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Posted on February 6, 2012, 12:58 am
So when it comes to advice and suggestions for events, Youth Leader 101 typically notes that special events, like school, community or national sporting events are often great excuses for getting students together. The NCAA basketball, known as March Madness, is a perfect example. Though I would suggest this also makes an outstanding community outreach opportunity. Read more »
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Posted on January 30, 2012, 7:22 am | 1 comment
When I made profession of faith, I decided it was time, alerted somebody at church, and then stood before the consistory while they quizzed me mostly on my faith but with just a bit of Bible trivia as well. Once I was approved, I stood before the church, said “I do” after the pastor read a long liturgy...
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Posted on January 23, 2012, 7:45 am
Let me start out by saying my wife and I were volunteer youth leaders for 15 years. But I do think that our church made a mistake in asking for volunteer youth leaders, rather than investing money and resources in staff. I think it implied to many youth that they were not as important as “adults” in the church.
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Posted on January 16, 2012, 7:12 am
I wonder how many youth leaders are in accountability groups. I would suggest that if you are a youth leader and you are not in an accountability group, you consider doing so. It’s a very personal decision. I can only tell you that I have been blessed and improved by my group.
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Posted on January 9, 2012, 7:54 am | 2 comments
This is a topic that’s discussed in consistories/councils, by congregations, Synods, and pretty much anywhere there are church-going folks or church leaders hanging out. I don’t expect to solve the challenge in a short blog, but I think youth leaders might have a different perspective than many in the church.
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Posted on January 2, 2012, 7:25 am | 3 comments
Yeah, I know that we, as youth leaders, parents, students, Christ-followers, strive to seek God’s face constantly. That’s good. Keep that up. I just figured that in this first week of a new year, it might be good to push all of the “stuff” out of your head and just simply listen to God.
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Posted on December 26, 2011, 7:00 am | 2 comments
For some of us who are, well, not so young, there was no texting 10 years ago. For younger leaders, texting has been a part of your lives for much of the past few years. In either case, I wonder if you are using text messages to communicate with your youth group and if not, why not?
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Posted on December 19, 2011, 7:00 am | 5 comments
I’ve got a friend who feels a lot of pressure to increase participants in youth group and roll out consistently high numbers of profession of faiths among their church young people. Really? So this is how we measure performance for a youth leader?
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Posted on December 12, 2011, 7:00 am | 1 comment
Christmas is a couple of weeks away. The focus in most of our homes is on gifts. Youth group students have created long lists of all the items they “need.” My question is this, how do we cover this topic in our youth groups in such a way that we impact thought without instilling guilt?
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Posted on December 5, 2011, 7:00 am | 1 comment
Most years, the most successful youth group event was the night when we visited shut-ins in our congregation. It might not have been the most popular youth event going in to the activity, but it was always the best as the night ended. If you haven’t done this, you gotta give it a try.
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Posted on November 21, 2011, 7:00 am | 4 comments
I’m getting really old. I think it’s kind of funny to see me morph into my parents. But what’s not funny is the content I see and hear on the phones, iPods, iPads, and other communication tools that students are using. I’m trying to figure out how to deal with what I believe is
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Posted on November 14, 2011, 7:00 am
This is a question for which there are an endless number of opinions and answers. There isn’t even agreement on how involved the CRC is at this point. Some believe there is sufficient leadership and resourcing for congregations around youth ministry. Others believe it should be...
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Posted on November 7, 2011, 7:31 am | 5 comments
Everyone wants the latest and greatest resources for their youth group. In a changing world, it seems our resources need to do the same. There is a cost to shifting resources and seeking out the latest and coolest study guide. Is there a Reformed perspective? Does it matter? Yeah, it should matter.
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Posted on October 25, 2011, 9:04 am | 1 comment
Here’s a challenge for you and your youth group. See if you can get members of your youth group to commit to reading through the Bible in a year. I’ve done this the last two years and I wish I had started it when I was young. If you aren’t sure you want to challenge your youth group with this yet, take on the challenge yourself.
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Posted on October 17, 2011, 12:00 am | 1 comment
Have you ever been in the middle of a crowd where you didn’t know anyone else? It’s actually pretty easy to feel alone in the middle of a crowd. It’s also a common occurrence in our schools and youth groups and it breaks my heart.
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Posted on October 10, 2011, 12:00 am
It’s Ministry Appreciation Month and showing love to your youth leader is a great place to start. Sure, you could send a card, or offer a sincere “thank you” next time you see them. But what if you showed your appreciation through your actions? Yeah, there definitely are ways to show your appreciation.
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