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jstepp -> Youth Ministry (5/13/2008 11:34:02 PM)

I'm the Youth Pastor at my church. I'm having a hard time finding curriculum for my youth. I find stuff based on boys and stuff based on girls, but I need a bi-gender curriculum.

Does anyone have any good ideas? We are a pentecostal denomination, so that would probably be factored in.

Thanks.



BibleL7 -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/14/2008 3:30:38 AM)

Pray about it perhaps what you need is a female leader to deal with the girls and you deal with boys instead of mixing them together and encouraging lust.



jstepp -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/14/2008 8:17:12 AM)

We originally started with this, but it didn't work out too well.

In my opinion, we shouldn't seperate them because they aren't going to be seperated during worship.

However, if we discuss something that need to be discussed gender-seperate, we split the group.



Szaftoo -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/14/2008 9:35:04 AM)

The youth pastor at my church teaches on issues important to teens and their walk with the Lord. Subjects like worship, prayer and reading the Word. He also teaches and encourages serving, either in church or the community. He teaches on how to know God's plan for your life and being a witness at school and work. He also teaches on purety and then they break into girls and boys for more indept discussion. Sometimes you don't need a formal curriculum, just go with the Lord's leading.
Oh, I also attend a Pentecostal church.



Ellie-Mae -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/14/2008 5:03:54 PM)

This is a really nice curriculum that my boys would enjoy. They have actually tried to do it on their own because they liked it so much.

Dare to be Daniel



elliemaejune -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/16/2008 12:03:04 AM)

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ORIGINAL: jstepp
In my opinion, we shouldn't seperate them because they aren't going to be seperated during worship.


Sunday school and worship are two different things, and I'm puzzled by your reasoning.

Nevertheless, I don't have a problem with teaching them together, as long as you are teaching actual Scripture, and not social things such as dating.



broken2live4him -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/16/2008 6:47:58 AM)

Hi JSTEPP

I'm a youth ministry worker and I work with the youth pastor and his wife of the church that I attend. We don't have set curriculum books that we go by. We hit up on the issues that face teens today, and teach them how to live for Christ. We have covered how to live a holy life, how to know God's will for your life, have taught lessons from some of the people of the Old Testament, what it means to trust God, how God relates to teens.... We've solely use the Bible, and you know what?... The questions that the teens ask from what you teach them on any topic from the bible will give you more than enough ideas as to what topics to cover. We have even created our own object lessons to reinforce and help the youth remember what it is we taught and showed them in the Word. Use the imagination and creative mind the Lord gave you. If you still are looking for a set curriculum have you considered checking out the youth resources on christianbook.com. They have a variety of resources, great quality and low cost.



ruthyrich -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/16/2008 10:19:58 AM)

You could let the Lord lead you in this. Here is how I would do that. I would ask each individual to write down on a piece of paper the major issue that they are being faced with, annonymously of course, and fold it and put it in a box with a lid on it to promote annonimity.

I would read these and address them in my bible study.

There are so many issues todays teens face. Drugs, promiscuity, dishonesty. It seams to me that tailoring a message to meet the needs of your students would be very spiritually healthy.

I work with several teens outside of the church. I bring them to church regularly and youth services too. They are very at risk teens. They are dealing with things like, drunk or drug parent, loss of dad from death do to smoking, lazy mom who wants to live off gov., mom who has 8 children all to different fathers, so on and so forth.

All of the teens I deal with think of my hub and I as a second set of parents. We don't preach at them, we let church do that, because otherwise they stop listening. When they come to us for advise though, which they often do, they are given a scripturally based, biblical answer. If I don't know the answer, I come here and put it on the forum. I usually get enough advise here that it takes me no time to get back to my teen in need.

I love the job the Lord has sent me. It doesn't pay money, but it pays in plenty of extra love. I was so surprised for moms day this year. I expected nothing, these teens are only 14 15 and 16. What I got was lots of hugs, 2 large choc. bars, a little debbie, a pound of strawberries and a pair of squishy socks. Talk about feeling love. It is so rewarding.

RR



musicboss11 -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/16/2008 1:58:55 PM)

Teen Mania Ministries has a lot of great stuff that can be used with both boys and girls



jstepp -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/18/2008 12:29:07 AM)

The suggestions have been great! Thanks!

