Not all parents are capable or willing to join your youth ministry team in a relational role (hanging out with and loving on teenagers). Today, we will look at some ways to involve parents who aren’t ready to serve on the “front lines” but can definitely make a big difference behind the scenes.…
If I were a hermit, the only conflict I would ever have would be with, well, no one. If you saw the movie Castaway with Tom Hanks, he created a friend out of a volleyball. Tom was all alone and needed a friend.…
The influence of parents versus the influence of youth ministry: the “other” dualistic battle in youth ministry. A few years back a book was written about youth ministry that focused mainly on family. The book brought up a very good argument that was closely accurate when applied statistically.…
There are a lot of things you want parents to know about your youth ministry—this narrows it down to 10 keys things they need to know about what matters most in youth ministry… 10—When/Where/How Much? For anything that might be going on with the youth group, it’s best to ask your students to make sure they know.…
In all my years as a youth minister I’ve never come across a book that has reflected an appropriate methodology for family ministry in our youth ministry. This has been a great challenge to myself and my volunteers. The more years we put in and the more hurt we saw, the louder the call became to work on the illness and not the symptom.…
Have you ever been sitting with a bunch of youth ministers and heard them discussing “ministry to parent’s in the youth group?” Have you ever felt a burden to minister to parents, but also felt like parent ministry is a huge “beast” to take on?…
I think youth work is fantastic training for parenting small children and vice-versa. Those compliant teenagers kind of remind me of compliant toddlers. You know the type of children who wobble into the kitchen in the morning and are just pleasant.…
For years, I have heard it repeated (usually in Christian circles) the importance of having a stay at home parent (usually mom) for kids to grow up healthy. While I still believe that a stay at home parent can have a huge impact on kids, as I got into ministry, I made some surprising discoveries that confronted my assumptions about families with a stay at home parents.…
In a perfect world, there would be no need for a “youth minister.” Can you imagine the power of an effective godly family? Picture mom and dad sharing the Word of God with the kids after the dinner meal around the dinner table everyday.…
For better or for worse, credit is a part of the American landscape. The average American carries about $6,000 in credit card debt. Today, it is not unusual to for teenagers to have access to credit cards – either using their parents’ cards – or possibly having their own.…
