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Youth Ministry Institute

Materials for Youth Ministry

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Fundraising Ideas
This is a list of ideas for fundraising opportunities for retreats and mission trips.
Sample Materials and Outlines
Practicing Witnessing
This is a lesson on deep listening and is a good intergenerational exercise.
Nurturing Joy
Hope Never Fails
This lesson will focus on how sharing your biggest concerns with God can lead to a sense of hope.
Beacons of Joy
Finding a Grit Fit
In this lesson, youth will explore the habits that can equip them to enjoy life.
Nurturing Joy
Fit for Time and Joy With God
In this lesson, youth will work together to create a weekly Sabbath-keeping plan.
Nurturing Joy
The Flowers of the Field
This lesson is designed to help youth express who they are and to explore who God is creating them to be.
Nurturing Joy
The Solid Rock
In this lesson, youth will explore God's immutability.
Nurturing Joy
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
This lesson takes a piece of popular culture and uses it to show how youth can find the sacred in the secular.
Nurturing Joy
Trusting God in Anxious Times
In this lesson, youth will learn how faith can help them to deal with anxiety.
Beacons of Joy
An Open Letter to Youth Ministers – Allen Hilton
Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, founder and executive director of House United, a nonprofit initiative that helps groups collaborate across theological and political differences, writes an open letter to Youth Ministers.
Articles and Readings
An Open Letter to Youth Ministers – Michal Beth Dinkler
Michal Beth Dinkler, Associate Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School writes an open letter to youth ministers.
Articles and Readings
An Open Letter to Youth Ministers – Matthew Croasmun
Matthew Croasmun, Associate Research Scholar for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture writes to youth ministers.
Articles and Readings