Monday, December 02, 2013

John Pond: Can Youth Ministers Actually Work with Parents?


For years I always told the pastor, parent, or anyone else who asked that of course I am partnering with parents. We never want to be that youth ministry that does not work alongside parents, sense they are the primary disciple makers. However, a few years ago I realized that when it comes to working out this priority I was just giving lip service. Talking to other youth ministers I realized I was not the only one. How do the youth minister and parent practically work together to see that discipleship is actually happening in our teenagers' lives, as opposed to working in isolation and only pretending that we are working together?

The following elements must be in place for the relationship between youth ministers and parents to work in reality and not just on paper. Keep reading

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