Well, there is no proven template or silver bullet as far as I can tell. Our Single Adult Ministry (SAM) is about 8 years old and I've been leading it for about 3 years now. We are constantly tweeking what we do to best minister to our young adults and keep up the morale of the volunteers and keep our program steady and sustainable. I'm a eager as you are to hear feed back.
Our philosophy is one of connection. How can let our young adults know we care about them. Here are some things we do.
- We have a team of care providers that gather every other month for a "ministry endeavor" Each care provider is assigned 5-8 young adults.
- Our endeavors rotate among personal letters, phone invitations to gatherings, care packages, post care mailings, and sharing special quotes, thoughts, or passages from scripture.
-Care providers are encouraged to check in and connect with their young adults
- I compose and send out a bi-monthly e-newsletter
- We have an annual gathering (after Thanksgiving weekend). Out of a group of about 120 young adults we'll have about 15 that attend.
- I have a young adult Facebook page where I pose news and other information.
We are working on a lot more an constantly refining, but this is where we are at right now.
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Well, there is no proven template or silver bullet as far as I can tell. Our Single Adult Ministry (SAM) is about 8 years old and I've been leading it for about 3 years now. We are constantly tweeking what we do to best minister to our young adults and keep up the morale of the volunteers and keep our program steady and sustainable. I'm a eager as you are to hear feed back.
Our philosophy is one of connection. How can let our young adults know we care about them. Here are some things we do.
- We have a team of care providers that gather every other month for a "ministry endeavor" Each care provider is assigned 5-8 young adults.
- Our endeavors rotate among personal letters, phone invitations to gatherings, care packages, post care mailings, and sharing special quotes, thoughts, or passages from scripture.
-Care providers are encouraged to check in and connect with their young adults
- I compose and send out a bi-monthly e-newsletter
- We have an annual gathering (after Thanksgiving weekend). Out of a group of about 120 young adults we'll have about 15 that attend.
- I have a young adult Facebook page where I pose news and other information.
We are working on a lot more an constantly refining, but this is where we are at right now.
Blessings to you!