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Winter/Spring 2014 Resource and Training Magazine
Creating openness in your small group pg. 12
keeping volunteers engaged in youth ministry pg. 11 Plus more! Pages 10-13 See our newest resources inside!
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NEW! The Jesus Studies........................................................................................................ 04 NEW! The elements Bible Study Curriculum...................................................................... 05 6-lesson Bible Book Studies.................................................................................................. 06 4-lesson Bible Theme/Topical Studies.................................................................................. 07 NEW! Devotional Resources For Students.......................................................................... 08 Misc Resources – teachers, student leaders, etc.!............................................................... 09 Training Articles: Tools, Tips, & Encouragement..........................................................10-13
Creating Openness In Your Small Group 5 Characteristics Of Healthy Discipleship Keeping Volunteers Engaged In Your Youth Ministry 5 Tips For Maximizing Our Impact On Students’ Parents The Responsibility Veteran Youth Ministers Have To New Youth Ministers
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The Core is a line of 6-lesson Bible Book studies designed to teach students the heart of some of Scripture’s most vital books. We know you desire for your students to grow in their knowledge and application of God’s Word – that’s exactly what these studies are designed to do.
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Live Different: What The Bible Says About Sex And Holiness Today’s teenager lives in a hypersexualized culture. Live Different teaches students God’s intent for sex, how God views sex outside of this intent, and God’s call to live a life of holiness in a sexually immoral world. 4 Lessons download || 34.99 physical || 49.99
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4-week Devotions On Characters From the OT & NT (OT) & (NT) Encounters helps shape the way teens see the Bible, God, and themselves. (OT) & (NT) Encounters is a journey through the lives of some of the most interesting people from the Old and New Testament. In every encounter, teens will focus on one key truth from the character’s life, and will be challenged to apply this truth to their lives, changing the way they engage with God. FEATURES: • 4-weeks of interactive devotions • A “key truth” for every character • Guided application for each day
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Training: Tools, Tips, & Encouragement At ym360, we take our call to serve youth workers pretty seriously. We’re passionate about partnering with youth workers to lead students closer to Christ. This partnership is most commonly facilitated through our training initiatives. It’s a true blessing to have the chance to provide training to youth workers. We do this in a few different ways. Training occurs most frequently through the youthministry360 Blog. Every day—yes, every single day--we post a new article on the Blog. These articles fall into different categories, but they all have one thing in common: they are practical, relevant articles designed to help you grow in the craft of doing youth ministry. The best thing is that we have over 50 different contributors to our blog, so there’s a ton of different insight and perspectives offered.
We also offer training through live, interactive workshops we’re fortunate enough to get to offer around the country. These face-to-face, workshops provide exciting moments where youth workers can learn from each other, becoming more effective at discipling the students in their ministries. On the next few pages, you’ll find some samples from some of the best content on the ym360 Blog. If the Blog isn’t something you’re tracking with on a regular basis, you’re missing out. If you like what you see, stop by the blog sometime. There’s plenty more where this came from! God Bless, Andy Blanks co-founder, Publisher andy@youthministry360.com
5 Characteristics Of Healthy Discipleship By Andy Blanks The word “discipleship” means different things to different people. When I say “discipleship” I’m simply talking about the process of growing to be more like Christ. While the process itself will differ based on your ministry context, I think there are some common characteristics of healthy discipleship no matter what context you’re in. As you read these, ask yourself to what degree you see them in your youth ministry. 1. Gospel Focused No matter how you teach the Bible, it must be taught through the lens of the Gospel. When we make our Bible teaching too much about application, or cultural
relevance, or entertainment, we fail students. The good news of God’s rescue plan for humanity, as fulfilled in Christ, must be the foundation of your teaching efforts. Too often we make our Bible teaching about doing. Do this. Don’t do that. Right actions won’t make disciples. But consistently bringing our students face-to-face with the Gospel will. Read the other 4 Characteristics here: https://youthministry360.com/healthy
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Keeping Volunteers Engaged In Your Youth Ministry By Christopher Wesley It’s nice when your ministry is growing on all fronts, not only when you see new teens walking in through the door, but when you attract adults who want to get involved. But if you’ve been in ministry long enough, you know that volunteering can sometimes gets a little stale for some of your adults. Their interest wanes, and next thing you know they disappear for a week or two at a time. Why do these volunteer ministers leave? I think the reason many volunteers leave isn’t because they don’t see a need. I think they leave because we haven’t shown them a clear vision. Many leave because they simply don’t feel invested. What they really want to be a part of the excitement. They want to be a part of a story, a part of the life-change taking place in students. To allow them to be a part of all of this, there are a couple things you can do.
5 Tips For Maximizing Our Impact On Students’ Parents By Danny Bowers If you’ve been in youth ministry for any amount of time, you’ve discovered that it isn’t just about youth. Parents, guardians, grandparents, 2nd cousins . . . Our ministries have a much wider impact than we sometimes remember! Especially as it pertains to students’ parents or guardians. How do we make sure we are maximizing our impact on our students’ parents? Here are five “best practices” I try to consistently implement with our students’ parents or guardians. These are simply my way of making sure my impact can be as positive and effective as possible. Finish reading about these 5 tips here: https://youthministry360.com/5-parent-tips
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Creating Openness In Your Small Group By Andy Blanks There are a variety of aspects to community but one of the most important ones (and one that can seem to be the most fleeting) is openness. See, community is more than just hanging out. It’s more than just being buds. (Or whatever the female equivalent is. Budettes? Gal-pals?) It’s more than inside jokes and shared experiences. These things are important. But if you don’t experience real openness, it’s not community. Openness, or transparency if you’re feeling buzz-wordy, is a hallmark of genuine relationships and genuine community. I define openness as “the freedom to discuss any personal issue (both your own and in response to others’ issues) without fear of the issue being mishandled in any way, and with a confidence that sharing this issue with the group is in an individual’s best interest.” When you experience real openness in a group, it’s a sure sign that something good is going on. But it’s not easy to develop. Here are a few thoughts on what you can do to encourage openness in your small group:
Openness Isn’t Necessarily Born In Your Youth Room
Building openness doesn’t exclusively happen during the time you spend at church, or wherever your organized meeting place is. You have to break through the invisible wall of formality that exists between you and your students. If you never break this barrier, you’ll always be the youth minister or the youth worker. But when you engage students’ at their ballgames, or at the coffee shop, or at their choir recital, you step out of “formal” and into “personal.” You become Chris or Michelle, not just the “student pastor.”
