than less time.
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4. So why involve others?
Today’s youth are multi-faceted, and come from a variety of
backgrounds, family situations, and personal experiences. They have
numerous interests and a wide range of needs. To meet these diverse
needs and engage the varied interests of youth, you need a team of
volunteers with multiple gifts, of various personality types, and with
diverse life experiences — all with a common love for God and youth. A
successful youth ministry helps teens by building relationships with
caring, growing Christians who can share God’s love with them.
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5. Too often we think that since we are the youth minister, we
have to be the leader and do everything ourselves. Many
churches have the same idea – that they hire a youth minister
to take care of their youth with the expectation that he will do
everything needed.
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6. Moses had the same misconception. You can find him
struggling with this same issue in Numbers 11:10-17. He
complained to God because he felt overwhelmed with the
responsibility of leading God’s people. The work was never
ending and the time was never enough! It seemed his position
demanded more than he had to give. If you have been in youth
ministry for any period of time, you know how he was feeling!
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7. Moses asked the LORD, “Why have you brought this trouble
on your servant? What have I done to displease you that
you put the burden of all these people on me? Did I
conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do
you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an
infant… If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to
death right now…”
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8. In Exodus 18:18-23, Jethro, the father in law of Moses” went to him
and said, “What you are doing is not good. You and these people
who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too
heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. ..Select capable men
from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men… —and
appoint them over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens…That will
make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. If you
do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain,
and all these people will go home satisfied.”
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9. The needs in your ministry, no matter what size your
group, will always exceed your ability to meet those
needs. Our first reliance should be upon God’s
provision. But it should not stop there…we need to
involve others in meaningful ministry as well.
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10. When you share the burden
with others your load may not
be lightened, but your ministry
WILL be multiplied.
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11. Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
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-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"
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12. Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
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-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”
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