Thank you. I am so very proud of you to bring this to us all in faith of us as Christians. This so very welcome.

I’m currently in a small town and taking on a position as youth minister and worship leader for the entire church. Right now I believe the average is maybe 20 teens or less a week. I’d love to see this grow

Wow... I was really bless with your message. Amos, 🇧🇹 Bhutan Youth leader

Very challenging! Thank you Kenny & Elle!!!

Thank you guys very much! Spot - on!

I am Salesian and a new commer in YM Project. Thank you.

Great content! We love using your stuff!! Thanks for all the support!

Banning Liebster Healthy is the main focus of Love Culture so exciting to hear you saying that as well.

Thanks for sharing this! Challenged by mistake number 1, as a "church kid" myself it's easiest for me to connect with other churched kids. Love what y'all said about discipleship as well. However, I have found that youth ministry has had a huge huge push on small groups, and significantly decreased the emphasis of preaching in the last few years. (Not saying that's what you guys are saying.) I have noticed many youth groups in our area naturally want to drift to a kind of group therapy, instead of an opportunity to actually be encouraged by truth. Small groups are great and are super helpful, but I am not scripturally commanded to lead small groups. I am commanded to preach, and I have seen long term giving the fullness of the gospel to my students has lead to disciples making disciples. Just throwing it out there, thanks for all you guys do!

Thanks a lot for sharing

Elle and Kenny i thank you for this video as i will be a youth / young adults leader in january of 2021

Thank you this will help a lot since planning to open youth ministry in a rural area to help kids grow spiritually

Great points y'all. Thank you for the reminders!

Thanks a lot for this

good points brothers!! God bless your ministry

Amazing...this is on point

Awesome! 🙌🙌🙌

Greetings and heartfelt gratitude to you both..

So helpful

This is actually very great strategic advice. I'm actually an agnostic atheist and think your beliefs are unjustified and that your push toward getting younger people to adopt them would just result in more people having these unjustified beliefs, but I can't deny that this video has some extremely good points. It's clear that you have a lot of experience & have thought deeply about this particular issue.

Thank you for helping me open my eyes to my mistakes

Thank u guys

Nice, this will help my business. Thanks!

"If you're new here..." my six regulars all look at each other.

Helpful tips. Thanks God bless you🙏

As a newer youth leader, growth has been on my mind a lot. I admit to some of these mistakes for sure and can definitely appreciate this video! I grew up going to an awesome youth group, they were so good at making everyone feel welcome, but there wasn't a whole lot of meat to what we learned. Eventually it just became a place to hang out with friends. With that being said, God turned me around and I praise him for that but I'm scared of making that same mistake with my current group. Is there a way to make a middle ground of continuing growth for regular attendees while still making it possible for newcomers to make that next step without intimidation?

thank you!!

Thanks a lot! I'm a new youth leader and those keys on point. Notes are ready.

very helpful

Hi. Thanks for the vid.

thank u...

Thanks a lots 😘❤️

Thank you so much this helped a lot!

I am praying to start a youth ministry but I don't know how to begin. thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

This is good guys.

Great video guys

I just got put in charge of Middle School YT. Thank you for this...

Great video guys!

true, i think the one on ones and small groups cater to the regular church goers so its a good idea to welcome the new dudes but yeah definitely don't wanna go too far in trying to cater for the new comers aha

So important#1 welcome your new comers with a hug handshake something

You need one on the responsibility of young people on insuring visitors their age are welcome. 99 percent of the churches l've visited the adults are friendly but young people totally ignore visiting kids when they are in class and worship.

This video is valuable!

I make every single one of these mistakes 🙆🏽‍♂️💔

These seem to be great tips that can be applied to adult Sunday school as well

the #1 mistake is NOT ENOUGH RAPPING

I had an idea and would like to know your thoughts. Open the class with a Q&A. Allowing newcomers to ask questions and get clarification before starting the class. This would also be open to our regulars as well.

Praying?

I can't find the fist two videos.

