In our last two articles, I have been sharing the paramount importance of having a youth ministry game plan. Let’s review for a moment.

A youth ministry game plan is thinking through the process of what you want your teens to “look like” when they leave your ministry and how you are going to get them to that place. A youth ministry game plan details the big picture if what ministries and opportunities will be provided to students and the goals and objectives of each of those programs.

We learned in part one that a Youth Ministry Game Plan will attract and keep quality volunteers. In part two, we learned that a game plan will attract and keep teens. So, what is the second thing a youth ministry game plan will do for you? Read the rest of this entry

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In our last article, I began to share with the paramount importance of having a youth ministry game plan. Let’s review for a moment.

A youth ministry game plan is thinking through the process of what you want your teens to “look like” when they leave your ministry and how you are going to get them to that place. A youth ministry game plan details the big picture if what ministries and opportunities will be provided to students and the goals and objectives of each of those programs.

We also learned in part one that a Youth Ministry Game Plan will attract and keep quality volunteers. But what is the second thing a youth ministry game plan will do for you? Read the rest of this entry

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Does your youth ministry have a game plan? An effective youth ministry must have a game plan. Otherwise, a church will have a busy bunch of teenagers and enthusiastic leaders and supportive parents but in the end everyone will just get tired. Trips, retreats, pancake breakfasts, lock-ins, concerts, skiing, white water rafting, fundraising, and all the other landmark signs of youth ministry will only accomplish the wearing out of staff and volunteers unless those activities are part of a game plan that makes sense! I submit to you that a large part of the failure of many youth ministries (especially those in smaller churches) is the failure to implement a ministry game plan. I do not think youth ministries fail for lack of space or money or volunteers. They fail for a lack of a game plan. And even those with youth ministry background or training can miss this point. Read the rest of this entry

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