This document discusses strategies for effective youth ministry based on the author's personal experiences and research. It emphasizes the importance of consistency, having a clear central message, nurturing the parent-child spiritual relationship, and teaching students to love God and serve others. The youth of today need community, role models, and guidance towards spiritual maturity amid a secular culture.
In this presentation we share the outcomes from our first round of Listening Posts where we shared who we are and who we are called to be, and information about our needs for a Director of Youth and Family Ministries to fulfill our staff.
In this presentation we share the outcomes from our first round of Listening Posts where we shared who we are and who we are called to be, and information about our needs for a Director of Youth and Family Ministries to fulfill our staff.
this is a presentation for Teens Crosswalk Organization. TCW is one of the legal clubs in Irisan National High School and Pines City National High School - Quezon Hill Annex. It is a youth-oriented organization focused with the youth`s development and molding them to become a God-fearing young people.
this is a presentation for Teens Crosswalk Organization. TCW is one of the legal clubs in Irisan National High School and Pines City National High School - Quezon Hill Annex. It is a youth-oriented organization focused with the youth`s development and molding them to become a God-fearing young people.
"It's not about a program, but a process" is what being incarnational (that is, truth in the flesh) leads us to become as we minister to youth. I would love to come to your group and speak about this important lifestyle. This was developed after my attending a wonderful master's level class at IWU for a training session of volunteers I was to lead.
This ebook was written for the small‐church youth leader who volunteers their time from a huge heart for students but has very little training and even feels a little lost in this whole youth ministry thing.
The Role of Congregational Leaders in Children, Youth and Family Ministry semnsynod
The Role of Congregational Leaders in Children, Youth, & Family Ministry
by Dr. Terri Elton, Associate Professor of Children, Youth, and Family (CYF) Ministry & Director of the Center for CYF Ministry, Luther Seminary, Luther Seminary
Church Leaders and Congregations are key assets and partners with families in the faith journey in the 21st Century. Using the Exemplar Youth Ministry (EYM) Study as an element for this discussion, explore how the EYM study identified the value and role of church leaders and the congregation when designing and implementing ministry for children, youth, and families. Explore the EYM assets which support a robust ministry for families of all ages and type.
From the 2012 Southeastern Minnesota Synod, ELCA's Councils as Leaders event.
Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) is an organization founded to support the enhancement of family values in Kenya, with four key pillars namely Life, Family, Religion and Governance. We are an advocacy and networking organization made up of Christian professionals from diverse Christian groups and churches, from diverse professional backgrounds, but all committed to supporting a pro-life, pro-family, pro-religion and good-governance social environment
Cultivate Ministry (Programming Model)Kenneth Hall
This is a book created with the purpose to represent what a future ministry could look like. It was designed specifically for a youth ministry, but could be used for any kind of ministry whether that be adult, senior or children's ministry.
Against the stream: Reimagining church youth groups (Part One)GildaPilon
This PowerPoint presentation, from March 23, 2014, presents myths about youth groups and presents recent findings about religion and young teenagers, based on findings of the NYSR.
Since 2006 I have been involved in High School Ministry through My Outreach group Africa Youth Rescue Initiative and under Kenya Students Christian Fellowship and these are great lessons that I have learnt in the field and from Mwalimu Michael Gachohi who is a great mentor in high school ministry.
1. Demography
65% of the population in Kenya is below the age of 18yrs. The majority of our teenagers are in one secondary school or the other.
2. Research findings. In a research a few years ago, the respondents in some urban churches in Nairobi were asked to indicate the age at which they received Christ as their Lord and savior. The final analysis is shown below.
70yrs and above 0%
50 – 69yrs 1%
30 – 49yrs 5%
20 – 29yrs 15%
4 – 19yrs 79%
Where then should we invest our time and resources as a church and as individuals?
