This site equips the "smaller" youth pastor and their "smaller" youth ministry.
Calling All Small Church Youth Pastors
Wednesday, 19th November 2008
If you are a youth pastor and you pastor a youth ministry that has less than 80 kids total (both jr high and sr high) I want to get your website/contact information by commenting below. I want to start rallying my small town youth pastors who are dedicated to small church youth ministry.
If you are a big church youth pastor it is okay….I still love ya.
Make sure to check out why small church youth ministry is the best! Check out post: Why Small Church?
Look at why small church ministry is limiting.
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14 Comments
Adam Lehman
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 at 6:32 pm
adam lehman
director of student ministries
sawmill covenant church
powell, ohio
Dan Haugh
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 at 8:56 pm
by the way, i love your site and articles…good thoughts!
It seems that you and I share a similar style of ministry within similar contexts.
Where is your church?
regarding your clarification about “multiple youth ministries”, I actually think you and I are saying the same thing, just using different words.
I haven’t seen Marko’s idea fully implemented well though as a complete substitute for current youth ministry programs, only as ad-ons like small groups (as you mentioned)
Ministering that way would certainly be youth ministry, but might not be considered “youth group” by some..and that might be a necessary change
Adam Walker Cleaveland
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 12:05 am
Now, have you defined what counts as a small town?
I’m in a town of about 80,000 – but I think my youth group (size-wise) is comparable to a small-town youth group.
So…am I in or out?
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jztothejc
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 12:09 am
@Dan my church is in Laguna Beach, CA.
@Adam you are out. : ) I will define small town as 20,000 to 60,000 population. i totally forgot to do that. thanks for the reminder.
Adam Reed
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 11:18 am
Adam Reed
Associate Pastor of Students
FBC Elberton, GA
We average between 25-30 at our weekly environents
Brian
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 12:39 pm
What if your town is 10,000 people? Do you consider that a micro-town orrrr….?
Jonas Knudsen
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 5:09 pm
Hi, I’m Jonas Knudsen I’m currently in transition from one small town to another. I’m currently in Redding, CA
I just found your blog, it looks great!
jztothejc
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 5:36 pm
@Brian how about 0 – 60,000
brian
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 7:45 pm
That makes more sense. When I lived in North Dakota there were towns of like 80 people…
Dj
Thursday, 20th November 2008 at 10:44 pm
town of about 18,000.
Church of 300
youth group of about 20
Brian Senecal
Thursday, 27th November 2008 at 12:10 am
Town of around 30K (I Think)
church of around 80-100
Youth group of about 20-25
http://www.churchattheriver.org
Brent Lacy
Monday, 1st December 2008 at 7:54 am
Town of 5K
Church of about 150
10-20 Kids (depending on Sunday/Wednesday, and in-town events….)
Andrew Tatum
Friday, 6th March 2009 at 2:56 pm
Andrew Tatum
Youth Pastor
Centenary United Methodist Church
Smithfield, NC
Town of 12,000.
Church of about 250 active members.
15-25 youth during the school year.
5-10 youth during the summer.
Trish Starliper
Friday, 6th March 2009 at 7:15 pm
Hi,
My town 10,000
Church 80ish
Youth 10
I appreciate your site.
Thanks,
Trish
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