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  • Innovations that Transform: 3 Strategies for Creating More Adaptable Ministries

    Innovation enacted with intention can transform people’s lives. Consider an example from the medical field: In the early 1990s laparoscopic surgery became commonplace and today accounts for the majority of abdominal surgeries, generally resulting in shorter recovery times, reduced pain, ...

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    Faithful Families: Creating ways for families to participate in worship

    In a recent church staff meeting, I found myself pleading for worship moments that model the faith for parents, youth, and children. We have a generation of parents who are highly invested in their children's lives, especially their academics and ...

    9 years ago
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    Practical Youth Ministry

    Involving Parents in Faith Formation – Part 2

    Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series. Click here to read Part 1. These approaches to parental involvement were discussed and developed at CYMT's Preparing Parents for Spiritual Leadership Summit in May 2012. by Andrew Zirschky Involving ...

    10 years ago
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    Faith & Theology, Practical Youth Ministry

    Involving Parents in Faith Formation – Part 1

    Editor's Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Click here to read Part 2. These approaches to parental involvement were discussed and developed at CYMT's Preparing Parents for Spiritual Leadership Summit in May 2012. by Andrew Zirschky Involving ...

    10 years ago
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    Faith & Theology, Practical Youth Ministry

    How2: Seven Ways to Collaborate with Parents

    Editor's Note: This article was adapted from Jim Hancock's presentation at the CYMT Summit—Equipping Parents for Spiritual Leadership in May 2012.  Jim is the author of numerous youth ministry books and resources including Raising Adults. For most youth ministers, the idea of ...

    10 years ago
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    Practical Youth Ministry

    Hollow Faith Parent's Guide to Meism

    Note: This is a sample of the Parents Guide in Hollow Faith: How Andy Griffith, Facebook, and the American Dream neutered the Gospel (Un)Becoming the Center of the Universe ...

    11 years ago
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    Faith & Culture, Practical Youth Ministry

    5 Tips for Consistent Communication with Parents

    by Hank Hilliard I was having a great conversation with two parents whose kids had come to a youth event the previous night. I was enjoying seeing how energized these parents were about their kids’ involvement in the ministry. Suddenly, ...

    11 years ago
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    Practical Youth Ministry

    Alcohol: When Parents Encourage Underage Consumption

    Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...

    11 years ago
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    Practical Youth Ministry

    Youth Minister as Equipper of the Household of Faith (Think Tank 2012)

    The church faces the same issue as many public schools: Who helps with the homework when the student goes home?  How much of it gets lost or forgotten by the next day of school because there is no reinforcement within ...

    11 years ago
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    4 Ways to Promote Intentionally Spiritual Parenting

    by Stephen Ingram We have moved into a new age in student ministry.  Working with parents—long seen in youth ministry as a nice addition to our programs—now might need to become the central way we understand our students' spirituality and ...

    12 years ago
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    Practical Youth Ministry
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