Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Kristen Lascola from North Coast Church gives weekly insight and tips on how to grow the size and health of your Youth Ministry! With over 20 years in Student Ministry, Kristen shares her knowledge and experiences and frequently features guests from various ministries, churches and leadership roles so that you can use proven strategies to increase your impact from your leadership role. This podcast will help you grow your leadership skills, enhance your youth group, learn new youth group games, put on impactful youth ministry events, build a thriving volunteer staff, grow your influence and create a healthy environment so that you can help take the ministry God has you in to the next level. Hit subscribe and get ready to advance your youth ministry!
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Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
How to Get New Students Connected to Your Youth Group
What's the #1 reason students don't come back to your youth ministry? Getting kids to come to your youth ministry is usually a top priority but getting them to stay needs to be equally important. Today we are talking about some of the best practices for getting new students connected to your youth group. We also go over some of the things you shouldn't be doing that can drive them away! ***BONUS: Make sure you listen to the end where we give you an excellent experiential training exercise for your student leadership team!!***
0:00 - INTRO
2:17 - BEING PRESENT IN THE YOUTH ROOM
2:57 - GREET THE PARENT(S) AND STUDENTS
3:54 - GIVE A TOUR
6:05 - GIVE THEM ANY HANDOUTS & INFO CARD
10:51 - CONNECT THEM WITH STUDENTS
13:10 - HAVE THINGS FOR THEM TO DO
15:38 - DON'T LEAVE THEM OUT
17:30 - THE #1 REASON STUDENTS DON'T COME BACK
21:22 - DON'T SPOTLIGHT A NEW STUDENT
24:59 - PLACING THEM IN A SMALL GROUP
27:38 - FOLLOW UP
36:30 - BONUS: STUDENT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
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