THE 9 ESSENTIALS OF YOUTH MINISTRY 1.THE POWER OF GOD 2.PURPOSE 3.POTENTIAL AUDIENCE 4.PROGRAMS 5.PROCESS 6.PLANNED VALUES 7.PARENTS 8.PARTICIPATING LEADERS 9.PERSEVERANCE

PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS Reaching the Community Keeping the Crowd Nurturing the Congregation Preparing the Committed Challenging the Core

Reaching the Community

Keeping the Crowd Students I.Opening Questions

Keeping the Crowd Students I.Opening Questions II.Crowd Programming: An open door to Community Students A.Discussion and Chalk Talk: What should a Community service to the crowd look like?

Keeping the Crowd Students I.Opening Questions II.Crowd Programming: An open door to Community Students A.Discussion and Chalk Talk: B.Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment 2.An element of fun 3.Student Involvement 4.An understandable message

Keeping the Crowd Students Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment a.Contemporary Music

Keeping the Crowd Students Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment a.Contemporary Music i.Question: Is secular music ok for community/crowd outreach?

Keeping the Crowd Students Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment a.Contemporary Music i.Question: Is secular music ok for community/crowd outreach? b.Adult/Student Leaders Greeting those entering

Keeping the Crowd Students Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment a.Contemporary Music i.Question: Is secular music ok for community/crowd outreach? b.Adult/Student Leaders Greeting those entering c.Photographs of students enjoying the youth ministry on the walls. (e.g. James River Youth Center)

Keeping the Crowd Students Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment a.Contemporary Music i.Question: Is secular music ok for community/crowd outreach? b.Adult/Student Leaders Greeting those entering c.Photographs of students enjoying the youth ministry on the walls. (e.g. James River Youth Center) d.Seating is arrange to make the room feel inviting

Keeping the Crowd Students I.Opening Questions II.Crowd Programming: An open door to Community Students A.Discussion and Chalk Talk: B.Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment 2.An element of fun

Keeping the Crowd Students I.Opening Questions II.Crowd Programming: An open door to Community Students A.Discussion and Chalk Talk: B.Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service 1.A Positive Environment 2.An element of fun 3.Student Involvement 1.Creative Teaching Methods I want to preach on “The Bubble” and use a giant balloon 2.Interactive Games 3.Role Play 4.Panel Discussions 5.Testimonies 6.Spontaneous melodramas

Keeping the Crowd Students understandable message Group Activity: Break up into small groups Come up with 5 messages that would be appropriate for this setting Give them creative titles Write up a creative opening or introduction that catches attention and even sparks interest.

Keeping the Crowd Students understandable message Group Activity: Break up into small groups Come up with 5 messages that would be appropriate for this setting Give them creative titles Write up a creative opening or introduction that catches attention and even sparks interest.

How to shout without screaming “Evangelism”

How to be attractive without looking good. “Fruit of the Spirit”

21 And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. (Gen 3:21 ESV)

Nurturing the Congregation NIV 1 Thessalonians 2:8 We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God a but our lives as well, b because you had become so dear to us.

Nurturing the Congregation Call Them What you Want

Nurturing the Congregation 1 THESSALONIANS 2:8 We loved you so much Small groups are a personal way to express Gods care/love for students That we were delighted Reward or delight to watch students grow in a small group is great To share with you Sharing words and lives is what small groups is all about Not only the gospel of God We share the gospel of God in a small group context But our lives as well Small groups move us from authority figures to friends that share our lives Because you had become so dear Close care and relationships are cultivated in ongoing contact in a small group To us US means team. No one is a super hero, super star or savior. TEAM!

Nurturing the Congregation I.Opening statements A.In the early church, fellowship was more about relationship than recreational. B.Small groups are a long-term solution to the bigness of our culture. C.A leader who can nurture a group of students will experience a depth of ministry never reached in just being up front and running the show.

Nurturing the Congregation I.Opening statements II.The Big Idea about Small Groups. A.Small groups allow 1.Students to be known 2.Students to be verbal 3.Students to personalize their faith 4.Encourage accountable relationships

Nurturing the Congregation I.Opening statements II.The Big Idea about Small Groups. III.Leadership of Small Groups A.Level 1

Nurturing the Congregation I.Opening statements II.The Big Idea about Small Groups. III.Leadership of Small Groups A.Level 1 B.Level 2

Nurturing the Congregation I.Opening statements II.The Big Idea about Small Groups. III.Leadership of Small Groups A.Level 1 B.Level 2 C.Level 3

Nurturing the Congregation IV. What your leadership Needs to Provide

Nurturing the Congregation IV. What your leadership Needs to Provide A. Determine Values B. Establish Administrative Boundaries. C. Lighten the Load of Leaders D. Provide Training

Nurturing the Congregation IV. What your leadership Needs to Provide V. Express Vision for starting new groups VI. Programming for Congregational Students A. Homes for Small Groups VII. SCHEDULE 6:50 Leaders arrive 7:00 Students begin arriving 7:15 General greeting/announcements 7:20 All-groups teaching time 7:40 Small-group time 8:30 Finished

Preparing the Committed I. Preparing the Committed A.Jakes & Students we never prepared. B.The Mystery of Discipleship 1.No one agrees

GROUP DISCUSSION WHAT IS DISCIPLESHIP? WRITE A BRIEF DEFINITION OF IT. HOW DOES IT TAKE PLACE? HOW DO YOU MEASURE IT TO PROVE ITS TAKING PLACE?

DISCIPLESHIP

Preparing the Committed I. Preparing the Committed A.Jakes & Students we never prepared. B.The Mystery of Discipleship C.A New Method of Youth Ministry Discipleship. 1.Enthusiasm behind Habits

Preparing the Committed I. Preparing the Committed A.Jakes & Students we never prepared. B.The Mystery of Discipleship C.A New Method of Youth Ministry Discipleship. 1.Enthusiasm behind Habits 2.Define the Habits of a Committed Christian. (Chalk Talk)

H.A.B.I.T.S. H ang Time with God A ccountabitlity with another believer B ible Memorization I nvolvement with the church body T ithing Commitment S tudy Scriptures

Preparing the Committed. Preparing the Committed A.Jakes & Students we never prepared. B.The Mystery of Discipleship C.A New Method of Youth Ministry Discipleship. 1.Enthusiasm behind Habits 2.Define the Habits of a Committed Christian. (Chalk Talk) 3.Find or Create Tools for Habits

Preparing the Committed. Preparing the Committed A.Jakes & Students we never prepared. B.The Mystery of Discipleship C.A New Method of Youth Ministry Discipleship. 1.Enthusiasm behind Habits 2.Define the Habits of a Committed Christian. (Chalk Talk) 3.Find or Create Tools for Habits 4.Be Encouraging

Challenging the Core