It’s a great thing when you have a good team behind you with the same mind. Today, I had a meeting with a group of parents in our church who help me plan some stuff for the student ministry. In the baptist church, they are called the “youth ministry committee.” I call them a great group of parents. In our meeting, I discussed some major changes that would be happening in the student ministry starting this fall. If you have never tried to totally change something in a baptist church, I encourage all you thrill-seekers to try it sometime.
Here’s the model of meeting times that we had:
- Sunday morning: Sunday School small groups and morning worship with adults.
- Sunday evening: worship with the adults
- Wednesday evening: youth worship
This is a very common model that is found in Southern Baptist churches (sadly). As I met with the team, I asked them where was the time of discipleship and ministry? We couldn’t find either. So we are looking at shaking things up a little so that we can do more effective student ministry.
- Sunday morning: Sunday School small groups & family worship
- Sunday evening: youth worship and outreach
- Wednesday evening: discipleship classes
I am very excited (as was the youth ministry team) with this new model. I wonder if there are any youth pastors out there who have made this change and have any good tips to help with transition?
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