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Free discipleship volunteer training guide [Freebie Friday]

Download this free training guide with your new volunteer adult youth leaders!

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6 things I’ve learned as a volunteer youth worker

I’m learning a lot about youth ministry going from a paid youth pastor to a volunteer youth leader. It’s been a lot of fun!

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Using long car rides to connect

Two ideas for using long car rides to connect with teenagers, even if they’re in the back of the bus listening to their ipods.

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Taking the pain out of establishing new youth leaders

It’s a very time-consuming process to establish youth leaders with background checks, interviews, references, and more.

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Can a graduated student leader still serve?

Is it okay for a student leader to graduate from high school and return to youth group to serve as an adult youth leader?

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Seven tips for recruiting volunteers

Youth pastors always need more help. Discuss these 7 tips and advice about how to recruit adult youth leaders.

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What works best in training your volunteers? [podcast]

I basically shared my story and asked that you would listen and leave your feedback in the comments below about how we can improve.

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How do you get youth leaders to show up at leader meetings?

Youth leader meetings are important, but how can we get our leaders to attend the meetings?

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Team building in youth ministry [podcast]

Building unity among your team of youth leaders is critically important. This discussion looks at team building in youth ministry.

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Signs that a youth leader is lacking maturity and healthy adult...

Sometimes youth workers fulfill personal needs by substituting healthy adult relationships for those with teens.

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