What leads you to think that we will be grossly overpopulated?

That previous comment is from Lindsay (my wife!)

Thanks so much to everyone for commenting and keeping connected with the youth on this journey. They are doing AMAZING work for God's Kingdom.

Hey guys! Great job - Thanks for sharing your experience with us! Keep it up - I'm sure you're getting tired in some ways as you near the end - be strengthened and ever present in these moments. "The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40 : 28 - 31) Love you guys!

Yup. Our church is re-organizing and re-visioning. A part of that was to have better accountability and mentoring relationships between Elders and Staff. Creation our of job descriptions is part of our evaluation process.

Incredibly excited about what God is doing in our community.

We've been using this for about 4 weeks now. We've done three games per night with two people competing in each. Round 1 and 2 winners face off in the final round. Then the following week the reigning champion is a player in Round 1.

We use e.ggtimer.com through our projector which simulates the 60 second countdown. I've also just used my iphone with the timer set (when it goes off it kills the music).

We make a big deal out of the reigning champ, (s)he gets a $1 store plastic goblet, that is instantly refillable at any point during the night.

I'm looking forward to our youth submitting their own ideas and using those.

THANK YOU for putting this into a PDF!

As a small comment, scrolling through the google ads is annoying! Maybe put them under the comments?

I was recently given the opportunity to rewrite my job description, and it's still be tailored and finalized. It's uniquely focused on me as an individual, so this wouldn't be what would be used to hire another minister. I've a task list oriented person, that's why everything item based rather than sentences or paragraphs.

Job Description

Purpose

To develop and oversee a ministry that seeks to meet the holistic needs of youth (6th - 12th grade), by partnering with parents and volunteers, that balances our 5 key areas of ministry (Community, Discipleship, Evangelism, Service, and Worship) and focuses on the vision of Our Church.

Responsibilities

Develop ministry vision and strategy:
Establish long-term, measurable ministry goals.
Develop and follow a ministry framework for Christian Education and Spiritual Formation
Develop and maintain Youth Ministry budget.
Attend staff and elders meetings.
Preach on Sunday mornings when needed.
Safety Policy – Oversee it, enforce it, keep it updated and current, teach it
Yearly Ministry evaluations: Families, Volunteers, and Youth in 5 key areas. Ministry safety

Volunteers:
Recruit, train, develop and equip
On-going training and volunteer development
Policy education enforcement

Parents and Families:
Partner with
Develop relationships with
Maintain good communication through regular meetings, email, and the website.
Train and equip parents and families.

Youth:
Develop programs and activities for the 5 key areas
Maintain a ministry schedule, planning lessons, events and trips
Preparation of lessons
Maintain contact and develop relationships with youth
Ensure the care and cleanup of church facilities when used by the youth

On-the-job training:
Attending ministry conferences at least once every two years
Work towards M.Div

Accountability:
Work in unity with the Elders and Staff
Work towards the vision of the church
Report monthly to the Elder overseeing the youth ministry

We are going to be checking out the college, college life, and Boise itself. We're also going to spend a lot of time dreaming about how God is going to use each of us! You stoked or what!?

:D I know who you are! And yup, she's amazingly cute!

Great! I'm glad that it was helpful! There should be another version coming out soon, and I'll be sure to post it here!