Tonight a high school ministry leader asked for some advice. Here’s the situation and my thoughts. I’d love to know what you think. Please post a comment if you have something to share.
Basic details:
- Female student stopped coming to small group
- Won’t return phone calls
- Weeks later when a leader has lunch with her, the [...]

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Hey Dennis,
So I have been attempting to meet up with my student since Wednesday, but she has canceled on me a couple times, and she just told me she probably wouldn’t be at Bible Study on Wednesday because she’s failing all her classes and needs to study. So, what do I do at this point? [...]

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This is part 3 of a 4-part interview with Tom and Marla. In this segment, Tom, a 16-year veteran volunteer, answers questions and gives great advice about teaching a small group of high school boys.
Here are links to the other videos in this series:
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Be sure to also check [...]

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Hey Dennis!
My name is Kate. I’m a volunteer with a youth ministry here at St. Paul UMC in Jacksonville, FL. I’ve been reading your blog for a while now – I got hooked from More Than Dodgeball. I hated being a teenager and so I find it incredibly strange that I’m helping and [...]

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This is part 1 of a 4-part interview with Tom and Marla. Before leaving after several years of service in our student ministry, we sat together to discuss what they’ve learned about youth ministry and what they would tell new volunteers. Look for the second segment to be posted next week.
Here are links to the [...]

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Dennis,
How do you ensure the personal integrity/moral standing of your Youth Volunteer? How do you empower youth workers to work on themselves while removing them from working with youth when an activity they are indulged in (that go against what your group preaches..ie: pre-marital sex, drugs, alcohol, etc) is brought to light?
Thanks again for [...]

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I got this e-mail today about a youth pastor who frequently changes the program schedule without giving his volunteers enough time to prepare. Here’s the note, see below for my reply. If you have thoughts on the topic, please leave a comment. If you have a question of your own that you’d like to ask, [...]

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