All About the Heart and Soul of YouthWorkers
OK I know that sounds a little dramatic. Let me start Micro and move towards Meta. I also really want your input, so this is a conversation starter. Here it goes: Well for about two weeks now I have become the acting Children’s Ministry Director at the Church where I am doing Interim Youth Ministry.…
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As of last April, I began having discussions with my Senior Pastor about attending seminary in the fall of 2012. That gave me over an entire year to do my best to prepare the leadership teams in my youth ministry for the upcoming transition. Over the past year, I’ve come to realize one unanticipated truth…I…
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There have been some great pieces on the Youth Worker Movement lately about discipleship in youth ministry, and how we can be better about that work. Our focus of discipleship, or “disciple making” in youth ministry is rooted in the United Methodist Church’s mission statement of “making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of…
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Something old-something new! The life changing DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY is now available for use with youth totally online. No manuals, no picking a time or place to meet, no transportation obstacles. In fact, youth from neighboring communities or even other countries can join in. If we are going to transform the world, we need our…
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YOUTH WORKERS’ GATHERING 2012 – SUSTAINABLE YOUTH MINISTRY Join us on from 4.00 pm on Friday, March 30th to 3.00 pm on Saturday, March 31st as together, we discover how to build a culture in our congregations that fosters vibrant, long-lasting youth ministry and leadership as well as meet and…
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Starting in August 2012 Disciple Bible Study for Youth will be available on-line for Youthworkers to use with a group of High School Youth in their Church, District, Conference, Region, Community as well as there being groups that any individual Youth from anywhere in the world can sign up for. We need facilitators for every…
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This is part 3 of 7 exploring the We Love Our Youth Worker national covenant between churches and youth workers. We Love Our Youth Worker (WLOYW), one of our partner organizations, and YouthWorker Movement both agree that healthier youth workers mean healthier youth ministries. Healthier youth ministries mean more youth can know Christ. The proposed WLOYW covenant…
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“So, it seems like you read a lot of books?!” Yeah, I get that often. My college-aged son says he was raised at “the library” and he means our home not a publicly funded book depository. And this photo below shows you what is on my reading pile for today. What is wrong with…
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What does “Spiritual Generativity” mean? In the simplest terms, it’s the passing on of our faith tradition from one generation to the next. If youth are always separated from the rest of the life of the church – how will they learn what it means to be the church as adults? How do we in…
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Are you aware that Duke Divinity School is offering a new Master of Arts in Christian Practice degree for those who are looking to experience a rich theological education while continuing to serve the church in their present youth ministry position? Are you interested in learning from experts in the field of Youth Ministry…
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Register before December 1, 2011 and save $50 by getting the Early Bird discount. Don’t forget Members of the Youthworker Movement get an additional $25 off using code: YMA Covenant Members get $50 more off using discount code: YWM
Whether it’s navigating a sea of acronyms like UMYF, BOD, SPR, GBHEM and UMCOR, or understanding the distinctions between ordained elders, deacons and acolytes, United Methodist youth workers share a lot of the same challenges and blessings. Being connectional is a gift we can leverage by sharing thoughts and ideas. Even though our specific situations…
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So, we had this tornado. A little over six months ago our small community of 3,000 in northwest Georgia was gut-punched by a series of storms that culminated in an EF-3 tornado that touched down in the heart of Ringgold then forever scarred the ridge at the south of town. It came back down on…
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Are You Certified? The Youthworker Movement just participated in a 2-day consultation at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) in Nashville along with representatives from 10 UMC Seminaries and 3 Colleges and Universities that offer 1 or more of the classes to be certified in one of the ten specialized ministries. Persons…
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The Center for Youth Ministry Excellence is moving the National Office from McKendree UMC at 523 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee to Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas to partner with the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship (IFD). CYMX will continue to have support offices in Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, and Shreveport.…
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