1. Youth Ministries at Holy Innocents’
Sunday, August 13, 2017

2. Welcome, prayer and agenda
Welcome - we're really glad you're here
Open With Prayer
Expectations for Youth Ministries
Who are we?
Who are you?

3. Mission Statement of Youth Ministries
Enabling young people to develop their walk with Christ and participate in ministry.

4. “So, I shook my fist at Heaven Said, ‘God, why don’t You do something
“So, I shook my fist at Heaven Said, ‘God, why don’t You do something?’ He said, ‘I did, yeah, I created you’”
Matthew West from Do Something

6. “Doing” Youth Ministry Calendar of Activities
Agenda
Elements of Mission
“Doing” Youth Ministry
Calendar of Activities
Diocesan Activities
The Gathering
Family Sponsored Events
Fund Raising
Missions
Youth Takeover Sundays
Money
Participation
Resources
Questions and Concerns?
Close in Prayer

7. Elements of Mission Spiritual Development (SD) Personal Growth (PG)
Building Community (BC)
Social Awareness (SA)
Leadership Development (LD)

8. Spiritual Development
Scripture
Prayer
Worship

9. Personal Growth
Who Am I?
Who Are We?
What’s Next?

10. Building Community Who is the “community”
Expressing myself in community and having fun
Building each other up

11. Social Awareness
Social justice from the Christian and Episcopal perspective
What can we do where we are?

12. Leadership Development
In general
At Holy Innocents’
In the deanery, diocese, and the world

13. How Will We Go About Doing Youth Ministry?
Participation in deanery and diocesan activities (SD, PG, BC,LD)
Wednesday night Youth (SD, PG, BC, LD)
Events (concerts, Lock-in, etc) (SD, BC, SA)
Family Sponsored Events (depends on events but definitely BC)
Youth Sundays (SD, PG, BC, LD)
Fund raisers (BC, LD)
Mission activities (PG, BC, SA, LD)

14. The Calendar
Finding the church Calendar -
Please look at your handout

15. Definition of an Active Youth
As we will be paying for “Active Youth” for many events, let’s come to an agreement of what an active youth is.
Participates in the life of the church (acolyte, The Gathering, other obvious service such as lay reader, usher, etc.
Parent Agreement and Youth Information forms on file.
Participates in service activities as well as fun activities.

16. Money Matters Any active youth attending New Beginnings
Any active youth attending Happening
Up to two chaperones for New Beginnings
One team member for Happening per event
Up to two team members for New Beginnings
Determined per event according to current budget but we strive to subsidize tickets. For example, Matthew West tickets cost $22 each (with a minimum participation in 10 people) and we are paying $10 per ticket.

17. Participation In Activities
Minimum per activity will be announced. (Registration in good order, definite, definition of active youth for scholarships).
If minimum registration is not achieved by registration deadline the event will be cancelled.
There are no minimums for Diocesan or deanery activities.
Registration in good order includes “funds received” where appropriate.
If there are not adequate chaperones committed (registered) by the registration deadline, the activity will be cancelled. (This will include participation in New Beginnings).
Please sign and return parent commitment form stating you understand and agree to this policy before leaving.

18. Parent Resources
Please look at your handouts

19. Questions and Concerns?

20. Close in Prayer 47. For Young Persons
God our Father, you see your children growing up in an
unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways
give more life than the ways of the world, and that following
you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to
take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance
for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you,
and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.