Tag Archives: Youth ministry

Youth Ministry: Transitioning to the New Guy

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I’ve noticed something, and I’m wondering if this is generally true or if maybe I’m just imagining it. Let me try to explain. When a church hires a new youth minister, there’s inevitably a difficult period of transition. The former … Continue reading →

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Youth Ministry: Are We Seeing an Exodus Out of Youth Ministry?

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Jay F Guin

This is another article from a while back originally posted at “Jesus Creed” by Chris Folmsbee. To me, it sure feels like there are more youth ministers leaving than what is usual.  Perhaps this phenomenon is only occurring in the … Continue reading →

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Youth Ministry: What I Would Have Done Differently

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Jay F Guin

This is from an article by Chris Folmsbee, former youth minister, titled “If I Were to Do It Again.” •    Act theologically before methodologically •    Be more of a spiritual director than a program director •    Hire a parent to … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Entertainment, Applause & Worship

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Recently, we received a complaint that something we were experimenting with at church is wrong because it’s “entertainment.” This is not surprising. Many Church periodicals have taken to condemning various practices on the grounds that the practice is entertainment, as … Continue reading →

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Youth Ministry: A Needed Course Correction (at last!)

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Well, I’m excited about youth ministry for the first time in a long time. You see, I’ve been despondent over youth ministry, as I wrote sometime ago. But our two youth ministers (a married couple) met with the elders recently … Continue reading →

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Preventing Child Abuse

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Jay F Guin

The following expands on my notes on Business Law for Church Leaders. Increasingly, insurance companies are requiring churches to adopt child abuse prevention policies. These are very difficult to put together for several reasons. Some church members may see them … Continue reading →

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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Regular readers will recall that I’m a big fan of Patrick Lencioni’s The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. It’s a great book and a particularly useful study for elders and ministers–especially for elders with ministers. I’m on vacation at the … Continue reading →

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Entertainment, Applause, and Worship

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Recently, we received a complaint that something we were experimenting with at church is wrong because it’s “entertainment. This is not surprising. Many Church periodicals have taken to condemning various practices on the grounds that the practice is entertainment, as … Continue reading →

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My Concern with Youth Ministry

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Jay F Guin

I’m deeply concerned about the state of youth ministry nowadays. As adult ministry is maturing from providing “goods and services” to the membership and instead being “missional,” I’m not seeing a comparable maturation of our youth ministries. Continue reading →

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Should We Hire a Single Youth Minister?

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Jay F Guin

More and more young adults are waiting longer to marry, and so more and more youth minister candidates are single. Should a church consider a single youth minister? See Should We Hire a Single Youth Minister?

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