Is the youth ministry growing in small churches?

Is the youth ministry growing in small churches?

The kid’s ministry isn’t growing. You wish you knew what to do. The truth is most youth and children’s leaders in small churches have big hearts, but very little training. Most don’t serve more than a year and often feel they have failed.

What’s the best way to start a youth ministry?

Start your degree program. Learn about youth needs in your context. Prepare yourself. Lay the ground rules. Raise up leaders. Get creative. Go one on one. Be present in the schools. Partner with the church.

Is the church excluded from the youth movement?

Churches aren’t excluded from this. The longer churches continue looking at teens as the counterculture and not as part of the church family, the greater the divide becomes. To create a sustainable, relevant youth ministry in 2018, you have to avoid making judgments or sweeping generalizations and ensure that teens feel like they belong.

Can a small church have a youth director?

You church has no money for a youth director. The kid’s ministry isn’t growing. You wish you knew what to do. The truth is most youth and children’s leaders in small churches have big hearts, but very little training. Most don’t serve more than a year and often feel they have failed.

Why do so many youth ministries come unstuck?

This is where so many youth ministries come unstuck. There can often be such immediate pressure to get something up and running, that your youth ministry is formed mostly around practical issues rather than thinking about how your model of youth ministry might cultivate and grow young people to be more like Jesus.

Are there resources for youth in small churches?

Countless resources exist for youth and children’s ministry. Lots of ideas, books, and websites. But few address the real challenges of a small church. And your small church needs to do better. Most Americans worship in small churches, which means their kids are there as well.

Place an announcement in the church newsletter and Sunday bulletin. If the church has a website, add a link for youth ministry information. Don’t forget Facebook and Twitter, as these are very popular with youth. Break the ice.

You church has no money for a youth director. The kid’s ministry isn’t growing. You wish you knew what to do. The truth is most youth and children’s leaders in small churches have big hearts, but very little training. Most don’t serve more than a year and often feel they have failed.