Sometimes church annual meetings can get long, dare I say boring, especially when the discussion descends into worry about finances/declining attendance etc. As a youth minister I would often make videos for the annual meeting, in addition to a written report, in order to break up the stream of talking heads. It was usually a much needed intermission. I wanted SHOW the congregation what the Youth and Family Ministry did during the year, not just Read More …
Everyone & Everything This board is an art project I did with the youth group @ Lutheran Church in the Foothills in 2011. It took 3 months of planning/preparation and 4 youth group meetings to put it together. The title comes from a response to a question I asked while we we’re working on it, “For whom did Jesus die?” A youth responded with, “Everyone.” Another followed with, “Everything.” We used this as our central Read More …
A common problem I often hear from congregations regarding youth ministry is that it’s disjointed from the other ministries in the church. People generally feel disconnected from the youth ministry mainly because they don’t know what’s happening. Good communication from the youth ministry does several things. First, it let’s the congregation know what’s happening. Second, it let’s parents and grandparents prepare for upcoming events before they happen. Third, it reports on how the event Read More …