THE 9 ESSENTIALS OF YOUTH MINISTRY

1. THE POWER OF GOD2. PURPOSE3. POTENTIAL AUDIENCE4. PROGRAMS5. PROCESS6. PLANNED VALUES7. PARENTS8. PARTICIPATING LEADERS9. PERSEVERANCE

PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS

Reaching the CommunityKeeping the Crowd

Nurturing the CongregationPreparing the Committed

Challenging the Core

Reaching the Community

Keeping the Crowd StudentsI. Opening Questions

Keeping the Crowd StudentsI. Opening QuestionsII. Crowd Programming: An open door to

Community StudentsA. Discussion and Chalk Talk: What

should a Community service to the crowd look like?

Keeping the Crowd StudentsI. Opening QuestionsII. Crowd Programming: An open door to Community Students

A. Discussion and Chalk Talk:

B. Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environment2. An element of fun3. Student Involvement4. An understandable message

Keeping the Crowd StudentsDoug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environmenta. Contemporary Music

Keeping the Crowd StudentsDoug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environmenta. Contemporary Music

i. Question: Is secular music ok for community/crowd outreach?

Keeping the Crowd StudentsDoug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environmenta. Contemporary Music

i. Question: Is secular music ok for community/crowd outreach?

b. Adult/Student Leaders Greeting those entering

Keeping the Crowd StudentsDoug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environmenta. 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 StudentsDoug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environmenta. 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 StudentsI. Opening QuestionsII. Crowd Programming: An open door to Community Students

A. Discussion and Chalk Talk:

B. Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environment2. An element of fun

Keeping the Crowd StudentsI. Opening QuestionsII. Crowd Programming: An open door to Community Students

A. Discussion and Chalk Talk:B. Doug Fields Ingredients of a Community Service

1. A Positive Environment2. An element of fun

3. Student Involvement1. Creative Teaching Methods

I want to preach on “The Bubble” and use a giant balloon

2. Interactive Games3. Role Play4. Panel Discussions5. Testimonies6. Spontaneous melodramas

Keeping the Crowd Studentsunderstandable messageGroup 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 Studentsunderstandable messageGroup 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 attractivewithout

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)

Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress Originated with God

Nurturing the CongregationNIV 1 Thessalonians 2:8

We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the

gospel of Goda but our lives as well,b because you had become so dear to us.

Nurturing the Congregation

Call Them What you Want

SMALL GROUPSLIFE GROUPSABS GROUPS

Nurturing the Congregation1 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 CongregationI. 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 CongregationI. Opening statementsII.The Big Idea about Small Groups.

A.Small groups allow1.Students to be known2.Students to be verbal3.Students to personalize their faith4.Encourage accountable relationships

Nurturing the CongregationI.Opening statementsII.The Big Idea about Small Groups.III.Leadership of Small Groups

A. Level 1

Nurturing the CongregationI.Opening statementsII.The Big Idea about Small Groups.III.Leadership of Small Groups

A. Level 1 B. Level 2

Nurturing the CongregationI.Opening statementsII.The Big Idea about Small Groups.III.Leadership of Small Groups

A. Level 1 B. Level 2C. 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 LeadersD. 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 arrive7:00 Students begin arriving7:15 General greeting/announcements7:20 All-groups teaching time7:40 Small-group time8:30 Finished

Preparing the CommittedI. 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

EDUCATIONAL

HABITS

RELATIONSHIP

Preparing the CommittedI. Preparing the Committed

A. Jakes & Students we never prepared.B. The Mystery of DiscipleshipC. A New Method of Youth Ministry

Discipleship.1. Enthusiasm behind Habits

Preparing the CommittedI. Preparing the Committed

A. Jakes & Students we never prepared.B. The Mystery of DiscipleshipC. A New Method of Youth Ministry

Discipleship.1. Enthusiasm behind Habits2. 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 DiscipleshipC. A New Method of Youth Ministry

Discipleship.1. Enthusiasm behind Habits2. 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 DiscipleshipC. A New Method of Youth Ministry

Discipleship.1. Enthusiasm behind Habits2. Define the Habits of a Committed

Christian. (Chalk Talk)3. Find or Create Tools for Habits4. Be Encouraging

Challenging the Core