resources for effective youth ministry
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Better SAFE than Sued - Keeping Out of Trouble in Youth Ministry |
In "About the Children's Department" we have looked at several excellent resources designed to help a children's ministry protect the children and the church from abuse, injury and liability. Most of those resources have excellent information to apply to youth ministries as well - see them in the archive section of ATCD. This book, "Better Safe Than Sued" goes beyond the issues of abuse - althought it has excellent helpful information on this topic and gives very needed information about how to help protect the kids in your ministry from injury. I know of churches where it is more important to the CE Board that their children's director, youth pastor and other pastors are seen only as the kid's "buddy" - so much so that they risk endangering the kids because they do not want the staff to correct kids who run wild and could hurt themselves or others. While we certainly want the staff and kids to have a positive relationship, it is irresponsible and negligent to allow children and youth in our care to be in situations that endanger themselves and/or others. This book does a good job of alerting us to this very important subject.favorite features:
the stories in this book are true helps you evaluate how safe your ministry really is helps you consider liability and insurance issues information on how to screen and train staff information on staff behavior standards information on how to detect staff misconduct and how to respond excellent information on driving safety safety issues for camp, retreats, summer and winter water sports and high adventure trips helpful information on how to evaluate your own facilities in light of safety issues excellent information to challenge us in regards to games we use with youth and how they could be dangerous covers the topic of young people running out of control and how to develop effective discipline extremely important information on safety and first aid how to respond when the worst happens and someone dies or has a serious injury excellent information on prayer and being responsible sample forms
Safety issues are big issues for youth and children's ministries. Far too many ministries never even think about if their building and activities are safe. We have a responsibility to protect the kids in our care - this book provides excellent information to help churches honestly evaluate where they are and how to have the best, safest ministry possible. Extremely well done Jack and Group Publishing!
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Administration, Publicity and fundraising for Youth Groups |
One important part of effective youth ministry is planning, promoting and paying for it. This resource is filled with over 250 proven ideas to help you get your ministry rolling!favorite features:
over 250 proven ideas reproducible resources type of resource that is bound to be used again and again
This resource is part of the Youth Specialties Idea Library and has been a source of help for many churches and will help you organize your ministry and get the attention of your teens! It matters so much that our ministry to youth is effective and the more organized we are the more effective we will be. With the new year just around the corner it is the perfect time to sit down and decide where you want your ministry to go in the coming year and this resource will help you. Very nicely done Vicki and Youth Specialties!
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No Accident . . . No Apologies! Helping Teens Understand the Creation/Evolution Debate |
This is an excellent resource to help your teens think through and learn and talk about the issue of evolution and how the teaching of evolution plays a part on impacting how kids see themselves.favorite features:
six sessions reproducible handouts active and interactive learning video clips for each class Geoff Moore and the Distance music video included
This resource will get kids to really think about the evolution and Creation debate and to talk about the real issues. It is very nicely put together and should make for an interesting and informative class. Extremely well done Jim, Dina, Geoff and Standard Publishing!
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