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Tips for Leaders

Here you can find many useful tips for youth leaders and pastors, from preparing lessons to managing the class. If you have a great idea to share, please let us know.

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Tip	Date
Accountability - Remembering Who You Work For One of the most difficult things about working with youth is to understand who it is you really answer to.	08/29/08
Accountability - The Praying Youth Worker It�s been said that when we work, we work; when we pray, God works.	09/27/08
Communication - Active Listening Communication - Active Listening Active listening will dramatically improve the way in which you communicate.	07/16/07
Communication - How to Lead a Good Discussion In any group, discussion can be a hard thing to lead. However, if you keep in mind a few things, the discussion will flourish and bring your lesson to life.	07/19/08
Communication - I�m Not Just Kidding Communication - I�m Not Just Kidding Using Humor Effectively in Teaching Teens and Young Adults	05/20/08
Communication - The Newcomer Communication - The Newcomer Bridging the communication gap between the newcomer and the rest of the class	07/09/07
Discipline - Behavioral Issues Discipline - Behavioral Issues When teaching teens, dealing with discipline issues just comes with the territory.	08/15/07
Group Building - Becoming One (Achieving Unity) A question often asked is, �How can we unify our group?� Whether it�s aggressive boys or girl drama, there are lots of obstacles along the path toward mutual respect and unity.	02/05/09
Group Building - Faces in the Crowd Group Building - Faces in the Crowd In your group, you have a wide variety of kids. Knowing how to manage these differences is important for successful group discussion.	09/01/09
Group Building - No Solo Flights Group Building - No Solo Flights Ministry is, by its very nature, a team effort. Don't try to do it alone.	03/14/09
Motivation - Defeating Discouragement Motivation - Defeating Discouragement Overcoming Discouragement and Staying Motivated.	05/13/09
Motivation - Getting Started Motivation - Getting Started One of the hardest parts of ministering to teens is how to get started. What do you do when you have absolutely nothing? Where do you even begin?	11/26/08
Outreach - Event Ideas Outreach - Event Ideas Great ideas to help your teen or youth group get involved in reaching out to others for Jesus.	08/27/07
Outreach - Getting Them to Show Up Outreach - Getting Them to Show Up Question: What is the best way to get students to show up to your meetings?	05/14/08
Outreach - Planning a Gathering Outreach - Planning a Gathering Teenagers love to get together. No matter what kind of gathering you are holding with your students, it�s important that you set things up to succeed.	07/16/07
Outreach - Printable Postcards Outreach - Printable Postcards Colorful, attention-grabbing, printable postcard, perfect to drop in the mail to students who missed a meeting.	06/24/08
Outreach - Retreats and Camp Out Ideas Outreach - Retreats and Camp Out Ideas Ideas for Retreats and Teen Camp Outs	03/12/09
Teaching - Age Appropriate Teaching Teaching - Age Appropriate Teaching To keep students interested, it is essential to use age-appropriate teaching.	07/18/08
Teaching - Before and After Teaching - Before and After Sometimes the best teaching occurs outside of the lesson.	09/01/08
Teaching - Creativity Counts Teaching - Creativity Counts The most effective lessons are those the students remember. Memorable lessons require a certain amount of creativity.	04/02/09
Teaching - Good Leaders Follow Teaching - Good Leaders Follow The Bible makes it plain that if we want to lead, we need to conquer following first.	09/01/09
Teaching - Knowing Youth Culture Teaching - Knowing Youth Culture The work of a youth leader is often very similar to that of a cross-cultural missionary.	07/16/09
Teaching - The Importance of Being Biblical It may sound obvious, but as a teacher of students, it is essential that your teaching remain Bible-centered.	01/06/09
Time Management - A Deep Well Time Management - A Deep Well How to keep spiritually fit. Even Jesus couldn�t keep pouring Himself out again and again without recognizing His own need to fill His well.	09/27/08
Time Management - A Good Tired Time Management - A Good Tired Are you tired? As a youth minister there are many demands for your time and numerous expectations to fulfill. Do not be discouraged.	05/18/09
Time Management - Balancing Act Time Management - Balancing Act How to ride a teeter-totter without falling off. (Balancing the Ups and Downs of marriage, ministry, and everything else.)	10/31/08
Vision - Are You Called to Teach Teens? Vision - Are You Called to Teach Teens? This is an important question that we hear often: How does one really know if they are called to minister to teens?	01/06/09
Witnessing - Sharing the Gospel Witnessing - Sharing the Gospel �God wants all mean to come to repentance.� 2 Peter 3:9. We as leaders of students share that passion, and everything we do is focused on introducing students to Jesus.	06/30/09

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