As our Student Ministry team is looking forward at the 2011 year, there are a ton of challenges in student ministry that we are ready to tackle. I’ve talked about some of the things I’m looking forward to already, but there are so many more. Our Student Team is ready to tackle some big things. Here are just a few of the challenges we look to tackle this year:
- Launch our revamped, better than ever small group program for Student Ministry
- Formalize our Volunteer Assimilation and Placement process
- Refine the meeting process. More creative and more productive (this will be fun!)
- Develop and implement a Student Leadership team
- Work in more fun for our Student Team, Godzilla was a start
- Define and package vision, mission, and values of Student Ministry.
- Integrate some new faces into our Student Team.
- Polish our Production Process
- Brainstorm missional opportunities for our students locally, nationally, and globally
- Communicate and push our students to share their experience in new and innovative ways
Needless to say my brain is completely full of ideas. I’m so pumped for this year. It will be the greatest year of ministry that I’ve ever been a part of in my life. I’m excited about so many things and also praying through some huge calls we will have to make.
It’s going to be big.
What’s on your list to accomplish in 2011?
Question for you, on the topic of challenges – I’m looking for a good girls bible for ages 10-12 years old, any suggestions?
I’m finding that there are plenty of cool looking bibles/devos/biblezine for teen girls, but the content is too mature for 95% of the girls who come to my jr high program. Ie, there’s stuff in them they just don’t need to read yet.
Hit me back
Tim
First I would check out this amazing post on the subject by Sam Luce: http://samluce.com/?p=4411
But I would think the Day by Day Bible would be a great one to have. I know the ‘zine bible isn’t for everyone but I think it is a way to engage students and could open up some conversations about the Bible itself.
Why does mine look different as an example?
I would make sure that I am thinking ahead of what my student will be looking at rather than what they previously were looking at.