Keep them coming!



hjemerson -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/27/2008 1:12:41 PM)

Dare to be Danel is great place to start. I belive a program to go with is a great way to get a group going , But being flexable to the need of the age group and what is going on, We use to teach fron set program/book for SS then at night we had more infromal teach as in about Dating/Sex/peer/pressure Gooile the subject on line and them spend time in reading the material with pray.I would NEVER want to see a youth leader just wing it I have set in on afew class like that and later the youth told me they felt like the youth leader did want to take time to have somthing prpared. But again at socil event as a camp out. picnic /or home Bible study . We open up a discusstion a way to see what was on the mind of the kids and let them voice they opins and them teach a few eek later on the ideals they may have brought up. As for seprate it depend on ages and the topice ,Life does not seprate for things they have to face but in small break out meeting like a retreats this is s good ideal,



seagullplayer -> RE: Youth Ministry (5/27/2008 3:24:13 PM)

I worked as a Youth Pastor for the last eight years, we tried a couple different approaches the first couple of years, but the one that worked best and I spent the last six years with was the Bible. I don’t mean just Bible based, I mean the Bible.

We bought enough of the exact same Bibles for the entire group, we used the NLT, but you do as you feel lead. The reason we used the exact same Bible was so we would not only give chapter and verse, but also page number. Everyone that came for the first time was given a Bible, and we had plenty around for those that forgot theirs at home each week. We averaged about 20-25 kids each mid week Service, all but just a handful where otherwise unchurched.

We normally read one chapter a week, taking turns going around the room reading a few verses at a time, and stop and discuss what we read every so often.
Our goal was to get as much of God’s word in these kids as we could; it is what changes people lives. Perhaps for some of them it might be years later when in time of trouble they will remember that answers can be found in God’s Word and return to it.
We really felt the Lord’s leading to this approach and saw great results from it.

Topical study has its place, but all things in moderation. When you read through the Bible a book at a time, you find plenty of reference for topical discussion.
It is not what we say that makes a difference, it is what He says.

Each time we finished a complete book in the Bible we would have a party.

I am now senior Pastor of a small Church up the road, each Wednesday night at our mid week Service I lead the adult Service. Guess what we study each week, the only difference, I let them use whatever Bible they like and don’t give page numbers anymore…



TIRTL -> RE: Youth Ministry (6/3/2008 4:28:49 AM)

Hey, my name's James...I've been a youth minister for about 6 years...And I agree with "seagullplayer"... Our reason is this, 1. High school students are simply too old for curriculum, and 2. I would rather let God use me to teach what He wants than have me use the Bible to teach what I want! And His teachings are always better than mine anyway... We have a great mix of Kids; Home School, Public School, Missionaries, Messianic Jews, Rockers, Preps, Football players, Girly Girls, Emo, Hip-hop, Punk, Hardcore...You name it we've got it...And there is always something in there for all of them! It's Glorious!


James T. Pirtle
Youth Minister
Technology & Production Manager
Calvary Chapel Sun City

Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. - Rom. 12:21



Kidzero -> RE: Youth Ministry (6/4/2008 6:13:59 PM)

Hi everyone my name is Mikey and I agree with Tirtl

We minister at the same church he does High School and I currently lead the Jr High School. I too am not using any curriculum but instead am teaching expositorily books of the bible. Its a desire God put in my heart to teach them this way. I began leading this ministry using a curriculum we had purchased and I made it half way throught the year before switching. At first it was a transition for the kids, but now they have come to want it taught this way.



semperfidelis -> RE: Youth Ministry (6/6/2008 3:42:36 AM)

Our church is doing Quest right now. Teenage version of Alpha.



BethyHerself -> RE: Youth Ministry (6/6/2008 10:28:41 PM)

I think that teaching through chapters in the Bible is an awesome way to do youth group, I had never thought of that before, but it does bring up enough of it's own discussion that you don't need to hand out papers or read off of a sheet.

When I teach, it is always straight from things that God has taught me. I'm not a youth pastor or anyone who had to do this for years, but I have taught Bible studies to teens and we went through different character traits, (eg. faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love found in 2nd Peter.) and I've also done things out of my personal spiritual journey like acceptance, humility and passion for God. He has taught me those things through my devotions and experiences and so I pass them on to others. If you pick a passage that inspires you and has taught you, your excitement will rub off on your group. Let us know how it goes for you!



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