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Inner City/Urban Ministry: How to Develop It
Tommy Carrington directs Reach Out's Urban Ministry training and works with inner city teens in Miami. In this article, those who love students and love God will be encouraged that they can impact the inner city with resources they already have.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=160&art_id=44
Creating an Idea-Driven Youth Ministry Culture
Too many youth ministers miss out on an incredible source of youth ministry wisdom and ideas - their own volunteers and youth. Not only can their ideas revolutionize our ministries, but by taking them seriously we take their leadership to a new level, allowing them to feel ownership and responsibili
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=150&art_id=137
Programming Your Teaching With "Growth Zones"
This plan gives you a way to organize your teaching and training by dividing everything you want to instill in your students into seven Growth Zones. A great strategy to help you develop a long-range plan and make everything you do have a purpose.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=150&art_id=121
Programming Values
While many people assume that Student Impact at Willow Creek draws over 1000 students into their ministry primarily through a spectacular program that few other churches could pull off, Bo Boshers insists that their success is due more to their programming values. Any size ministry can use them.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=150&art_id=42
Community: Building it in Youth Groups in Various Cultures
What works to build community in one group won't necessarily work in another. Dave Livermore shows us some models that are working in various cultures.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=140&art_id=65
Friendliness: In Search of Friendly Youth Groups
I sent a weird-looking student into a youth group that was reportedly big on friendliness to see what would happen. The result gives us insight into building friendliness in our own groups.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=140&art_id=129
Friendliness: Evaluating How You Welcome Newcomers
An object lesson to shock your students out of their clicks and snootiness.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=140&art_id=103
Outcasts: Reaching "the least of these"
Root out bullying and put downs and make your group a haven for "the least of these."
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=140&art_id=96
Building Community in Youth Groups
Dissension and cliques threaten to divide many youth groups. What are the causes? What are the remedies? Mark Tittley responds. Jesus prayed, "May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me...." (Jn. 17:23)
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=140&art_id=29
Youth: In Search of Friendly Youth Groups
Building friendliness and acceptance in youth groups is no peripheral issue. It's at the heart of what we're doing. In this introductory article, you'll find out the importance of building these qualities into your youth group and some resources to help you along the way.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=140