Lessons For First Year Youth Ministers

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What if the fastest way to build a strong student ministry isn’t a bigger stage, but a crowded living room? We pull back the curtain on our biggest do-overs: why we’d start with relationships, not programs; why a right-sized room beats a flashy setup; and why coaching volunteers weekly will outperform any event on your calendar.

• starting in homes to build belonging
• coaching volunteers rather than just filling roles
• using the 80 percent rule for room choice
• fast handoffs from staff to leaders and peers
• connecting new families to adult community quickly
• becoming the storyteller to senior adults
• reframing criticism with real student wins
• choosing joy and hospitality as strategy

Make sure to drop a comment below or email us at chad.higgins at lifeway.com your stories of what it's like to be ministry in the new place that you are, or the wisdom that you would give to be featured on an upcoming episode

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