Student Ministry Essentials

Use Your Short Time to Make a Big Impact

As a youth worker, you have the unique opportunity to walk alongside students in their critical life experiences. The adolescent years are some of the most formative in a person's life, and many threats lurk around them. But skillful youth ministers can make a big impact in claiming a teen for Christ and setting them on a path towards growth.

Inside are critical elements-the essentials-for effectively influencing students for the kingdom. A handbook for leading, nurturing, and reaching teens, Youth Ministry Essentials covers subjects like:

• Leadership development
• Parental involvement
• Understanding teens and culture
• Spiritual formation
• Bible-centered teaching
• Outreach programming

Effective youth workers know students, know culture, and know ministry. They must respond to changing times, but they must first have a firm handle on the essentials. Learn from two veteran youth pastors turned college professors about how to better lead, nurture, and reach students for Christ.