student ministry 101 dave magee – director of student ministries
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Student Ministry 101
Dave MaGee – Director of Student Ministries
4 Questions
• Why Jesus?
• Why Church?
• Why our Church?
• Why our Youth Ministry?
•Our PurposeTo build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians. •Our VisionChanging lives, transforming communities and renewing the church.•Our JourneyKnowing, loving and serving God.
Values
• What are the Values that your youth ministry will stand for?
See the Big Picture
•Building calendars•Teaching plans•Several year outlook
Marketing/AdvertisingHow do you first reach that new student?
Communicating with Parents
Dallas Mission Trip video
Follow-Up
• How do you respond/connect after their first visit ?
Context
What happens when they first arrive?Relationships are the attractant
• Youth Group• Sunday School• Confirmation
Content
What happens in the setting?
Large Group Weekly Programs
Sunday School – Sunday 9:00am-10:15am
Confirmation – Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm
6th-8th Grade Youth Group – Wednesday – 6:15pm-8:00pm
High School Youth Group – Sunday – 5pm-6:15pm
What’s Next????Small group settings
Group LifeRetreats
Mission Trips
Student Investment and Ownership of Their Faith – a deeply committed Christian
is serving and leading others
Becoming Deeply Committed • Mac track• Serve team• Breakfast & Bible Study
Becoming Deeply Committed • College connections• College volunteers• Summer internships• Future volunteers
Keeping Your Youth Ministry from Becoming About You
• Scripture
• Tradition• Reason• Experience
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral
Keeping Your Youth Ministry from Becoming About You
Keeping Your Youth Ministry from Becoming About You
1. Plan a Semester/Year’s Worth of Content
2. Utilize a Multi-Year Biblical Study
3. Discover Your Students Learning and Communication Styles
Keeping Your Youth Ministry from Becoming About You
4. Recruit volunteers
5. Recruit volunteers who are DIFFERENT than you
6. Recruit volunteers who are BETTER than you
Keeping Your Youth Ministry from Becoming About You
7. Bring in Outside Teachers/Presenters/Speakers
8. Build Planning Days Into Your Schedule
9. Always Be Reading Something
10.Actively Seek Out Feedback
Keeping Your Youth Ministry from Becoming About You
11. You Can’t “Fake” Faith