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Sustainability Bundle

Sean Williams — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:41:10 +0000

Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn’t Last and What Your Church Can Do About It by Mark DeVries
Your church looking for a youth pastor? Again. What is going wrong? What would it take to build a ministry that withstands the roller coaster ride that has become so much a part of “normal” youth ministry? Based on his own experience as a youth pastor and his hands-on consulting work with scores of churches, Mark DeVries pinpoints the problems that cause division and burnout. He then provides the practical tools and strategies needed to lay a strong foundation for your church’s youth ministry-one that isn’t built solely on a person or a program.

Sustainable Children’s Ministry by Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom
Are you a children’s ministry leader on the edge of burnout? Do you find yourself working harder and harder to tame the chaos? Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom know how you feel. Flash and fizz can be effective at attracting young families, but without sustainable systems beneath the unforgettable moments, the impact is almost always short-lived. In this practical resource, you’ll learn how to recruit volunteers, partner with parents, navigate politics, and care for your own soul instead of frantically scrambling to do it all yourself. Sustainable Children’s Ministry will help you build a ministry foundation that will still be standing long after you are gone.

Sustainable Young Adult Ministry by Mark DeVries and Scott Pontier
Young adult ministry scares us. Young adults seem like the elusive Holy Grail demographic in Christian ministry. We often treat them like another species, with an inscrutable culture all their own. To have a thriving ministry to young adults, we’re told, we’ll need to be up-to-date on all the latest trends. We’ll need to change up our worship style. We’ll need to make programs. But what if young adult ministry isn’t actually as enigmatic as we’ve been led to believe? What if it actually looks an awful lot like . . . faithful Christian ministry? Scott Pontier and Mark DeVries know firsthand the challenges of young adult ministry. In Sustainable Young Adult Ministry, they explore six common mistakes churches make in their efforts to reach this demographic―mistakes they themselves have made―and offer six paradoxes that upend our presuppositions and return us to a simpler, more biblical ministry model. Full of practical advice and complete with a wealth of additional resources, this book offers a fresh perspective on young adult ministry that is grounded in long ministry experience and in the timeless gospel of Jesus.

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Sustainable Young Adult Ministry

Sean Williams — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:33:16 +0000

Young adult ministry scares us. Young adults seem like the elusive Holy Grail demographic in Christian ministry. We often treat them like another species, with an inscrutable culture all their own. To have a thriving ministry to young adults, we’re told, we’ll need to be up-to-date on all the latest trends. We’ll need to change up our worship style. We’ll need to make programs. But what if young adult ministry isn’t actually as enigmatic as we’ve been led to believe? What if it actually looks an awful lot like . . . faithful Christian ministry? Scott Pontier and Mark DeVries know firsthand the challenges of young adult ministry. In Sustainable Young Adult Ministry, they explore six common mistakes churches make in their efforts to reach this demographic―mistakes they themselves have made―and offer six paradoxes that upend our presuppositions and return us to a simpler, more biblical ministry model. Full of practical advice and complete with a wealth of additional resources, this book offers a fresh perspective on young adult ministry that is grounded in long ministry experience and in the timeless gospel of Jesus.

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Sustainable Children’s Ministry

Ministry Architects — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:55:19 +0000

Are you a children’s ministry leader on the edge of burnout? Do you find yourself working harder and harder to tame the chaos? Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom know how you feel. Flash and fizz can be effective at attracting young families, but without sustainable systems beneath the unforgettable moments, the impact is almost always short-lived. In this practical resource, you’ll learn how to recruit volunteers, partner with parents, navigate politics, and care for your own soul instead of frantically scrambling to do it all yourself. Sustainable Children’s Ministry will help you build a ministry foundation that will still be standing long after you are gone.

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Volunteer Resource Bundle

Ministry Architects — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:54:53 +0000

Save $6.00 when you buy these two new resources together. Youth Worker Training on the Go and Building Your Volunteer Team.

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Youth Leader Training on the Go

Ministry Architects — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:54:48 +0000

Today’s youth ministry volunteers are clamoring for training, yet many of them won’t show up for tons of meetings. So how can youth workers equip their teams? Youth Leader Training on the Go is an easy, proven way to train leaders and multiply your ministry’s effectiveness. This resource from Mark DeVries, Jeff Dunn-Rankin, and the Ministry Architects team will guide youth workers through a dynamic training strategy with these compelling features:

24 lessons in digital format, with thought-provoking questions, an encouraging message for leaders, a relevant Scripture, questions for the volunteer to ponder, and an action idea
Brief videos that correspond with each training session
CD-ROM with all the tools and files
One book covers everything, so no participant books are required

Youth Leader Training on the Go will help your volunteers to:

Connect with Jesus and help teenagers center their lives on him
Understand youth culture for effective conversation and interaction
Discover practical, helpful ideas for ministering to teenagers
Work with parents to help students grow in faith
Find balance between ministry and personal life

Effective ministry training isn’t a one-time event. It’s an ongoing investment in leaders who deeply care about teenagers, their families, and their church. Help your teenagers grow deeper in their faith by investing in your volunteers.

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