Altared Youth Ministry

This is a post that I had written during the NYMC, but due to the internet connection being down, I could not post.  So, here it is.  Enjoy!    

     I am right now in my session called “Flip the youth group” 10 ways to re-invent your youth group by Jeanne Mayo.  These are simple ways to use to reach and grow you ministry.  I have learned so mush over these couple of days.  Here is a couple that I have picked up:

1.       Find a couple of kids that you see promise in and invest your heart in.  Jesus did have the 12, but he had 3 that he invested more time in.  And have those kids pour it back into the other students.

2.       Big object lessons.  Use things that are out in our environment and parallel that into a lesson from the bible.  This will drive the point home!

3.       Create a family-style atmosphere.  The kids that we invest so much time in kids that come from broken homes or homes that the parents don’t care about their own kids.  Tell the kids that you care about them and that you love them.  It will make all the difference in the world.

I have been so blessed to have the opportunity to be able to be here @ NYMC with my wife.  I know that we have been transformed into better leaders and into a better couple who want to work with kids.  The one thing that I will take away from this whole conference is that this whole thing called youth ministry is nothing more than a big community of people who want to help.  All you have to do is ask.