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Caring for the Carers
"The church is primarily about people and so we should
be putting those with people-related gifts into leadership."
This was a quote that arrested my attention a number of years
ago and changed my approach to youth ministry. We had a team
of leaders that were great organisers but lacked leaders who
were great carers of young people. We formed this second team
and it quickly became the more important team - the leaders
I poured time and training into which in turn resulted in
young people who were well discipled.
The latest P4 Training Module called “Caring
for Young People” contains many of the things
I taught our leaders, things that every carer of young people
needs to know. It consists of five sessions:
- Adolescent Development: In order to
be effective in working with young people we need to understand
the various developmental stages they are going through,
This seminar will teach you what is "normal" along
with ministry strategies.
- Adolescent Needs: Knowing young people's
underlying needs helps us a great deal when it comes to
providing pastoral care. In this seminar you will learn
five primary adolescent needs, and how to meet them in your
youth ministry.
- Listening Skills: The first step in
providing effective pastoral care is learning to listen,
but many of us are not naturally good at this. Here you
will learn and get to practice the primary skills for pastoral
care.
- Resolving Skills: Listening is the first
step but it is not enough if we are to help young people
resolve problems they face. The five skills taught in this
seminar will show you how to help young people look to God
in doing just this.
- Discipline: How do we discipline young
people at youth group without it seeming like school. Here
we learn practical solutions for establishing a disciplined
environment and dealing with issues as they arise.
If you'd like to sponsor the P4 seminar “Caring
for Young People” contact me at murray@youthtrain.com.
Cost is $750 for a full day's seminar. By charging $35 per
person you need 22 people to cover costs - although depending
on where you live you may have additional costs such as travel
and accommodation to be met. These costs covers a 40 page
participant's workbook and a copy of the 60 page booklet or
each attendee to read as part of their ongoing training.
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