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We’re All in This Together: How to Hand-off Well in Youth Ministry

by Sarah Dibbern | Apr 19, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Doing Ministry, Intergenerational Ministry, Middle School Ministry | 0

Congregations should be thinking about how we help young people transition from their first Sunday school class through into adult ministry. In youth ministry, we specifically think about how we transition junior high youth and confirmation into high school, and championing the supportive adults who get to care for them next. We can help our young people stay engaged in God’s Word, excited for the adventures that await them in their next stage.

Loving Youth When Transitions Are Vulnerable

by Brandon Metcalf | Jan 27, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Adolescent Development, Doing Ministry, Practical Youth Ministry, Youth & Culture | 0

As youth leaders, we know that transitions can be vulnerable. We should not be passively waiting on the other side of the transition, the new phase of life, hoping that they make through with their faith. This article talks about how to walk with them through the valley, through the newness, through the changes and connect them to the God who does not change, who is always faithful.

Flexibility in the Face of Adversity

by Heather Hardecopf | Jan 21, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Doing Ministry, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture, Youth Ministry Theory | 0

Since March of 2020, COVID has drastically changed how Christians around the world see things. We can trust that through faith, God gives us the character and flexibility to not only face change but to allow it produce strength and hope that does not break. In this article we look at how to help youth face of change and adversity while maintaining our faith and integrity?

3 Transitions you may be Forgetting in Youth Ministry

by Blake Brockman | Jan 18, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Doing Ministry, Growing Up, Practical Youth Ministry, Youth & Culture | 0

Nearly every church is aware that they need to support young people as they transition out of high school. There are other transitions, however, that youth ministry leaders are less conscious in helping navigate.

5 Transitional Skills You may be Forgetting

by Blake Brockman | Jan 13, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Doing Ministry, Growing Up, Practical Youth Ministry, Youth & Culture | 0

Helping young people with life-transitions is a blessing. As the church, we are in a wonderful position to speak into and assist in these moments of transition and helping develop skills they need to stay healthy and Christ centered. Here are five transitional skills you might not plan for.

Skit – The Start of Something New

by Brianna Dehn | Jan 10, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Free Resources, Skits | 0

This skit is designed to start a conversation about the transition out of high school and into what is next. This can be used with other resources to help young people think about how God is with them through all kinds of transitions.

We’re Not Adults Yet: A Guide to Loving High School Seniors Well

by Sarah Dibbern | Feb 18, 2021 | 2021 Resources, Campus Ministry, Doing Ministry, Featured Young Adult, Young Adult Ministry, Young Adults | 0

We have the joy and privilege to be there and walk with our students through some of the most formative years of their lives. Many of our high school seniors are preparing for graduation and what comes next. Here are five ways you can make sure to care for your seniors as they transition.

Start a Conversation about…College Prep

by Julianna Shults | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020 Resources, Campus Ministry, Conversation, Featured Young Adult, Free Resources, Hot Topics, Talk Sheets, Young Adult Ministry, Youth & Culture | 0

Transitions such as graduation are critical moments where congregations and parents can support a young person’s relationship with Jesus as they find a new church home or establish a new, adult relationship with their existing congregation. This talk sheet give you some direction on how you can form a discussion around the transition to college with your high school students.

How Parents Can Prepare their Adolescents for Life’s Transitions

by Dave Rueter | Nov 27, 2019 | 2019 Resources, Featured Young Adult, Free Resources, Growing Up, Parent Resources, YA Research, Young Adult Ministry | 0

Being a parent means navigating life’s changes and transitions with your children as they mature toward Christian adulthood.

Ministering to Young People in Times of Transition

by Mark Kiessling | Jun 19, 2019 | 2019 Resources, Featured Young Adult, Growing Up, YA Research, Young Adult Ministry, Youth & Culture | 0

Transitions can provide for growth in one’s relationships with Jesus and His Church, or sometimes Satan uses these transitions to pull us away from God’s promises.