3. The opportunity
The students are in school at least 9 months p.a and 9hrs per day for the day scholars. This presents a golden moment to share with them the gospel. I am not advocating that the teacher to use their lesson to preach (although it may be ok once in a while to mention something), rather, we should model the Christian life to the students
A teacher having 16 lessons each of 40 minutes a week, each of 40 students has 25,600 man minutes or 427man hrs or 18 man days with the learners per year. This translates to 44 days p.a. of 24 hrs each. If we do not reach them effectively when in high school, they may eventually become unreachable. We will give an account of what we did with the opportunities God gave us.
4. Cost effectiveness
The students are mostly already organized for you. There is no adverts in the media, no sourcing security etc. the cost is mainly time and some fare. Those involved in organizing evangelism meetings/crusades in churches know how costly an effective meeting is.
5. Impact on church and society.
i. A strong Christian union is very helpful in instilling values and discipline amongst the students
ii. Most decisions made in teenage are lifetime decisions. We should assist in making them decide to follow Christ. That is why cooperates target the youth in their adverts.
Many leaders in the church today, such as Dr David Oginde, the Bishop emeritus of CITAM, & Bishop Mark Kariuki of DC gave their lives to the Lord while in High School. The same applies to innumerable Pastors, Elders and Deacons. The Lord eternally bless the people who took their time to minister to those students.
6. Obedience to the great commission
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
This is not a
Using evidence based practices along with biblical principles to support young people and equip them for SUCCESS. Presentation addresses:
- Challenges youth are facing today
- What youth said locally
- 40 Developmental Assets
- Biblical Principles for building successful young people
Something that I learned through this project is that there are many details that go into creating a brand, in order to help someone completely understand a brand you have to provide them with where it started, where it is, and where it is going. It is also important to tell the consumer what inspired this brand, I personally love learning about where a product came from.
2. • A closer look at what the book says regarding teaching patterns
to maximize effectiveness with teenagers will be considered.
• There are some insights I would like to share from my personal
experiences as well.
• The information used in this PowerPoint presentation was mostly
from personal convictions and my notebook notes from our
textbook: The Teaching Ministry of the Church – 2nd Edition
cited as follows:
• Yount, William (editor). The Teaching Ministry of the Church: 2nd
Edition. Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2008.
• The Holy Word of our LORD was also used.
3. • I don’t know when or where the LORD will have me take a youth
ministry position but I am ready to take it for His glory.
• My heart beats for youth ministry everyday and the thought of
ministering to young people makes me shout for joy.
• The youth today, in my opinion, need so much and I know I cannot
give them everything they need.
• I desire to work with a Spirit led ministry and a willing team of
people ready to help so we will be able to do our best to meet
those needs.
• I very much enjoy seeing parents of students care about the
spiritual journey their family is on as individuals and as a group.
• The most important thing to me is that students fall in love with
Jesus Christ in a way that is indescribable and make Him the
Supreme Ruler and Redeemer of their lives on a daily basis.
4. • When I was a teenager I remember wanting to
participate in anything I could with my friends and
family.
• I feel like hanging out with them gave me a sense of
belonging to a group of people and I know youth need
that today.
• Teenagers today must know they are loved and cared
for in order to really feel connected.
• What I mean is that as a group of teenagers in a
student ministry must operate with an open
atmosphere attitude to welcome in any newcomers to
promote Christian living and community.
5.
6. • John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.
Anyone who believes in me will live, even if he dies.
• 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through me.
• This is the truth students need to hear.
• They are dealing with relative and secular humanism each day of
their life and we must remain strong teaching them how to overcome
this and put on the armor of God.
• Jesus died for them for this life and for the life to come.
• Embracing Jesus Christ and believing in His supreme power is
something we must do as ministers.
• Einstein came up with E=MC 2 and as youth ministers we need to
teach T=GJH (Truth = God*Jesus*Holy Spirit).
• God revealed to us the truth through His acts as the Father in the
OT, His willing sacrifice of His Son in the NT, and the overwhelming
theme throughout the Bible of His Spirit being present at all times.
• God cannot be ignored and we should never attempt to ignore Him.
7. • In chapter 15, with an introduction to preschoolers, I was
made aware of the learner’s mind at that age and gained
some knowledge for myself.
• Even as a young child, they need to be respected as someone who
can grow spiritually.
