The Center for Youth Ministry Training

 

Youth Ministry Course Descriptions:

Youth Minister as Pastor and Leader - Sample Syllabus

  • Understanding the role of the youth minister in the life of the church, youth, and families

  • Pastoral Care and Counseling Teenagers

  • The role of relational youth ministry

Teaching the Gospel to Adolescents - Sample Syllabus

  • Learn how to develop solid biblical and theological lessons using a variety of techniques and settings,

  • Develop a basic understanding of male and female adolescent development,

  • Understand how to program and work with Junior High youth, and

Theological Foundations for Youth Ministry - Sample Syllabus

  • Understand the history of youth ministry,

  • Study effective, cross-denominational models youth ministry in the church and parachurch,

  • Learn to think theologically about youth ministry programming, and

  • Develop a theological model for ministry within a specific context.

Advanced Studies on Youth, Culture, and the Church - Sample Syllabus

  • Examine youth ministry through the lens of postmodern culture,

  • Examine the modern church and how it is shaping and being shaped by culture, and

  • Explore the latest studies in youth, culture, and religion