As I am working through a course in Salvation History I can’t help but think about the beautiful plot we are involved in and relate it to Youth Ministry. This week we were going through the book of Exodus and my professor spoke about the oppression imposed on the Israelites by Pharaoh. He says ”Come, let [...]
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If you had money… Part 2 of 2 – Practical Ideas
…In the last post I talked about dreaming big and thinking big AND small about things you would do if you had money to spend in your youth ministry program. This post is some practical things that I have found useful or have seen other people in ministry use to really beef up some of their programs…
If you had money… Part 1 of 2 – Think Big
…I walked in to the meeting with my budget proposal in hand and a request for $3000 for the entire year. I was never involved in the budgeting process until then and had never spent more than $50 on pizza in a given month so I really thought I was pushing it…
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 4 of 10 – Networking and Communication
This is number 4 of 10 from our series. Our focus on this post is to talk about starting out with networking and communication, it’s importance, and how effective it can be for your ministry. Why Is It Important? I assume I will write several more posts in the coming days about networking because it [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 3 of 10 – Core Group – Adults
This is part 3 of 10 from our series. This time around we are talking about getting parents on your side and helping you out from the beginning. I put this number three because I truly think that after the initial connection with the youth, the parents comes next. Not necessarily getting the parents involved, but developing [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 2 of 10 – Core Group – Students
This is the second of ten from our series. This time we will focus on gathering your core group of students. The idea of forming a core group is actually very scriptural. Christ chose 12 apostles and worked primarily with them to leave his legacy behind. He trained them and taught them allowing them to [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 9 of 10 – Media
This is 9 of 10 from our series. This post will focus on media, the great things it does for our youth group, and some tips and tricks that I have used. This may be meant more for a group as it gets bigger, but when it comes to media, it is essential to [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 8 of 10 – Games
This is post 8 of 10 from our series. In this post I will give a few hints and ideas regarding games in the beginning stages of a youth group. As mentioned in a previous post I must spend a great deal of time on recruitment and retention for our youth group because the program [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 7 of 10 – Curriculum
This is post 7 of 10 from our series. This post will give a little bit of insight on the programming and curriculum that may work well for a small group as a youth group is just beginning. I agree, it is very hard to plan for a small group of people, especially if you [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 6 of 10 – Outside Involvement
This is part 6 of 10 from our series. This post will be focusing on the involvement of a youth minister outside of the office and regular youth group activities. I wanted to focus on this topic a little bit because of a situation I was in not long ago. Our pastor decided to [...]
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