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RESOURCES FOR YOUTH DISCIPLESHIP
one-to-one questions
It's great to spend time getting to know young people. Make space in your programmes for this. You could try Glow-Low-Hero. Find that and other ideas on the Small Groups Ideas page.
You can ask a simple question like:
"What have you been up to this week?"
Or go deeper with:
"So, tell me about you and God then..."
"How are you feeling about Jesus these days?
Or "How do you find talking to your friends about Jesus?"
Dan Bright, Youth Pastor at Greyfriars, Reading has written some one-to-one questions, a small card of which, his leaders can carry in the back of their lanyards, to facilitate great chats with their young people. You can download the lanyard-sized questions here.
If you want to push things a little bit further (gently, of course), you can use something like Pip Wilson's Blob Tree communication tools. I've used lots of them and they always produce great conversations. Start with "Which one of these figures do you most relate to at the moment?" and see where the conversation leads you.
My colleague Jack Percey and I have put together a booklet to help young people (and adults!) develop good habits in their Bible reading and prayer. It's not rocket science but it gives a mass of ideas for things to pray for and ways to read the Bible.
Download it FREE below.
Updated to give ideas to pray for others
Our young people are loving the Swedish Bible study method at the moment. There are lots of ways of doing it that you can find online but we've produced a simple bookmark which young people can leave in their Bible to help them engage with the Bible for themselves.
Download it FREE below.
If your young people want to learn some Bible verses, why not give them a verse a week?
Or just give them a top 50 Bible verses to learn?
Not sure where to start? Here are my suggestions. If 50 is too easy, go for 100!
"THE MOST HELPFUL BOOK I'VE EVER READ ON YOUTH MINISTRY"
Luke Blakely, Youth Pastor
Find out more about Dave's manual for youth ministry.
Bible roller coaster
A Bible overview, using the ups and downs of a roller coaster, in under ten minutes. Enjoy!
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A great app to encourage your young people to pray. Check it out here.
youth Struggling to read the Bible?
Give your youth a challenge - the Bible in One Year.
Impossible?
Not really. It'll take about 20 minutes a day.
We've found a couple of the youth group here have just read through the Bible from start to finish: one doing an hour and a half a day until she finished it. One student here read it in six days because they had a quiet week!
Too much?
Then encourage your young people to just do the New Testament readings. They will read through the New Testament in one year. That's pretty good.
"Raising the Bar gives a step-by-step explanation of what creating good youth ministry looks like. A manual of best practice, showing us that we can lead both a fun and Bible-centred ministry.
It’s the most complete ‘manual’ that I’ve seen written in the British context."
Ben Horrex, Assistant Minister writing for Premier Youth and Children's Work Magazine
“Raising the Bar is a MUST READ for every youth minister. A practical and organized look at how to take your group to the next level. I highly recommend you take the time for this easy, organized, and valuable read.”
Matt Wendal, US Youth Pastor
Why not encourage your young people to check out soul survivor watford's weekly podcast?
Great Bible teaching from Mike Pilavachi and Andy Croft to encourage and challenge you.
CHECK OUT ON TIKTOK
I have not checked every post and they may not be to your taste, but I think some of your young people will find their content helpful.
@justin.brierley has short talks answering some big questions.
@liv.pearsall does quirky retellings of Bible stories.
@sean_mcdowell (there's an underscore in the gap!)
Sean McDowell has some great apologetics stuff.
@elijah.lamb
does short Bible talks.
@speaklifeUK
Glen Scrivener answers apologetic questions.
I know of these resources because someone told me about them, not because I spend all my time trawling through TikTok. If you know of another account that others may find helpful, let me know here.
MORE RESOURCES
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Get more ideas and support for your youth ministry with my book: "RAISING THE BAR: Nearly Everything You Need to Know about Christian Youth Ministry."