WOW!!! EXCELLENT VIDEO. sadly, if I would suggest anyone at the church I go to that they should see this, I d probly be drummed out of the church and tarred/feathered. ive never seen any of the needed items you've reviewed even attempted. which explains why 99% of our awana kids who move out of that program, completely drop out after experiencing "youth group". I mentioned that cell phones shouldn't be allowed, kids should be made to listen to others prayer requests,etc... I was looked at like I was a freak. then I was forced to leave even being slightly involved with our "ministry". sorry to seem like a Debbie downer, but when I was in youth group, it was run very well and grew. nowadays, all anyone cares about it making sure they are "comfortable" and not on teaching/preaching/growing etc....

Church is for the Saints...

Hello My Name is Alex I have been thinking about being a youth Pastor for a a year but I’ve had passion for it for 3 years I need some type of advice I will be going off to bible college hopefully in December but my Family low key wants me to do the Carrers they are in and the season I’m in right now is very discouraging the only people that encourage are my Youth Pastors.. I’m stuck has anyone ever been in a place like this before? Like a wilderness type deal my family does not want me to break out of the State and become what Gods called me to be and there is a lot of Tension.. any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thx

Armchair critique: While growth toward mature faith in Christ Jesus is not ultimately due to manmade, horizontal strategy but graciously given from the throne of the Almighty God (e.g., vertical praying and meditating), one missing element of the growth strategies identified in this video may be how inexperienced youth pastors can hinder overall church growth by separating the youth from the broader body of Christ instead of considering how better to integrate them into the life of the church--and that beyond the usual youth-focused events like "youth worship" or "youth social night". Although physical protections are warranted and some spiritual issues and habits may be appropriate only to consider addressing in these isolated age groups, how better might integrating young, youthful Christians benefit the whole body? Respect, giving, care, and many other godly qualities are needed for and from the whole body, not just the few students and volunteers allowed to participate during youth-focused activities. What if your 10-year-old neighbor kid needs to meet the 65-year-old retiree to learn how to follow Jesus in every circumstance for the long haul?

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So how y’all become a youth minister because I wanna be a youth minister

I had a difficult time making it through this video. I understand where your motives are coming from, but they are also unbiblical. I know that sounds harsh, but I believe that if you are honest with yourself, you'll agree. The Church are "the called out ones" they are "the body of Christ". The church has never been meant to cater to outsiders! The gathering of the church is meant for "the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ" (Eph 4:11-12) so that the body (true Church) can then bring the Gospel to the "outsiders". Looking to "grow your attendance numbers" is what kills the local churches. If we bring people in BECAUSE of the program or plan that we decide to use brings converts to the program rather than to Christ Himself. Stop recruiting people and begin to do what God has called you to do in His ministry which will always be Gospel focused. If you are looking to get crowds, even if you think it is so that you can have more people hear the truth, please read John 6 and pay special attention to 6:60-66. Christ knowing why and who were there to hear told them a hard saying knowing that His disciples would leave Him. Bring what God has commanded you to bring to His ministry (His word not our program) or shut your doors. Again, I know this sounds harsh but read Malachi 1 looking hard at verse 10 and tell me that God is pleased by our doing ANYTHING apart from doing it His way. Let the Church gather as a body for its equipping and encouragement and feeding so that the Church can function properly outside the church building. If you are still not convinced here are other scriptures to read. Please don't take my opinion to mean anything, but Give God the honor of hearing and obeying. Read the context as well (Isaiah 1:11-13, Luke 9:57-62, Matthew 13:13-15, 1 Cor 5:6-13) Is God looking for growth by program (or by xbox) or for our devotion in bringing the lost His Word as it is?

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One amazing thing that you can do to help grow your youth ministry is create a personal social media network for your area using CampusIgnite.com Essentially you register and verify your email address and pick the church and schools you are involved in, once in members will have to verify each other for security. Once this is done CampusIgnite.com creates a personal social network that will connect students, youth pastors, and mentors to each other and the mission of your church and youth ministry.

Wow.. Parents actually get upset and beef with youth pastors?.. Seriously??.. Oh wait, the kid gets a call out by YP because he's a baddie but parents think an angel.. Get it, now

Somebody show me the office of youth pastor in the Bible! Seems Parents should hold that office!

Your not biblically supported marriage to the Christian Right pushed me away from your religion as a youth. You worship wealth.

Quit making youth groups. Treat Christian teens like Christian adults. The 12 never had youth groups. What a joke

I need to write to u.can I hv ur email.pls