Category Archives: Church Ministries

A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, On Gittin’ ‘R Done

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Jay Guin

The putting-into-effect process Most churches have a deacon or a committee in charge of missions. Usually there’s an elder with oversight of that ministry or who just has a heart for missions. (Not many churches do missions without such an … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, On Hiring Ministers

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Jay Guin

I get emails – I am on the search committee for a new children’s minister and in our brainstorming sessions, we have discussed what it might look like to have a more integrated ministry of our children from birth through … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, Wrapping Up

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Jay Guin

Imagine that you’re a minister founding a congregation’s first youth ministry. Quite naturally, you’re going to ask what all church leaders should ask: What is the purpose of this ministry? How will I know whether the ministry is successful? What … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, What This is Not

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jay Guin

Family-centered ministry. Some congregations have seen the problem with overly segregating teens from adults and so have responded by having families do events and projects together. It’s a good idea. But it’s not the best idea. I mean it has … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, Putting Theory into Practice

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Jay Guin

Practice I’m a big fan of youth ministry and youth ministers. I’m just not such a big fan of turning youth ministry into a sub-congregation that practices a Christianity unlike that practiced by the rest of the church. It’s unhealthy … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, Short-term missions?

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Jay Guin

Theory, Part 3 — Or how teen mission trip reports can be about someone other than the teens Two short-term mission trips. Trip 1. The adults bought plane tickets and hired a bus so the kids can go to Central … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church, Mentors?

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Jay Guin

Theory Part 2 — Or why teens shouldn’t have to tell us what they did last summer Let’s push this line of thought just a little further. And by “a little” I really mean “a lot” — because this isn’t … Continue reading →

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