Youth Leader Training on the Go

Today’s youth ministry volunteers are clamoring for training, yet many of them won’t show up for tons of meetings. So how can youth workers equip their teams? Youth Leader Training on the Go is an easy, proven way to train leaders and multiply your ministry’s effectiveness. This resource from Mark DeVries, Jeff Dunn-Rankin, and the Ministry Architects team will guide youth workers through a dynamic yearlong strategy that enhances their compelling “can’t miss” training meetings. Each of the 52 learn-from-home lessons includes thought-provoking questions, an encouraging message for leaders, a story about someone living out a specific leadership truth, a relevant Scripture, questions for the volunteer to ponder, and an action idea. Each lesson is a double-sided handout—one book covers everything, so no participant books are required. And we’ve also included a CD-ROM with all the tools and files. Youth Leader Training on the Go will help your volunteers to:

• Connect with Jesus and help teenagers center their lives on him
• Understand youth culture for effective conversation and interaction
• Discover practical, helpful ideas for ministering to teenagers
• Work with parents to help students grow in faith
• Find balance between ministry and personal life

Effective ministry training isn’t a one-time event. It’s an ongoing investment in leaders who deeply care about teenagers, their families, and their church. Help your teenagers grow deeper in their faith
by investing in your volunteers. 

Mark DeVries is the founder of Youth Ministry Architects (ymarchitects.com), a consulting team specializing in working with youth ministries in transition. Mark is the author of Sustainable Youth Ministry and Family-Based Youth Ministry, and, since 1986, he has served as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Their Families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jeff Dunn-Rankin is Vice President of Consulting for Youth Ministry Architects. Since the late 90s, he has also been the Director of Youth at Christ United Methodist Church in Venice, Florida. Other writing projects include his GROUP Magazine column and co-writing The Indispensable Youth Pastor with Mark DeVries.