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