Recap Yesterday was a jam-packed day of hard work and hopefulness. Our team of teenagers serve in the morning at So Others May Eat (S.O.M.E) for short. We served approximately three hundred people a hot breakfast in about two hours time. It was an opportunity for us to interact with and serve some of the […]
Author Archives: Eddy Barnes
Three Things I Love about Youth Ministry
I’ve been involved in youth ministry now for almost six years, between volunteering and being on full-time staff. And I think I’m beginning to get a grasp of the broad range of things that youth ministry entails, from planning and administration, to connecting with kids and just building relationships of encouragement. Some of it I […]
On Mission: Washington, D.C.
This week, I’m with a team of several teens in our nation’s capital serving several local ministries and doing evangelism. Your prayers are greatly appreciated as we share the gospel and our lives. More reflections will come as the week progresses. Also, I’ll be tweeting about the trip with the hashtag #missiondc. I’m excited for […]
Youth Ministry Leadership Quick Tip: Go After the One
The following post was written by Stephen Law, a member of our youth ministry staff at Grace Covenant Church. This post is part of the on-going training that we do with our adult leaders. For more information about our ministry, check out oneightydc.com My first year of youth group, I was 5’0’’ tall, 120 lbs, […]
Three Thoughts about Why We Do Small Groups
If you do youth ministry and you haven’t read Simple Student Ministry I would commend it to you. It challenges you to answer the question, “what is your discipleship process?” At Oneighty, we basically have two weekly programs that are intended for discipleship: our large group meetings and our small groups. In our large groups, […]