I was thinking as I got started on this final installment of the Youth Ministry series that perhaps this last piece should have in fact been the first. I’m guessing there’s a good number of you who are reading this, or skipping over them, and thinking that they don’t pertain to you because they’re talking [...]
Last post we looked at how the basic groundwork of youth ministry calls us to understand the truth that God gifts young people, calls young people and uses young people and therefore we must take seriously ministry to young people just as we take ministry to adults seriously. But as adults, ministry to other adults [...]
What basic understanding must be in place in order to provide good groundwork for the youth in that ministry? Throughout scripture we see examples of God calling young people to do his work. If God can use, and in fact, wants to use people of all ages, then we as the adult member of the [...]
From the blog at Journal of Student Ministries:
Brian is about to become a new youth pastor and he asks this on his post…
The questions I have for you seasoned and experienced (or fresh out of the box) church workers are:
1. what am I getting myself into?
2. what makes ministry worth it?
3. should I EXPECT junk [...]
-by Dick Tubbs. Click here for the whole article.
Lessons from almost half a century of youth ministry
God Called You – Be Content.
If you’re leading young people because it’s an easy first call after seminary, the first step to your own Crystal Cathedral, then quit. Now.
If you need “professional standards” as a badge of respect, quit. Now.
If [...]
