This document discusses characteristics to look for in youth ministry volunteers. It recommends volunteers have good listening skills, empathy for teenagers, enjoyment of working with teens, strong spiritual foundations, and patience. Additionally, volunteers should be principled but not judgmental, have good social skills, a sense of humor, and be dependable. The youth ministry leader should develop clear standards for qualified youth leaders to ensure a high quality program.

1. Youth Ministry Lesson - Things to
Look for in Youth Ministry
Volunteers
what to look for in volunteers
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2. As your volunteers learn and grow, they will begin to
exhibit characteristics that will identify them as effective
volunteers. While not an exhaustive list, the following
characteristics are the kinds of traits you want to see in
your volunteer team:
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3. • Good listening skills
• Empathy for teen perspectives on life
• Enjoyment of working with other teenagers
• Solid spiritual, emotional, and relational
foundations in their own lives
• Patient, flexible, and affirming
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4. • Perseverent
• Principled, but not
judgmental
• Good relational skills
• A sense of humor
• Dependable
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5. Set specific standards for leaders in your youth
ministry. While your staff can be made up of people
with various gifts, abilities, and personality styles, it
shouldn’t be open to just anyone. The quality of your
ministry will depend upon your ability to develop,
articulate, and positively enforce your standards for
what constitutes a qualified youth leader.
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6. 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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7. 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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Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”
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