I can remember going to school dances where chaperones were in attendance. Their job was to make sure there was no kissing, dirty dancing, or smoking in the parking lot. The goal was the make sure something didn’t happen. Sadly, this is role many youth leaders/volunteers take. Youth Ministry chaperones make sure no one talks…
This is the fifth and final post in my series on re-evaluating your youth ministry volunteers, and it may be the most important. Often times a person will hide their health (all kinds) to keep their job. People want to keep their job so they’ll hide or mask the fact that there is something wrong so…
My 4th question in this series for re-evaluating volunteers is, “Can you tell me a story?”. Every youth ministry has a narrative. We are a collection of stories but we tend to focus on numbers, activity, and logistics. Stories matter. Stories tell me what kind of impact you’re making. Stories reveal the characters you are impacting and…
My expectations for our adult youth ministry leaders 1. Don’t do for kids what kids can do for themselves. 2. Change is good if it helps us reach our goals. 3. Leaders are learners. 4. Do things with excellence. The church is not a second class organization. 5. Take kids from Connection, to Community, to…
