Part 2 of 2 in our webinar series wondering about the future of youth ministry with Tom Schwolert, Vibrant Faith Partner for First Third of Life Ministry Leadership

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Questions about the Future
Of Youth Ministry – Part 2
Welcome

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Meet the Presenter
Tom Schwolert
Partner for First Third
of Life Ministry & Coach

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Is the current way we(you) are doing
youth ministry effective?

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What is effective youth ministry and
how do you know if it’s effective?

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Have we abandoned the ministry of
Christ to satisfy our own needs?

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Have we stepped away from deep,
faith-nurturing relationships and relied
on the ministry of “bells and whistles?”

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Is there a better way?

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A deeper way to imagine
relationships

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“Known” John 17:6-10
6”I have made your name known to those whom
you gave me from the world. They were yours,
and you gave them to me, and they have kept
your word. 7Now they know that everything you
have given me is from you; 8for the words that
you gave to me I have given to them, and they
have received them and know in truth that I
came from you; and they have believed that you
sent me.

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“Known” John 17:6-10
9I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on
behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom
you gave me, because they are yours. 10All mine
are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been
glorified in them.

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“Known” John 17:24-26
24Father, I desire that those also, whom
You have given me, may be with me where I am,
to see my glory, which you have given me
because you loved me before the foundation
of the world. 25“Righteous Father, the world
does not know you, but I know you; and these
know that you have sent me. 26I made your
name known to them, and I will make it
known, so that the love with which you have
loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

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What are your reactions to the
scripture?

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Developmental Relationships
Faith
Traction
Express
care
Challenge
growth
Provide
support
Share
power
Expand
possibilities

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Developmental Relationships
Key people contribute to meeting our
fundamental human needs
Cannot develop without these
relationships
Key people contribute to our
fundamental spiritual needs
Cannot develop faith without these
relationships

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Daring Greatly: How
the Courage to Be
Vulnerable
Transforms the Way
We Live, Love,
Parent, and Lead
Brené Brown

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What are your reactions to the
video?

18. + I wonder…
Are we as leaders in youth
ministry only able to provide
temporary vulnerability?

19. + I wonder…
Does the “temporariness” of our
relationships with young people teach
them that relationships are
temporary? Even our relationship with
God?

20. + I wonder…
If we could help families,
congregations and their leaders
understand the significance of
developmental relationships, might
our young people have a deeper
sense of their relationship with God
for the long term?

21. + I wonder…
What would it look like to help our
families with vulnerability and
developmental relationship?

22. + I wonder…
How can our young people experience
these kinds of relationships with
people of all ages?

23. + I wonder…
How might our worship
experiences model vulnerability
and authentic relationship?

24. + I wonder…
How can our acts of service and
justice lead us into more authentic,
long term relationships with our
neighbor?

25. + A way forward…
• Foster deep, developmental
relationships within families
- slow, deliberate, connecting
• Regularly place young people in
intergenerational relationship
where life stories are told.
- youth befriending older or
younger.
- mentors over a long period

26. + A way forward…
• Look for ways to model
transparency, authenticity,
acceptance and connection in
worship
- stories, open prayer

27. + A way forward…
• Regularly provide service
opportunities where relational
connection takes place and
deeper relationships are
developed.
- weekly or monthly visits to the
same shelter
- get to know homeless and let
them tell their stories

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Any other closing remarks or
ideas?

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Questions about the Future
Of Youth Ministry
Thank you!