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, […]
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Youth Ministry Leadership Quick Tip: Rest in Jesus
The A-Word I’ve been called it many times. In moments of embarrassment, I’ve even found myself murmuring it under my breath at myself. Some days I don’t think I’ll ever shake the label. “Awkward.” That’s right. I’ll admit it. I’m awkward. Whether it’s a conversational misstep or a wrinkle in the rug, I often find […]
Youth Ministry Leadership Quick Tip: Ask and Listen
The following is part of the on the go training that I’ve begun to give our adult leaders in our youth ministry. The principles should be transferrable to other youth ministries with small group programs. Broken Interwebs “The Internet is not working.” Five words that strike fear into the core of my existence. I heard […]
Youth Ministry Leadership Quick Tip: Sharpen Your Knife
The following is part of the on the go training that I’ve begun to give our adult leaders in our youth ministry. The principles should be transferrable to other youth ministries with small group programs. Don’t Cut Yourself One of my greatest joys as a boy was learning to “whittle” with a knife. On one […]
Biblical Theology in Youth Ministry
In our youth ministry, we’ve begun a series called, “God’s Timeline,” borrowing from Facebook’s feature of presenting a user’s content on a timeline. The thought behind the series was to present a redemptive-historical view of the Bible. The goal is for our youth to walk away realizing that their “timeline” is not primary, but is […]