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Sponsored by the MidAmerica Region: Prairie Star, Central Midwest & Heartland Districts Nancy Combs-Morgan & Dori Thexton Sustainable Youth Ministry
What would an enduring Youth Ministry look like in a congregation?
You know you’re “stuck” if you’re asking these questions. Can you just give us some good ideas? Can you keep our youth ministry from failing? Do you understand how different we are? Will you help my congregation understand it’s not just about the numbers? Can you keep the politics away from youth ministry?
There’s no easy button: the crisis of chronic underinvestment Steeple chasing Underinvestment Mis-investment  Questions of capacity:  ,[object Object]
One full-time staff for every 50 youth
One adult for every five youth,[object Object]
Content thinking vs. systems thinking
Structures of Sustainability Control documents – annual events calendar, job descriptions, master recruiting list, curriculum template Youth ministry mission/vision statement 3 year plan Statement of values
Healthy youth staff and longevity Emotional health – appropriate boundaries, intentional spiritual practices, accountable relationships Balcony time; three kinds of meetings; the value of “third pig” youth workers
Whose job is it anyway? Youth ministry is the congregation’s ministry, not just that of specialists who can relate to teenagers. The mandate to BE THERE for young people belongs to the whole faith community. Kenda Creasy Dean
I got involved in youth ministry because I don’t want to deal with congregational politics!
Recruiting – a process that works! ,[object Object]
The first step of calling volunteers is the hardest.
Blanket appeals and mass announcements don’t work!,[object Object]
Identify your needs – RE teachers, advisors, event leaders/organizers, planning committee members, small group leaders

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  • 1. Sponsored by the MidAmerica Region: Prairie Star, Central Midwest & Heartland Districts Nancy Combs-Morgan & Dori Thexton Sustainable Youth Ministry
  • 2. What would an enduring Youth Ministry look like in a congregation?
  • 3. You know you’re “stuck” if you’re asking these questions. Can you just give us some good ideas? Can you keep our youth ministry from failing? Do you understand how different we are? Will you help my congregation understand it’s not just about the numbers? Can you keep the politics away from youth ministry?
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  • 5. One full-time staff for every 50 youth
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  • 7. Content thinking vs. systems thinking
  • 8. Structures of Sustainability Control documents – annual events calendar, job descriptions, master recruiting list, curriculum template Youth ministry mission/vision statement 3 year plan Statement of values
  • 9. Healthy youth staff and longevity Emotional health – appropriate boundaries, intentional spiritual practices, accountable relationships Balcony time; three kinds of meetings; the value of “third pig” youth workers
  • 10. Whose job is it anyway? Youth ministry is the congregation’s ministry, not just that of specialists who can relate to teenagers. The mandate to BE THERE for young people belongs to the whole faith community. Kenda Creasy Dean
  • 11. I got involved in youth ministry because I don’t want to deal with congregational politics!
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  • 13. The first step of calling volunteers is the hardest.
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  • 15. Identify your needs – RE teachers, advisors, event leaders/organizers, planning committee members, small group leaders
  • 16. Be strategic in recruiting – don’t ask an “A” player to do a “C” level job
  • 17. Develop master recruiting list for future use
  • 18. Start smiling and dialing!When you follow the steps, it works!
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  • 21. Regular meetings – 3 kinds of meetings
  • 24. Responsibility carried by the youth staffperson
  • 25. Concerns raised randomly and reactively
  • 26. Expectation of quick fix; reacting to anxiousnessWhen all the brilliant plans don’t work Traditional Approach
  • 27. Sustainable Youth Ministry Builder’s List Stage 1: Creating blueprint & preparing for the process Stage 2: Laying the foundation Stage 3: Beginning to build Stage 4: Framing the second floor
  • 28. The bolder our plans, the more competent people we attract. Mike Woodruff