Leading theologians and pastors explore the importance of youth ministry and how developing a mission and vision statement can help to grow a thriving youth group in accordance with that mission.
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Introduction
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Section 1: Why Youth Ministry Is Important
- Prepare – Jeremiah 1:4-8
- Stages of Adolescent Development, Chap Clark – Video
- Spiritual Development in Step with Human Development, Chap Clark – Video
- Remembering the Importance of Youth Ministry, Kenda Creasy Dean – Video
- The Uniqueness of Adolescence, Kenda Creasy Dean – Video
- Why Youth Feel Disempowered, Elizabeth Corrie – Video
- The Nature of Adolescence, Matthew Kuan Johnson – Video
- Questions for Discussion and Reflection
- Additional Resources
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Section 2: What Is a Thriving Youth Ministry?
- Prepare – Luke 24:13-35
- Exemplary Youth Ministry, Roland Martinson – Video and Discussion Outline
- Live, Love, Listen, Learn…Lead, Skip Masback – Video and Discussion Outline
- Discovering a Vision Statement for Youth Ministry, Frederick Edie – Video and Discussion Outline
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
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Section 3: Vision and Mission Statements
- Prepare – Jeremiah 29:8-14
- The Importance of Vision in Starting a Youth Ministry, Jorge Gonzalez – Video and Discussion Outline
- Discovering a Vision Statement for Youth Ministry, Skip Masback – Video and Discussion Outline
- Discerning and Communicating Vision and Mission, Skip Masback – Video and Discussion Outline
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
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Section 4: Enacting Your Vision
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Section 5: Building Your Ministry - The Essentials
- Prepare – Matthew 7:24-27
- The Grace of Playing, Courtney Goto – Video and Discussion Outline
- Creating Opportunities for Youth to Experience God, Shane Claiborne – Video and Discussion Outline
- Essential Elements of Youth Ministry, Tim Walsh – Video and Discussion Outline
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
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Section 6: Building Your Ministry - Deepening Your Ministry
- Prepare – 1 Samuel 3
- Creating Deeper Opportunities for Youth, Skip Masback – Video and Discussion Outline
- Three Ways Successful Churches Engage Youth, Mark Gornik – Video and Discussion Outline
- When Quality Counts, Mark DeVries – Video and Discussion Outline
- Safe and Brave Space, Yadi Martinez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
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Section 7: Sustaining Your Ministry - Overcoming Obstacles
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Section 8: Sustaining Your Ministry - Maintaining a Transformational Culture
- Prepare – Romans 12:1-5
- Rethinking the Church as a Creative Community, Kenda Creasy Dean – Video and Discussion Outline
- Growing Young, Steven Argue – Video and Discussion Outline
- 6 Strategies to Grow Your Church Young, Kara Powell and Mike Park – Video and Discussion Outline
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources