| 1. American Idol, Tasha Layton and Worship Pastors |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 10:43 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. I had a chance to ask Tasha Layton, worship pastor from California, a few questions about what was her decision in deciding to try out for American Idol. I believe God gives each one of us a platform to which we can share who God is in our lives. Some people have a platform that can reach many and some have a platform that reaches a few. However, neither one is less important. Sometimes God stretches us and gives us more of an influence through opportunities and circumstances that comes our way. Tasha in her obedience to follow God’s leading was giving this opportunity, here are her thoughts. Read More... |
| 2. New Classified Ad & Job Board |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 9:54 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. I have been talking to people in churches all over and they would love to have a place they can sell, trade, or ask for resources for their ministry. If you have a small group bible study you did and won’t do again, then post it here and share it with others. Maybe you can [...] Read More... |
| 3. Haiti Relief Video you can use for your church or ministry |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 10:26 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. With the Haiti Earthquake on everyone’s mind, here are some links to a video made with pictures and Bible Verses put to the song “Safe” by Phil Wickham. Haiti Earthquake Relief Video on youtube.com Link to Low Res Link to High Res Read More... |
| 4. Get Connected to iYouthPastor |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 9:07 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. iYouthPastor.com is striving to enable youth pastors and leaders all over the world to connect with each other and share their ideas and resources. Join our list below to get resources and ideas sent to you or join our Group to share your ideas. We are new and look to grow so come be a [...] Read More... |
| 5. Youth Ministry Tip #8: Have New Year’s Revolutions in your life instead of Resolutions! |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 11:30 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Here is a basic outline for a youth message on making life transformation Revolutions in their lives. Title: New Year’s Revolutions Idea: Make a Revolution in the way you live rather than just a resolution. People view a revolution as a major change or transformation and they view resolution as an attempt to try and do better [...] Read More... |
| 6. Youth Ministry Tip #7: Instead of asking your students what they learned, ask them what questions they have about what you taught. |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 11:25 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Youth Ministry Tip #7: Instead of asking your students what they learned, ask them what questions they have about what you taught. How many times have you stood before teenagers and ask them what they learned last week or what they remember? Probably more than you should have. Usually you get the [...] Read More... |
| 7. Youth Ministry Tip #6: Use Paper cups and a peppermint instead of buzzers for games |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 9:43 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Ok, I will have to give props to our Worship Pastor Aaron Leeds for this one. We had a game where we wanted people to come up front and try and answer some cool trivia questions about Christmas. We thought of having them raise hands and see who did it the quickest then [...] Read More... |
| 8. Youth Ministry Tip #5: Don’t do ministry tasks that you can get leaders/volunteer’s to do. |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 9:39 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Youth Ministry Tip #5: Don’t do ministry tasks that you can get leaders/volunteer’s to do. Invest your time in growing your volunteers. So many times in ministry we think it is not only easier but more effective if we do tasks ourselves. We know it takes time to teach someone to do something [...] Read More... |
| 9. Youth Ministry Tip #4: Love your Spouse! |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 8:07 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Why is it that when our husband/wife doesn’t do something the way we want, when we want we feel angry and frustrated? Why is it when someone forgot to take out the trash that instead of thinking, “I know they must of just forgot, if I ask them nicely I am sure they will [...] Read More... |
| 10. Youth Ministry Tip #3: Make sure if you do a messy game for your youth group, you have all the cleaning supplies ready to go! |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 7:52 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. You definitely want to have some time for messy, crazy games. Of course when you have a messy game you will need to make sure you have the proper cleaning supplies ready. The proper cleaning supplies include: plastic for the floor, large trash cans, paper towels, and a sham wow. [...] Read More... |
| 11. Follow Us on Twitter & Facebook |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 8:44 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Our Twitter account is: Twitter Our Facebook page is: Facebook Read More... |
| 12. Hello World! We are Back... |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 8:42 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. iYouthPastor.com is Back after having a website attacked with virus’s and a delay of nearly a year, we have regrouped and look to enhance and impact youth pastors across the country. Our partner sites that will be up and running and improving over the year are: http://www.iyouthpastor.com - Because Students Matter. http://www.youthministryhelper.com - Resources that Change Lives. http://www.ym411.com - Your Questions. Your Answers. http://www.youthministry411.com - Giving Resources to Youth Pastors and Leaders. http://www.ymhelper.com - Training and Equipping Youth Pastors and Leaders. http://www.staffyourchurch.com - Connecting People with Careers. Help us come together and make a difference. We are looking for authors who would like to help us narrow our focus on each of these sites. Thanks! The iYouthPastor Team Read More... |
| 13. Facebook: Christmas Facebook Sermon Discussion |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 7:22 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. We want a discussion about what creative ways you are teaching the Christmas message but still remaining biblically faithful. It is so hard for youth pastors to stay fresh for students yet make sure we don’t water down the significance of the Christmas message. Please leave your thoughts and ideas on what you will be teaching during the Christmas Season. Any catchy and relevant titles would be fun too! Christmas Facebook Discussion Read More... |
| 14. Creating a Contagious Youth Ministry |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 @ 9:02 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category.  Outbreak Youth Ministry..... (Order Book)
Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover Are you waiting to see the students in your youth ministry make a difference for Jesus Christ? Go viral. Teenagers everywhere are crying out for authentic Christianity. They want a relevant mission and passionate purpose. They need a cause worth living and dying for. In a culture tainted by faulty ideas about Jesus Christ,God is raising up carriers of the pure, powerful gospel. Enter the youth leader, ready to unleash a holy epidemic through the life-changing message of God's love and grace. This updated guide shows you how to give relevant, infectious invitations and provides tried-and-true strategies to equip your students for viral evangelism. Drawing from the successes and failures of the early church, Outbreak shows how a tribe of youth can become a contagious force that can bring revival to the church, the community, and the ends of the earth. Ready to sneeze? About the Author GREG STIER is the founder and executive director of Dare 2 Share Ministries International. Since 1991, Dare 2 Share has trained over 30,000 Christian teenagers across the United States and Canada how to share their faith clearly and confidently. He has been a guest speaker for Youth for Christ’s DC/LA Superconferences in 1997 and 2000, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Greg has authored several evangelism training curricula. He and his wife, Debbie, live in the Denver area and have one son. (Click Here to Order Book) Read More... |
| 15. Grace & Truth in Ministry |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Sunday, March 29, 2009 @ 12:42 PM PST
in the "Blog" Category. I was watching a DVD with David Nasser teaching. He made a statement that hit me like crazy. It was about Grace and Truth. He was discussing the story of a girl who was trying to show others that Christianity is not about Condemning people but about loving them. He made this statment, "If we only come at people with Truth then we can be too legalistic, and if we come at people with only Grace we can come off as too liberal. We need to find that balance of Grace and Truth." Think on that and begin applying it in your converstations in ministry with your students and your leaders. Read More... |
| 16. Ministry Questions and Answers |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:27 PM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Hey, A great new site that I would love to see people take the time to check out is: http://www.ym411.com This website is a website that allows you to submit questions and give answers to ministry questions such as:
Take some time and help out fellow ministers and people in ministry, as well as, ask your questions about ministry! Thanks! Read More... |
| 17. How to Make Outreach Events Successful? |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:59 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. I was in PA the other day and met with a youth pastor there and we were talking about outreach events. We asked ourselves the question, "What is the purpose of an outreach event and how do we make sure we are successful at it?" We thought about several outreach events we have done in the past. I told him there was a Lock-in that I had done a few years ago in a youth group of around 50 or so kids and we had 120 people show up. We had almost 60 first time guests and we had guests bringing guests. Now on the surface almost everyone would say that it was a huge successful outreach event. Here is the problem. What was our goal of having the outreach event? Our goal was to be able to reach friends and new people and have them get plugged into our youth ministry on a deeper level. This might just include getting them to come on a Sunday Morning or to our Mid-week youth program and have some of them stay connected. One of the ways we made sure we got to have further contact with these students was that we got everyone's name, address, phone number and info and had giveways to make sure we did it. Well, we got everyone's info. Success, right? If you don't do anything with that information then it wouldn't be a success would it? Well, we did. This is what we did. We had our intern and some students help send out a postcard to every guest thanking them for coming and inviting them to what we were doing in the youth ministry. Then we had them make a personal phone call to every single person and invite them personally to the next big thing we had planned. Wow! Another success, right? Wrong. The funny thing about this was that of the 60 or so guests we sent postcards to and all of the personal phone calls, not one of these students came back. They had a blast, they met people, they got a postcard, they got a phone call. They still didn't come back. So knowing that, was this outreach event successful. The answer is NO! Not at all. Our goal was to make connections with students and get them connected to our ministry so we could walk alongside of them and help them know God and grow in their relationship with him more. Our Success rate was 0%. Wow! Not good! So as I talked with this youth pastor, I shared this story and we talked about if the reason for having them come wast to move them further into the process of connecting in our youth ministry what more could we have done. Here is a simple plan and strategy for your next outreach. Follow these steps, then let me know if it worked for you. 1. Know the reason you want people to come to this event. Define it and know what it is. 2. *** This is key**** Only give the students the right reason to come. Don't sell them on pizza and soda and then try to make them memorize scripture. If you tell them to come for pizza give them pizza. Remember this: The way that people come to Jesus is the reason they stay with Jesus. You get them to come to Jesus by free pizza, what happens when the free pizza runs out? 3. Now that you know what the goal of the outreach event is design it in such a way that will produce these results. Spend the majority of your focus and energy in doing this. Ie. What a lot of people do is they put on an awesome event, tons of people show up, they pass out flyers or give announcement about then next Bible Study and then they go home. They wonder why they don't come to the Bible study. An example of an outreach plan: Event: Lock-in Goal: Help students feel welcome and accepted and want to return. Plan: *Games throughout night - Fun *Giveaways to all registered - Get information to follow up with them. *Incentive to students who bring most friends (must bring at least 2) - Encourages them to remember this is for their friends. * Organize groups to compete in games all night. Key Adults and students in each group that is designed to connect with every student. * Have 20 min. of discussion with groups about life. Ask questions like, "What are the biggest issues that you guys face as teenagers? How do you handle these difficulties?" You don't have to pull out a bible and have Bible study (I know this is hard for some) and you definitely don't have to give everyone an answer. Remember, curiosity is what keeps their attention. If you just give them the answer they may not feel the need to return b/c they know the answer or don't like it. * Have Each key student call the students the next week and invite them to something at youth group. Could be another fun event or a Bible Study. But make sure you let them know what it is they are coming to. If they think it is going to be just like the Lock-in and it is a youth worship service then they may be turned off. One way to invite them is to say, "Hey, you know when we were talking about things in life we have to deal with, well, we talk about some of those issues at our youth group and we would love for you to come so we can talk more about them and help you answer any questions you might have." What you have done is now you have made a more personal connection with each guest. My recommendation is that you have in those groups the guest and whoever brought them or someone who shares common interests with them. Don't worry so much about even teams and connecting people. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have had success from this article! ~Kevin Deming Read More... |
| 18. Black Friday Deals |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 12:52 PM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Hey, Everyone is looking for a deal somewhere tomorrow. Many are going to leave their homes at 4am to get a great deal for Christmas. Sometimes we spend our entire lives looking for the next best thing. My prayer for each of us this season is to remember that it is important to keep a right perspective on what is important. Get your Black Friday Deal online: Black Friday Deals 
Shop from home and enjoy time with your family and avoid the mad rush at the stores! Read More... |
| 19. The Big Idea - Book Review |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 7:58 AM PST
in the "Blog" Category. I have been reading a book titled, "The Big Idea" by Dave Ferguson and I highly recommend every church leader to read this book. Dave starts off looking at how we need to have a bigger distinction between non-Christians and Christians. There are too many people that call themselves Christians that really don't understand what being a Christ Follower is. One way that he suggests that we can do this is by being Churches that focus on the BIG IDEA rather than a ton of little ideas. "We have bombarded our people with too many competing little ideas, and the result is a church with more information and less clarity than perhaps ever before." He continues to point out that "it is the one Big Idea at a time that brings clarity to the confusion that comes from too many little ideas." Just stop and think about the average person who comes to church on even one Sunday how many little ideas they get from scriptures in the bulletin, sermon, Sunday School Classes, each song that we sing in worship, announcements, Special Music, prayers. Each one of these has a different idea that we are trying to teach. Now imagine if we began teaching God's Truths with more clarity by creating an atmosphere when people come to our church building they have one main concept or truth rather than 20. Dave continues to look at how your church can be a community that transforms and how to be a missional church! If you don't have a copy of this book get one and see how God can transform your little ideas to a BIG IDEA! Thanks! Kevin Read More... |
| 20. iyouthpastor.com is coming soon |
| From YouthMinistryHelper.com on Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 7:05 PM PST
in the "Blog" Category. Hey.. We had some tech issues with iyouthpastor.com but will be looking forward to being able to partner with many of your churches in helping you really make a big impact in your church, community, and the world. We are in the process of putting together a plan that will really give you some resources that you didn't think you would be able to have. We are going to be targeting helping small and young churches that are really looking to find resources they need but may lack the money to do it. We look forward to hearing from you on how we can do that better. Thanks!! Read More... |
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