Upcoming Themes
January – Stereotypical events
5th Camp: Why do it?
Writer – Sara Clarke Turpin
Writer – Chris Cherry
12th Disciple Now/Fall Retreats: Why do it?
Writer – Kristin Belcher
Writer – Andy Farmer
19th Lock-in: Why do it?
Writer – Carol Harston
Writer – Tim Schindler
26th Wednesday nights: Why do them?
Writer – Carol Harston
Writer – Josh Beeler
February – Communication
2nd What are efctive ways you use to communicate with youth?
Writer – Jen Van Camp
Writer – Chris Cherry
9th What are efctive ways you use to communicate with parents?
Writer – Sara Clarke Turpin
Writer – Josh Beeler
16th What are efctive ways you use to communicate with the whole church?
Writer – Alice Cates
Writer – Andrew Noe
23rd What are efctive ways you use to communicate with the staff?
Writer – Kristin Belcher
Writer –
March – Committees
2nd Why should you have a youth committee?
Writer – Alice Cates
Writer – Jeremy Colliver
9th Who serves on a youth committee?
Writer – Ali Chappell
Writer – Greg Harrell
16th How do you utilize the committee?
Writer – Carol Harston
Writer – Josh Beeler
23rd How much power/decision making does the committee have?
Writer -Abby Pratt
Writer – Andrew Noe
30th Week off
April – College kids
6th How do you help your youth prepare for college?
Writer – Jen Van Camp
Writer – Chris Cherry
13th How do you send your youth off to college (this is difrent than celebrating graduation)
Writer – Alice Cates
Writer – Greg Harrell
20th What are ways your church supports the kids who are in college out of town, but grew up in the church?
Writer – Ginny Richardson
Writer – Josh Beeler
27th How do you (as a youth minister) continue to minister to students who are in college?
Writer – Kristin Belcher
Writer – Jeremy Colliver
May – Big questions
4th Why does youth ministry exist?
Writer – Carol Harston
Writer – Josh Beeler
11th Where is youth ministry headed?
Writer – Molly Brummet
Writer – Chris Cherry
18th What do youth need from youth ministry?
Writer – Alice Cates
Writer – Colby Whittaker
25th What does the church need from youth ministry?
Writer – Sara Clarke Turpin
Writer – Tim Schindler
June/July –Top ten
1st Top ten movies to show and discuss faith with your youth
Writer – Jen Van Camp
Writer – Andrew Noe
8th Top ten phrases to avoid in youth ministry
Writer – Ali Chappell
Writer – Chris Cherry
15th Top ten frustrations of youth ministry
Writer – Felicia Fox
Writer – Annonymous
22nd Top ten joys of youth ministry
Writer – Alice Cates
Writer – Greg Harrell
29th Top ten things you want your youth to learn while in youth ministry?
Writer – Carol Harston
Writer – Josh Beeler
6th Top Ten things you want youth to say about youth ministry?
Writer – Sara Clarke Turpin
Writer – Josh Plant
13th Top Ten things you want parents to say about youth ministry?
Writer – Jessica Tidwell
Writer – Josh Beeler
20th Top Ten things you want to do for parents?
Writer – Kristin Belcher
Writer – Andrew Noe
27th Top Ten influential books in your ministry?
Writer – Ginny Richardson
Writer – Jeremy Colliver
August – Community
3rd How do you help your youth connect to the community surrounding them?
Writer – Alice Cates
Writer – Tim Schindler
10th How do you help the youth plug in to the church community?
Writer – Kristin Belcher
Writer – Jeremy Colliver
17th How do you as a minister connect to the community?
Writer – Jen Van Camp
Writer – Josh Beeler
24th How do you try to create/deepen community in your youth group?
Writer – Sara Clarke Turpin
Writer – Chris Cherry
31st Week off
September – International Missions
7th What do you enjoy about doing international mission trips?
Writer – Abby Pratt
Writer – Greg Harrell
14th What is the value of doing an international mission trip for youth?
Writer – Leah Reed
Writer – Andrew Noe
21st Describe the planning process of an international mission trip?
Writer –
Writer – Chris Cherry
28th Where are some places/groups to do trips to/with and why?
Writer –
Writer – Jeremy Colliver
October – Boundaries
5th What boundaries do you have in place to protect your free time?
Writer – Kristin Belcher
Writer – Josh Plant
12th What boundaries do you have in place to protect your loved ones?
Writer – Carol Harston
Writer – Tim Schindler (I will have a son in youth by this point!!)
19th What boundaries do you have with your youth?
Writer – Sara Clarke Turpin
Writer – Colby Whittaker
26th What boundaries do you have in place to not stretch your ministry too thin?
Writer – Jen Van Camp
Writer – Jeremy Colliver
November – Part time youth ministers
2nd What is a struggle for you as a part time youth minister?
Writer – Leah Reed
Writer –
9th What do you wish church members understood about being part time?
Writer – Sarah Boberg
Writer –
16th How does your other job/position afct your ministry?
Writer – Kristin Belcher
Writer –
23rd What are some of the joys of part time youth ministry?
Writer – Ali Chappell
Writer – Josh Beeler (if needed)
30th Week off
December – Youth in Worship
7th What are some things you do to help your youth connect during worship?
Writer – Sara Clarke Turpin
Writer – Josh Plant
14th How do you assist with creative worship aspects that involve youth?
Writer – licia Fox
Writer – Chris Cherry
21st How do you teach worship to your youth?
Writer – Jessica Tidwell
Writer – Andy Farmer
28th No posting between Christmas and New Years