Seven Rules for Youth Ministers

The folks over at Christian Law Association offer a list of seven rules that every youth minister should follow. Their list of Seven Rules for Youth Ministers are . . .

1. Maintain an honorable loyalty to your pastor.
2. Guard your own moral purity.
3. Follow ministry counseling rules.
4. Screen ministry volunteers.
5. Avoid high-risk youth activities.
6. Obtain permission/release forms for each youth activity.
7. Report suspected child abuse.
   

For additional comments and insights on each of their Seven Rules for Youth Ministers, visit Christian Law Association's website and read part one and part two of their two part article.


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Pastor Harrelson's Perspective on Planned Preaching & Teaching

Pastor Philip Harrelson from Dothan, AL has written an excellent blog series that is beneficial to all who work with youth. The multi-part series, Planned Preaching ????!!!!!, explores his journey into expository preaching/teaching. Pastor Harrelson shares his personal perspective about the discoveries and the challenges he experienced along the way. The Planned Preaching????!!!!! blog series will be a blessing to all who take the time to read each post. Check out his blog series . . .

• Planned Preaching????!!!!! -- Part 1
• Planned Preaching????!!!!! -- Part 2
• Planned Preaching????!!!!! -- Part 3
• Planned Preaching????!!!!! -- Part 4
• Planned Preaching????!!!!! -- Part 5
• Planned Preaching????!!!!! -- Part 6
• Planned Preaching????!!!!! -- Part 7

He follows the Planned Preaching blog series with a couple of blogs entries discussing the impact expository preaching has had on him . . .

• How Expository Preaching Changed Me -- Part 1
• How Expository Preaching Changed Me -- Part 2

Related Posts:

• Long Range Teaching Plan: What Should It Cover?

Free Youth Ministry Training from Covenant Theological Seminary

Have you ever wanted to sit through a seminary course on youth ministry? What about . . . for free? Well now you can, of sorts. Covenant Theological Seminary offers a variety of free courseware from its masters degree programs, and their youth ministry course is part of the free courseware being offered.

Covenant’s free youth ministry course offers a theological and practical approach to youth ministry in the church, and practical principles for overseeing a youth ministry. The class lectures cover a range of topics including . . .

• your identity in youth ministry,
• understanding youth culture,
• developing a mission statement,
• building a ministry team,
• relational skills necessary for a relational youth ministry,
• plannning, and
• administration of youth ministry in the local church.
  

The class lectures are by Professor Mark Davis, a visiting instructor at Covenant Theological Seminary. Course audio files are downloadable in mp3 format and accompanying study guides are in PDF format. The course lists the following books as related reading . . .

• Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry - Slightly Imperfect (Doug Fields)

• Starting Right: Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry Edited by Kenda Creasy Dean & Dave Rahn)

• Connecting (Larry Crabb)
  

Covenant’s youth ministry course web page also lists more than twenty additional courses they offer free to the public. Please note that the courses offered do not necessarily reflect an Apostolic perspective; however, some courses are general in their content and worth checking out. The sharing of this information is not an endorsement of Covenant Theological Seminary.