Openness Is A Two Way Street
It’s impossible to develop openness in a group without you being willing to be open as well. You can’t expect students to invest the emotional capital in opening up to you if you are unwilling to open up to them. Obviously, because we’re dealing with students and not our peers, we must know what’s appropriate and what’s not. Should you tell your students about the fight you had with your spouse? Probably not. But could you tell them about your strained relationship with your sibling? In the right context, maybe so. There are no hard and fast rules. But it has to be a two-way street.
Trust Is Key
What is shared must be safe. And this isn’t just about you. It’s about the other students in the room. The first time a personal issue that is shared in small group “shows up” in the school hallways or on Facebook, kiss your transparent community goodbye. Or at least be willing to watch it go on vacation for a while. Your group has to truly value trust. It can’t be taken lightly.
Your Motivation Must Be Pure
You will never (and I mean never) experience true openness and community if your motivations are anything other than pure. If your agenda is to create a sense of openness to gain an edge on students, or to somehow use students’ vulnerability as part of a spiritual growth process (as if disciples were made in factories), you’ll never see real openness. Not only that, you run the risk of damaging the concept of openness for these students. You must be willing to engage in a reciprocal relationship with your students, one where you learn from them as they learn from you. One where you are open to having your faith shaped as you lead in shaping the faith of your students.
Openness Can’t Be Rushed. It Takes Time
The truth is that there is no “5 Step Process” to building openness in your small group. You can’t force it. It’s an organic by-product of real, (buzz-word alert) authentic community. And sometimes, openness takes a long time to develop. It depends a lot on you and your students. I am currently discipling a group of 8th graders. We’re over a year into our time as a small group. And we’re still a long way away from a community where real openness occurs. And while I wish we were, I know that every group is different. We’ll get there. It’s slow work. But it’s worth it. What have you noticed about transparency and openness in your small groups? Join in the conversation at: https://youthministry360.com/openness
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The Responsibility Veteran Youth Ministers Have To New Youth Ministers I landed my first paid youth ministry position just two months after graduating from college. To be honest, I wasn’t really even looking for a church position. I figured I would volunteer in a youth ministry for a few years and try to get accepted into seminary. I had no idea a church would hire me, let alone trust me to lead their youth ministry. My guess is that my story might not be too far from your story. It’s difficult to find statistics on the average age of youth pastors that include part-time and volunteer youth pastors, but I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch to say that many youth pastors/directors are in their twenties when they get their first youth ministry position. Of all the youth pastors I’m friends with, I can think of only one who I know for sure was at least 30 years old when they became a youth pastor. Most became a youth pastor before they were 25 years old. I wouldn’t bet that the trend of hiring young or otherwise inexperienced men and women as youth pastors is going to slow down. That being the case, I believe that veteran youth workers have a responsibility to help young or inexperienced youth pastors out. When I was starting out as a youth pastor, I benefited from some veteran youth workers taking the time to pour into my life. Here are some things veteran youth pastors can do for rookies:
1. Buy a young/new youth pastor lunch or a cup of coffee.
One of my favorite memories from my early years as a youth pastor was at a youth ministry conference. I was still in seminary, and my friend had convinced our admissions office that it would be beneficial to send four youth ministry students to the conference to sit at our seminary’s booth in the exhibition hall. While our hotel and plane tickets were paid for, we were on our own for food. A veteran youth pastor from our city was also attending the conference, and he offered to take us all out to dinner. We spent time laughing and talking about
ministry. It may have just been a dinner to that veteran youth pastor, but I was grateful that he was willing to take time out of his schedule (and money from his wallet) to pour into us as young youth workers.
2. Encourage young/new youth pastors to be a part of your denominational or local youth ministry network.
Of course, being a part of a youth ministry network is something that all youth pastors can benefit from, no matter how many years you’ve been doing youth ministry. A huge benefit of a healthy youth ministry network is that younger youth workers can benefit from relationships with some youth workers who have been around the block once or twice. In my first youth ministry position, some of my best friends in ministry were a part of a youth ministry network run by our denomination’s local office. It was a blessing to hang out with some youth pastors who had been in the same church for a long time.
3. Mentor a young/new youth pastor.
When I was in my first youth ministry position, I was required by the seminary I attended to have a “professional” mentor who was in ministry as well. My mentor was a 20-year youth ministry veteran with whom I still have a great relationship ten years later. Many people who point out that Paul tells young Timothy he should not be despised for his youth forget that he was mentored by Paul. Sure, it’s possible for a young youth pastor to make a huge impact, but it probably won’t happen without a mentor pouring into that person. You won’t be able to be a mentor during every season of your life, but when the time is right, don’t be afraid to identify a young youth pastor you can pour into from the wisdom you’ve learned from your many years of mistakes. What are some other ways veteran youth pastors can pour into rookies? Share your thoughts with the community here: https://youthministry360.com/veteran
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