Showing posts with label leadership training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leadership training. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2008

Youth Leaders Cafe: A Free Youth Ministry Training Opportunity

Youth Leaders Cafe is a quarterly one-day conference sponsored by Positive Action for Christ. These free conferences are open to "anyone interested in learning how to more effectively 'proclaim His excellencies' (2 Peter 2:9) to the next generation."

Visit the Youth Leaders Cafe website to learn more about this free youth ministry training opportunity. Also, video and audio files from previous conferences can be downloaded by visiting their "media" page.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

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 . . .

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.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Bolts & Nuts: The Basics of Youth Ministry

Ever wonder about the secret ingredients of a successful youth ministry? Then you will want to listen to a free audio training resource by Dr Frank Hamrick.

Dr Hamrick discusses thirteen principles of a biblical philosophy of ministry in the audio recording, Bolts & Nuts: A Unique Look at the Basics of Youth Ministry. I believe the "Bolts & Nuts" CD should be required listening for anyone involved in youth ministry and youth Sunday School. It presents powerful Bible-based teaching seldom heard in Apostolic/Pentecostal youth leader or Sunday School teacher training sessions. Whether you're a veteran or someone just starting out, the information Dr Hamrick presents will challenge you and help you focus your ministry on what is most important.

Check out this free offer from Positive Action for Christ, a publishing house specializing in youth curriculum for fundamental churches. Click on the "Free Stuff" link on Positive Action's homepage to find the free CD offer, the accompanying listening guide, and free samples of their curriculum offerings.

Please be advised that the materials offered by Positive Action for Christ does not necessarily embrace certain Apostolic/Pentecostal/Oneness beliefs; however, they do offer some excellent basic Bible lessons that are ready to use with little or no tweaking. I believe you will find many useful resources at Positive Action for Christ.