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5 ways to effectively EMPOWER students
Jimmy Smuda writes: "We know today’s generation is so multi-sensory enhanced, that a regular issue in student ministry (youth and college) is the attention span. It’s no wonder church’s reaching the student demographic are applying services that are either shorter, or sensory enhanced. This could be good and bad. What happens is the student minister over stimulates the student to the point when they are ready to move to adult ministries, there’s a sense of let down. It’s not their fault, it’s just they’ve gone from X-BOX 360, to Atari, Halo 4 to Pong (totally not dogging pong). So here is what helped me. I did not eliminate the multi-sensory parts of services that students love. Doing that would be ministry suicide. But there is something all student ministers can do to help the transition from student ministry, to adult ministry. EMPOWERMENT! When you start students off serving at a youthful age, then when they become adults their natural reaction is to serve. It goes like this..."
Ignatius
Thanks to Dave Travis for sending this to me. Can anyone relate?
Ignatius from travis hawkins on Vimeo.
Churches Using Halo 3 to Attract Youth
Halo 3 is well on its way to becoming the most popular video game ever made. The shoot-em-up multi-player game has now found itself in the hands of church ministers and youth pastors. Church leaders are using the game to draw in youth, particularly teenage boys, from communities. They claim that teenage boys are often the hardest demographic to reach, and video games such as Halo 3 help to attract new members. The use of the game as a promotion for youth functions has raised several ethics questions.
A Blanket Loss - And the Gain of a Goal
A few days ago we had a ministry team of students to our church. While they were staying at our home, My daughter lost her precious “Scooby Doo” Blanket. We thought some of the students may have inadvertently taken it with them. It was a HUGE disaster. My daughter’s tears wear seemingly unending. Her sense of security was gone - she didn’t want to go to sleep without it. Her world was over!
Youth Ministry Surveys I’d Like to See
A few weeks back, one of the responses to my article was a request for “Hard Data” on the tenure of Youth Pastors. Sadly - it would take a lot of time to pull the quote and find the answers. But the fact is we need better data on these things. I know some churches aren't fully honest when it comes to the tenure of their youth pastors.
We’re Not Called To Quit!
Before you quit - make sure you've fulfilled God's call for the ministry you're in. The average tenure of a youth pastor these days is just over one year. More than 25% of those who leave a youth ministry position NEVER return (I have heard some say it’s higher). It’s not just youth ministry though. It’s aspiring pastors as well...
A Christmas Wish For My Youth Group
I was profoundly impacted when I was a young person. - Here is what I wish for the young people in my (and your) youth groups for the next year. It was 20 years ago (and a little bit) that I first discovered what youth ministry was. I learned there were adults that actually cared for teens. And my youth sponsors did it well. They weren’t perfect (in fact, one had a tendency to say the exact wrong thing all the time). Marv loved us though and we learned to know what he meant instead of looking only at the words he said.
Research has repeatedly highlighted the vital role adults play in the faith development of children. Yet churches are still having a hard time finding adult volunteers for children’s ministries. A recent survey by Pioneer Clubs – a Christian ministry program serving over 3,000 churches and over 140,000 children throughout North America – revealed that 75 percent of churches struggle with leader recruitment…
Why do pastors leave the ministry? Several common issues emerge from the research of Dean Hoge and Jacqueline Wenger: preference for another form of ministry, the need to care for children or family, conflict in the congregation, conflict with denominational leaders, burnout or discouragement, sexual misconduct, and divorce or marital problems. Of these factors, which form the basis for the central chapters of Pastors in Transition, two are especially important: conflict and a preference for specialized ministry. A close third is the experience of burnout, discouragement, stress and overwork. As the authors explore these factors, they provide significant insights into what can be done to help people stay in ministry. The bestselling author of "The Message" challenges believers to read the Scriptures on their own terms, as God's revelation, and to live them as they read them. Based on his extensive experience as coach and mentor to many thousands of Christian leaders across a broad spectrum of ministry settings, Reggie McNeal helps spiritual leaders understand that they will self-select into or out of greatness.
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