Youth Ministry in Small Churches

by Rick Chromey

Build a successful youth ministry in a small church. # You can develop an effective youth ministry with only a few teenagers. Learn about the special dynamics of a small church. Discover what a small church can do that a big church can't. See the opportunities of ministry in a small church. And get practical answers to tough questions like these: Why is small church youth ministry so tough # Should I cancel a meeting if only one or two kids show up # Where can I find good no- or low-cost resources # Should I combine junior and senior high groups # How can I find volunteers when everybody's so busy # What activities really work with small groups Plus, you'll get 28 ready-to-use, involving activities to use with just a few kids. Get encouragement. Get support. # Learn how you can maximize your church's youth ministry potential with Youth Ministry in Small Churches. You'll learn: How to start a youth group from scratchawith just a handful of young people. # Discover how to build a budget. # To work with other churches. # To take control of your schedule. # To help your group: a Grow closer to God a Reach out and serve others a Get the money it needs a Build a tight-knit group

Genres: Church

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has some good tips. Definitely a good place to pick up ideas and some encouragement. Realise every youth group is different and the book addresses this and attempts to still engage the different situations a youth group can encounter. Some parts may feel irrelevant due to this fact.

Addresses situations where youth leaders may be paid and encourages youth ministries to have budgets. I'm more in the "volunteer" and "happy to find out what we can do with no budget" group so that chapter and some other pages are slightly irrelevant in this case.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite being terribly dated, this book actually has some very helpful information for youth leaders in small churches. Chromey thinks about youth ministry well. He seems to do a good job of championing the value of small churches while addressing some of the challenges. His writing style was a bit tiring to me, though it is full of stories and is likely to appeal to a lot of people.

[Michael Van gorp · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had some great advice for people who are thrown into youth ministry, but for the youth pastor that is truly called by God it comes up short. I didn't expect it to be so weak and basic. I kept wanting it to go deeper. It also seemed to be an advertising scheme for GROUP publishing. This wasn't a terrible resource, but there are a lot better out there.