• They are spiritually sensitive at the ages of 3-5 and have the
ability to learn spiritual truths.
• Parents should not overlook teaching spiritual truths at an early
age.
• As children are the lifeblood of the future, they must not ever be
overlooked.
• This truth comes into affect at the beginning of the next
chapter.
• From birth – 15 years of age, the above is always true but looked
at from different angles as the young child becomes an older child
and then a teenager.
8. • Chapter 15 mentions five different ways a learner grows as they age:
• Mental development
• Physical development
• Spiritual development
• Social development
• Emotional development
• Clearly, a teenager is more developed than a preschooler in each of these areas,
but the development does begin at an early age.
• However, There are similar trends in parenting represented by the numbers
presented in the book.
• As children are sensitive to the Spirit, if the parent does not take charge to
nurture the child spiritually then a pattern has a tendency to set in and the role
of spiritual leader is passed to the church.
• The church was never meant to serve as the spiritual leader for a child or
teenager.
• Parents, parents, parents are the ones who lead their household and those living
in it.
9. • Children, like youth, need consistency in order to
remember the lesson, the application, the verses used in
the lesson, and why they are there in the first place.
• Colossians 2:1-10 discusses the need for consistency in
theology, Christology, and philosophy.
• Without it, children and teens will be tossed out and most
likely be part of the 60+% who drop out after high school.
• Consistency begins at the home and continues at the
church.
• A child is confused when home says one thing and the
church says another!
10. • Knowing is half the battle – I
know it was on G.I. Joe and it
is true.
• If our students know what is
being taught to them then
the LORD has done something
great through us.
• I agree with the book that
one central and clear point
that a student can see
through to connect it with
the application to their life is
amazing and necessary.
• Jesus taught in Parables (ex:
Matthew 25) and usually had
one point to them.
11. • A teenager must learn to survive in this world that
negates all they know to be true.
• The teens of today are at a serious crossroads in
history floating in a relative cloud containing nonlinear
thinking, and they come from broken homes where
they talk to their parents less than 15 minutes a week
about things that matter.
• Many of them feel distant from the church and are
not considered as vital to the life of the church.
12. • An average of 77% of people accept Christ by the
time they are 21 yrs of age.
• Over 50% of young adults who profess to be
Christians when they are freshman in college walk
away from their faith by the end of their
bachelor’s degree.
• Over 60% of students walk away from the church
after high school.
• Over 80% of youth attend church for an average
of 2 months when they are a teenager.
• Parents, as a majority, are not involved in the
spiritual outline of their student’s life.
13. • They alternate between maturity and childhood.
• They are on an emotional roller coaster and they need
some help.
• They need leaders who are loving and patient
• The teens of today are realizing their dreams may or
may not come true.
• Youth desperately want to belong and they need a
leader to show them they do.
• They are in a fight between dependence and
interdependence as adulthood approaches and
childhood is left behind.
14. • They need to be taught Matthew 22:37-39 – Jesus
MUST be loved with ALL of them and made supreme
and their fellow neighbor must be shown the love of
Christ.
• They SEEK an identity constantly.
• They ask multiple questions and are expecting an
answer for each one.
• They are developing
• At different rates
• Spiritual and moral values
• An adventurous mind wanting to discover new things.
15.
16. • They must be taught how to serve each other.
• The parents are vital in this role.
• Without the parents, it is VERY difficult to get a
student on track with serving the LORD and other
people.
• A parent is the GREATEST person in the world for a
student to learn from because they have the greatest
amount of influence on them.
• This critical relationship must be nurtured by the
Holy Spirit as it is key for the youth to develop a
respect for spiritual truths they will carry with them
for the rest of their life.
17. • Luke 10:27, Matthew 22:36-38, Mark 12:28-30, and
Deut. 6:4-9 are all instances when God or Jesus state
what is the most important act we can do.
• Teaching these concepts to the youth are without
question a necessity.
• Teaching the parents to do it, when necessary, must
be kept in mind.
• Teenagers are great, I look forward to serving them
for the rest of my life, and I will connect them with
their parents on a spiritual level.