S1 E5: Empowering Adults
The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast
In Episode 5 of The Youth Ministry Mindset Podcast, a limited series with voices from Alpha and YDisciple, Joshua, Annie, and Jordan talk about how to empower volunteers to become leaders and create a successful ministry. Join us as we continue the conversation on youth ministry in a post-COVID world. SHOWNOTES * Introduction: Reproducibility and Empowering adults * It can be easy to make the youth group around the youth minister’s talent * Empower adults to be a part of the ministry -Create a culture of known, seen, loved * Qualities in a leader -Relational intelligence - anyone who has a heart for young people -Spiritual velocity - passionately in love with Jesus and following Him every day -Teachability - not stuck to the old way * Know what to look for, but where do I find them? -Best leaders recruit other leaders -Create community and invite their community into the mission -Ask parents who they want to mentor their children -Ask students who's already influencing them * Need to change that 18 months is the standard career for a youth minister -Takes 3 years to start a successful youth ministry that empowers the parish -Observe and build trust in community * Multiple leaders and help continue to form them * Need consistency - try to have two group leaders * Might need to redirect some leaders to another ministry they will thrive in -Follow up afterward * Change the language to change the culture * Advice to volunteers -Do for a few what you wish you could do everyone -You are necessary -To make disciples, you need to be a disciple - Daily prayer life REFERENCES * Ali Hoffman - alihoffman.co * The Lost Art of Disciple Making by LeRoy Elms * World Youth Day - a worldwide encounter with the Pope for youth ages 16-35 to encounter Christ, celebrated in a different country about every three years. worldyouthday.com PULL QUOTES 4:45 “As the ministry grows, it needs to feel smaller.” 13:11 “We as the whole church have a responsibility to anchor with them and to assist them in lifelong transition.” 25:25 “The best leaders out there, the ones who are most attractive to be employed, are the ones who actually replace themselves really well.” LINKS https://www.youthministrymindset.com Alpha: https://alphausa.org/alpha-youth-series https://www.facebook.com/Alpha YDisciple: https://ydisciple.com/leader https://www.facebook.com/YDiscipleLeader NET Ministries: https://netusa.org https://www.facebook.com/netministriesusa