Diocese of Portsmouth Children's & Youth Pages
Relational Youth Ministry
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry
Mar 8th
This article by Andrew Root takes a short look at relational youth ministry… It was published in the Journal of Student Ministries and can be found here
“Get the f–k away from me!”
That’s the reply I got when I approached a kid I knew and asked, “Hey, what’s up?” while he was talking with his friends.
Of course the circumstances were atypical. I’d just started at a Los Angeles church as outreach minister, charged with building relational bridges between our congregation and the kids who lived in the neighborhood but never set foot in the sanctuary.
What’s Wrong?
Although I’d just finished three years with More >
5 Keys to Transformational Youth Ministry
Feb 24th
Ian MacYouthblog spied this great article on 5 keys to transformational youth ministry by Chuck Warnock. I’d encourage you to get beyond the cultural differences and consider how these 5 keys could find space in your youth ministry here!
“Kids have better things to do than come to a big event,” youth minister Prentice Park commented. “Kids are looking for something deeper, more meaningful, and they’re not going to get that at a big event.” (more…)
D:FACTOR – Youth Ministry Leader Support
Jun 27th
Starting in autumn 2009 and continuing into the spring of 2010 a brand new locally delivered youth leader support session is available for deaneries, parishes and clusters of churches in the Diocese of Portsmouth.
This year it’s all about discipleship! How do your activities with young people seek to encounter and engage with God? How do we help young people to grow and develop? What shape should our programme take… what resources are there to inspire us and the young people!
Building on the success of No Limits, which ran during 2008 and 2009, the D:Factor continues the journey of youth ministry More >
