Serving as a youth worker in a smaller church can be one of the most difficult assignmentsÑbut the rewards are undeniably satisfying.
You don't have as many resourcesÑbut you know every student's name. Your attendance drops every time that one family takes a vacationÑbut your smaller size gives you the flexibility to quickly and creatively adapt. You have a smaller pool of people for recruiting volunteersÑbut the entire church can fully adopt the youth group as its own and engage in life-shaping ministry with your teenagers.
Veteran youth worker Stephanie Caro, who understands both the challenges and blessings of working in a smaller youth ministry, cleverly unpacks her insights and ideas in 99 Thoughts for Smaller Church Youth Workers. Your heart for teenagers will grow as you read Stephanie's wisdom on vibrantly ministering in a smaller church.
Major themes in the book include:
- Appreciating the advantages of serving in a smaller youth ministry
- Finding, training, and keeping quality volunteers
- Making parents your partners in ministry
- Handling the your congregation's unique challenges
- Coping with the oddities of a smaller youth group
- Doing more ministry with less money
Stephanie also delivers practical suggestions and resources for youth ministry programming, affirming your students and leaders, and tapping into creative, beneficial resources.
Celebrate the wonderful journey of ministry in the smaller congregation with 99 Thoughts for Smaller Church Youth Workers, and become a more passionate youth worker who's deeply committed to helping guide teenagers toward a Jesus-centered life!
Stephanie Caro has been working with children, youth, and adults for over 28 years in all aspects of church ministry. Stephanie's humorous, yet straightforward style has made her a popular speaker at youth gatherings, camps, conferences, training events, retreats, women's ministries, and more. She's also a frequent contributor to GROUP Magazine plus several ministry resource books. Stephanie leads the SYMC Inside Track Team.
