Dennis Beckner is a volunteer youth worker who trains volunteer youth workers. From 1999 to 2020 he was a leader at Saddleback Church’s Student Ministry. He is the author of Volunteer Youth Ministry, A Roadmap For Effective Leadership, and owns VolunteerYouthMinistry.com.
Graduated from Point Loma Nazarene College in 1994, BA Religion
We used our host home for several years. During that time, I estimate hundreds of students have attended small group there. All of us have made connections with God there and had our lives improved in various ways. In a...
1. iPray. It’s a closed group that students have to request to join. They can post what they need prayer for and pray for each other. 2. Groups. Before or after almost every event there seems to be a group...
I will repost some of my more popular posts I’m able to recover from before this blog had the hacker attack. This one is kind of funny, but also has some wisdom that may help you handle difficult situations with...
I am a youth worker. However, to pay the bills and support missions, I print shirts and signs… and whatever else people ask me to do. A few weeks ago, a client I did a sign for asked for packaging...
So what ever happened to VolunteerYouthMinistry.com??? It was going strong for 4 years and then just disappeared. Hackers got to it. Everything was lost and I haven’t had time to start it up again. I still don’t, but I’m going...