The Use of New Technology in Youth Ministry

Technology is probably already affecting the dynamics of your youth ministry. For young people are the most likely group to make use of new technologies.

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How Are Your Accounts?

One way to view your emotional health is to see it as a bank account.

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Working For My Pastor & Church Leadership?

By far one of the greatest risk areas and potential areas of frustration for youth leaders is their relationship with those in authority over them within the church. Youth ministries will not be effective without a proper authority structure. In addition an understanding and obedience to those structures by the youth leadership is essential.

I know [...]

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Youth Owned Ministry (Part 2)

Youth-owned ministry was the big reason I came into Christian fellowship. Indeed, I came to the church on a midweek evening service and there were around 10 people present that evening. The message that night I have long since forgotten along with who the speaker was. What stood out though was that most of those who were present and part of the service were young people. Some gave their testimonies and they all shook my hand as the program came to a close. One young person who couldn’t be a few years older than I said “I hope you would return.” That was the start.

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Youth-Owned Ministry

This post is part of a collection of articles sent as a follow-up to GYMN trainings. You can use these posts in your youth ministry. At the end of the article are questions for you to reflect on or for your youth leadership team to discuss.

Several years ago I found myself tired, discouraged and frustrated [...]

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Developing Accountability

…only those who persevere get to see the view from above, a breath-taking view, of the entire city and the sea beyond. There is an analogy to this story in our youth ministry. There, the journey is called fellowship and the narrow pathway is accountability.

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Youth Connection: Missions and Your Youth Group

As a young Christian I was once invited by my friend to join a course on world missions. I was hesitant at first, little did I know that that would be the start of a love for missions that has brought me to remote islands of my country and placed me in an organization that is reaching youth globally.

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