Working with Parents and Volunteers Archives - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/working-with-parents-and-volunteers/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:41:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Time Between Graduation & Leaving For College https://youthministry.com/time-between-graduation-leaving-for-college/ https://youthministry.com/time-between-graduation-leaving-for-college/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:38 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=42310 We have been in the throes of graduations galore. Hats are thrown in the air, celebrations had, and gifts given. Then it’s over, but it’s not. The pomp and circumstance has died away, but students are still in a waiting space for the future to arrive.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/time-between-graduation-leaving-for-college/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-56-270x196.png270196 5 Easy Ways To Encourage Your Volunteers https://youthministry.com/5-easy-ways-to-encourage-your-volunteers/ https://youthministry.com/5-easy-ways-to-encourage-your-volunteers/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:03 +0000 http://www.juniorhighministry.com/?p=1360 Posted by Kurt Johnston
1. Say Yes When They Ask For Your Help. We have all been taught that a key to time management is learning how to say NO. However, I think that when it comes to serving our volunteers we need to say YES whenever we can.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/5-easy-ways-to-encourage-your-volunteers/feed/ 1 Here are five easy easys to keep your youth volunteers encouraged.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-35-270x196.png270196 4 Money Principles to Teach Your Kids https://youthministry.com/4-money-principles-to-teach-your-kids/ https://youthministry.com/4-money-principles-to-teach-your-kids/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:08 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=41492 Money doesn’t have to be difficult, so why do we make it that way?
When you really boil good money management down to the basics, it’s all about four things: working, giving, saving and spending. That’s it. So when you teach young kids about money, all you really need to do is show them a simple version of what you are (hopefully) doing already. …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/4-money-principles-to-teach-your-kids/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/Rachel-Cruze-270x196.jpg270196 The Value of Clarity and Vision for Leaders https://youthministry.com/the-value-of-clarity-and-vision-for-leaders/ https://youthministry.com/the-value-of-clarity-and-vision-for-leaders/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:00:09 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58650 People love clarity. When youth workers are confident in their direction, clarity truly helps them and their entire leadership team move forward. When we know where we’re heading and can clearly communicate that to people serving in our ministries, everyone can serve more confidently and effectively.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/the-value-of-clarity-and-vision-for-leaders/feed/ 0 People love clarity. When youth workers are confident in their direction, clarity truly helps them and their entire leadership team move forward.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-545276194-e1488299811371-270x196.jpg270196 Fill Their Cups: 5 Easy Ways to Empower Parents https://youthministry.com/fill-cups-5-easy-ways-empower-parents/ https://youthministry.com/fill-cups-5-easy-ways-empower-parents/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:27 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58367 After more than two decades in youth ministry, I’m honestly still trying to figure out my job on a daily basis. That isn’t insecurity speaking; it’s a youth pastor admitting I’ll never be perfect at my job-slash-ministry. Pair that with today’s ever-changing culture, and just when I start getting good at something, it changes or becomes obsolete.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/fill-cups-5-easy-ways-empower-parents/feed/ 2 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-610883498-e1484580927916-270x196.jpg270196 Show Parents They Matter This Christmas https://youthministry.com/show-parents-they-matter-this-christmas/ https://youthministry.com/show-parents-they-matter-this-christmas/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:32 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55128 We are on the brink of Christmas.  Many people keep asking me if we are “ready.”  The answer is of course, “No.” I would love to be one of those amazing people who have been prepped and ready for the big day for weeks, merely waiting in anticipation.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/show-parents-they-matter-this-christmas/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600x300-px-61-270x196.png270196 An Honest Prayer for Families With Teenagers https://youthministry.com/prayer-for-families-teenagers/ https://youthministry.com/prayer-for-families-teenagers/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:00:41 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=56982 A Prayer for Families With Teenagers
Lord, we need you, we need help.
This prayer might come across as desperate, but here we are just a few months into the school year and our whole family, parents, and teenagers are exhausted.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/prayer-for-families-teenagers/feed/ 0 A Prayer for Families with Teenagers: Lord, we need you, we need help. This prayer might come across as desperate, but here we are still at the start...https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/iStock_000083360629_Medium-e1478820013545-270x196.jpg270196 Include Parents In The Plan https://youthministry.com/include-parents-plan/ https://youthministry.com/include-parents-plan/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:00:13 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54389 Like it or not Fall is upon us.   The weather might still be warm (alright boiling hot for some of us) and the sun thankfully is still setting well into the evening.   Weekends can still be spent at the beach or cooking out.  …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/include-parents-plan/feed/ 4 Include parents in your plans for youth ministry this fall!https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/42-270x196.png270196 Parenting: Our Kids Didn’t Choose This Way Of Life! https://youthministry.com/parenting-our-kids-didnt-choose-this-way-of-life/ https://youthministry.com/parenting-our-kids-didnt-choose-this-way-of-life/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:00:52 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=41075 When Kayla was born, Rachel and I made an immediate decision that has fundamentally shaped our approach to raising kids. It was a decision based on a reality: Our kids didn’t choose to be born into a pastor’s family! My wife and I together choose the way of ministry, of our own free will.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/parenting-our-kids-didnt-choose-this-way-of-life/feed/ 2 10 Things Parents Don’t Need From You https://youthministry.com/10-things-parents-dont-need-from-you/ https://youthministry.com/10-things-parents-dont-need-from-you/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:19 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58383 It’s often helpful to think about youth ministry in three parts: teenagers, volunteers, and parents. For most youth leaders, ministering to parents is the most difficult of the three.
As the two of us have grown older, we’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) that parents don’t need certain things from us.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/10-things-parents-dont-need-from-you/feed/ 7 We’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) that there are certain things parents don't need from us as youth workers. Here are ten examples to learn from.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/GettyImages-535919199-e1484754581190-270x196.jpg270196