Stephanie Caro https://youthministry.com/author/stephaniecaro/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:42:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Top 10 Ways to Keep Youth Ministry Volunteers Around https://youthministry.com/keep-youth-ministry-volunteers-around/ https://youthministry.com/keep-youth-ministry-volunteers-around/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:00:50 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54084 So if I was your youth ministry volunteer, or hoping to be, here’s what would keep me around:
1) Advanced scheduling: I want to be all in but I can’t do that without advance notice, especially for retreats or trips. Just because I’m uber-busy, I can make time for things I know about.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/keep-youth-ministry-volunteers-around/feed/ 1 Stop complaining about having no volunteers, if you're not willing to do/stop doing these 10 things that are keeping your youth ministry volunteers away.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/CoolGirlLeader1-270x196.jpg270196 Quick Steps Toward the Kickoff Payoff! https://youthministry.com/dont-miss-kickoff-payoff/ https://youthministry.com/dont-miss-kickoff-payoff/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:22:12 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=59563 You’re back at it—into the Fall with your youth ministry. Move quickly and don’t miss the opportunity for a kickoff payoff!
With well-done, comprehensive events that help your students find their “onramp” into your ministry, you accomplish three things: 1) You send the message that this year is something special, which, in turn, generates more buzz.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/dont-miss-kickoff-payoff/feed/ 0 Start the fall season with a Kickoff event for an immediate payoff of momentum and involvement! Get parents and teenagers on board for another great year.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/sandro-schuh-143183-270x196.jpg270196 How to Form Intergenerational Connections at Advent https://youthministry.com/easy-peasy-advent-idea-youthcongregational-integration/ https://youthministry.com/easy-peasy-advent-idea-youthcongregational-integration/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:30:42 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58001 One of the best parts of my calling as a speaker/trainer and senior consultant for Ministry Architects is that I get to hear/borrow/steal ideas from youth workers all over America. Last week, in a coaching call with a church that’s part of a yearlong cohort I’m teaching with smaller churches in the Dakotas, a volunteer shared an idea that sparked an even bigger conversation.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/easy-peasy-advent-idea-youthcongregational-integration/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-547519038-e1480697529941-270x196.jpg270196 Summer Trip Survival Tips https://youthministry.com/summer-trip-survival-tips/ https://youthministry.com/summer-trip-survival-tips/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:33:27 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=56588 A huge part of the youth ministry rhythmic year? THE SUMMER TRIP! It’s one of my favorite things about working with students. Taking a trip together has multiple purposes and benefits, the greatest of which is the growth that God fertilizes within each of us during the time away from normality.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/summer-trip-survival-tips/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-578798212-e1485281199867-270x196.jpg270196 Do you have a chip on your shoulder? https://youthministry.com/do-you-have-a-chip-on-your-shoulder/ https://youthministry.com/do-you-have-a-chip-on-your-shoulder/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:21:52 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55855 Cockiness in youth ministry is something I know about from personal experience.
In my thirties, I headed up a large youth ministry of about 200 students. We averaged 100 at youth on Sunday nights, not counting other students who participated on Sunday morning, Wednesday nights, and Friday nights.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/do-you-have-a-chip-on-your-shoulder/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/eye-roll-270x183.jpeg270183 When Your Youth Staff Doesn’t Attend Your Church https://youthministry.com/youth-staff-doesnt-attend-church/ https://youthministry.com/youth-staff-doesnt-attend-church/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2016 20:50:22 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55666 Imagine this scenario: You’re taking your family on a trip to Disney World. None of you have ever done a big park before, so you decide to spend the money to hire a professional guide, someone who is experienced at how theme parks work.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/youth-staff-doesnt-attend-church/feed/ 9 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/wood-jetty-landing-stage-sea-270x196.jpg270196 A Letter to the Pastor’s Kids https://youthministry.com/letter-pastors-kids/ https://youthministry.com/letter-pastors-kids/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:54:10 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55216 Dear PK’s,
I was you once. Well, I guess I still am, a ‘Preacher’s Kid’ even though my Dad went home to the Lord a few years back.
I wanted to say “thank you.”
Thank you for all the time you sacrificed with your mom or dad for my family to have a wonderful holiday season.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/letter-pastors-kids/feed/ 2 A pastor's kid Christmas can be hard. I know.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/pk-270x196.jpg270196 More About the Ministry; Less About the Minister https://youthministry.com/ministry-less-minister/ https://youthministry.com/ministry-less-minister/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:17:06 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54570 Heard a quote today through the FB posting of a friend (Thanks, @bradfiscus): “The needs of the students must drive your ministry not the needs of the campus (youth) minister.” – Marilyn Thornton (Marilyn is the Wesley Foundation Director at Fisk University.)…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/ministry-less-minister/feed/ 0 Frustrated with a minister's performance? It's more about the ministry and less about the minister. Read this before doing anything else.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/evaluation-e1445907917297.jpeg250103 How to Treat a Ministry Volunteer Badly https://youthministry.com/treat-volunteer-badly/ https://youthministry.com/treat-volunteer-badly/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:59:31 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54050 A story about one woman’s attempt to serve at her church’s VBS:
I’ve been attending a small church. I’m not sure they have picked up on the fact that I’ve been coming, though. I think they don’t get a lot of new members, so maybe they don’t recognize it when it happens. …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/treat-volunteer-badly/feed/ 0 This story shows how to treat a youth ministry volunteer badly.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/no-VBS-e1435199131926-270x150.jpeg270150 5 Steps So You DON’T Get Fired https://youthministry.com/5-steps-so-you-dont-get-fired/ https://youthministry.com/5-steps-so-you-dont-get-fired/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:15:46 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44686 I am not sure why I’m locked on to this topic about youth workers getting fired. All is good in my world. But I thought I’d put out a third post and make this a trilogy. Check out the 5 Steps After Getting Fired and the Steps 6-10 posts.…

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