Today in our LIVE YM Talk, Mark Riddle talked with us about creating a youth ministry that is sustainable.
Some of the things we talked about:
- The biblical roles of youth pastors, parents and the church in nurturing teens
- The modern approach of youth ministry
- What youth ministry should look like
- Leadership issues
- And a lot more…
You can listen to the whole conversation below or grab it in iTunes.
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Next week’s discussion
May 15: Julio Nieves is talking with us next week about soul care for youth workers, everything from personal time with the Lord to seeing professional Christian counselors. We’d love to have you join our conversation! See the LIVE YM Talk page for details on how to join us.
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From Ministry Questions.com...
May 12th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I was thinking about this word sustainable. And by talking with a friend, he and I were a little perplexed. I mean I understand the point and the goal of the discussion and perhaps we're just talking about semantics. But what does sustainable mean? I mean wouldn't it make more sense to use the word, "healthy"?
May 12th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I think they are a bit interchangeable, Frank. Sustainable has the connotation that it will be healthy over time, for the long-haul, rather than being healthy for just a period of time and then somehow slipping back into old unhealthy ways.