by Cheri Brock | Oct 21, 2019 | YM How To
When it comes to communicating theology to teens, the real question is what is your own theology? And then, what is the Vineyard’s theology? When you spit out a generated “pat” answer to one of your teen’s questions, are you pausing to see if you even believe it? I...
by Cheri Brock | Feb 22, 2019 | Moments of Grace
This is probably the hardest article for me to write as it pokes at a pain that runs deeper than anything I have encountered as a youth leader. The problem: My children in youth group are the kids that are the hardest to lead and those that I fear I am failing. As I...
by Cheri Brock | Nov 9, 2018 | Ministry Stories
How do we instill culture? I think of culture as the unspoken truths apparent in our lives, but often never talked about. Most families don’t have a code of conduct that is typed up and signed with a blood covenant. Yet, values are instilled and regularly reinforced...
by Cheri Brock | Aug 13, 2018 | YM How To
Are you much of a planner? Sometimes the thought of trying to plan a year for youth ministry is overwhelming – I’ve tried to distill what we do annually into a three step process. This hopefully helps! The first step… Why do you want or need a plan? Is it...
by Cheri Brock | Feb 28, 2018 | Re-Think
I have found that youth are attracted to each other. What I mean by that is if your youth group size is less than 10 it can be hard on a night that only 4 make it. One reason they come to youth group is to see each other and be around other youth. If they perceive “no...
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