MAKING SENSE OF JUNIOR HIGH MINISTRY
A Pilgrim’s Progress Through Partnership and How it Can Change Your Ministry to Parents
In September of 1620, around one hundred people set sail from Plymouth, England on a ship called the Mayflower. After a long and treacherous voyage fraught with unforeseen storms, the ship dropped anchor that December off the shores of present-day Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Over half of the Mayflower’s settlers died that first winter.
read more
3 Preaching Tips That Keep Junior High Students Engage
There is nothing more difficult than having to sit through a message that is not engaging. Recently, I was at an event where the speaker did not relate to me. As the speaker read their manuscript, they did not provide any connection to the audience.
read more
Professionalism
When you think of the average junior high student what comes to mind?
read more
Bringing it Back, Old School Style
Any of us who work with Jr. High students know that they are desperate to grow up. They want to be older, gain more independence, be given more responsibility, and basically be mini adults. We also know, they are nowhere close to being grown.
read more
Their Ministry Matters, Too!
Sometimes it is hard to look beyond ourselves. We see our ministry, and what we are trying to accomplish, and get caught up in the process. We see everything on our calendar and, many times, only view the church through that lens.
read more
Strategic Programming is Creative Programming
The universal word for junior high is: FUN. When junior high students have FUN they are more likely to feel like they’ve found a place to belong, no matter where they are at in their relationship with Jesus. So, we program our ministries with FUN events, services, camps and more!
read more
