Youth Ministry can be a difficult machine to manage. As a youth worker you will spend every week planning a Sunday and/or Wednesday service. It will take extra time and effort if you want to get out of the routine you’re stuck in and do something creative.
There are always sermons and small group lessons to write, students to meet up with, parents to talk to, leaders to encourage, and meetings to attend. Feel the pressure? Keep reading…
In addition to the weekly routine of youth ministry, there are goals we want to accomplish and dreams we want to come to fruition. These seeds of ambition, however, will never mature if we neglect to clearly identify them and lay down a game plan to accomplish them.
Clearly Identify Your Goals:
It didn’t take long for me to create a list of around twenty things I want to accomplish. But I paired this list down for my own clarity…and yours. Don’t make the list so long that it seems daunting and unattainable.
Stop what you are doing right now, and write down ten goals you want to accomplish. Here are mine:
- Recruit more Small Group Leaders
- Plan future training meetings
- Shoot training videos
- New branding for Wednesday Night
- Plan full HS/MS separation on Wednesday Nights
- Re-examine safety measures on Wednesday Nights
- Implement more service projects
- Provide more entry level adult service opportunities
- Plan next Parent Link Seminar
- Partner more strategically with Children’s ministry
Put It On The Calendar
I’ve heard many leadership guru’s say that “what get’s scheduled, gets done.” Don’t expect for time to magically appear. I’ve had very few moments in youth ministry where I’ve asked myself, “what should I do with this extra time?” Time tends to fill itself with something.
If you want to achieve your goals, start by picking a time a date. Block out a period of time that will not interrupted to scheduled over. Stop what you are doing right now, pull up your calendar, and set a date.
Congratulations! You have made progress and taken action. While it might not seem like much now, you are being faithful to the mission God has placed before you.
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David Hanson: Texas native, Texas Tech Red Raider, M.Div. at Truett Seminary, husband to Ashley, father to Ava, Ben & Madelyn, Student Pastor at The Fellowship in Round Rock, Tx, table tennis (ping-pong) extraordinaire, addicted to coffee. For anything else…you’ll just have to ask.
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