What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is struggling with today?
— Discipleship, growth on students own
— Retention after graduation
— Engaging parents

What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is responding to effectively?
— Creative teaching – entry level programming
— Using outside resources
— Missions trips – service, ministry

In what ways does youth ministry need to change?
— less reliance on programs
— Less “next big thing” thinking
— Less trendy, fad, youth workers
— LONGEVITY

Joshua Griffin is the manager of [tag]Purpose Driven[/tag] Youth Ministry, a venue pastor at [tag]Saddleback Church[/tag] and dabbles in community with [tag]Simply Youth Ministry[/tag]. Find out more about him and his ministry at Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.

[Read previous authors and posts in this series, “Issues in youth ministry.”]

Posted on November 28, 2006