1. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity
EXISTING YOUTH
MINISTRY MODELS
MY PERSONAL
PASTORAL BURDENS
PARENTAL PASTORAL
CONCERNS
A Vision for
Chain Reaction Youth Ministries

2. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: Existing Youth Ministry Models
Family-Based
Model: focuses
on helping youth and
families grow together
and have families be
the strategic influencers
in youths lives
Preparatory
Model: focuses
on moving youth on
to service in the adult
congregation in the
future
Inclusive-
Congregational
Model: focuses
on helping youth
find their place
in the church now
Missional
Model: focuses
on helping youth
move outward to their
non-Christian friends
and fosters an inclusive
community to
those outside
Strategic
Model: focuses
on helping youth
grow with the intent
of them planting
a new church
Mapping the Diversity

3. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: Existing Youth Ministry Models
What is needed to unify these model’s is an approach that emphasizes the covenantal ‘in Christ’ connection of all the ministry’s in the church. One that also acknowledges the need to prepare youth to serve as the next leaders of the church and the world. A preparation that is done by entire families rather than trained and paid professionals with limited support volunteers. A preparation that defines discipleship in a way inclusive to word, deed, and mission. Challenging youth for even the possibility of becoming future church planters themselves.
Preparatory
Model
Missional
Model
Family-Based
Model
Strategic
Model
Inclusive-
Congregational
Model
Mapping Unity With-in Diversity

4. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: My Personal Burdens
Preparing youth for life
& leadership beyond youth
group ethos’s
Empowering youth to
live out God’s mission
in their sub-culture
Partnering with families
to build lasting mentors
in youths lives & deepening
their experience of what
the church is

5. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: Parental Pastoral Concerns
Embodying the Ephesians
4 model of ‘every member
minister’ by viewing myself
and parents as partners
in the same mission.

6. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: How this vision was lived out
EXISTING YOUTH
MINISTRY MODELS
MY PERSONAL
PASTORAL BURDENS
PARENTAL PASTORAL
CONCERNS
A Vision for
Chain Reaction Youth Ministries

7. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: Existing Youth Ministry Models
Meet the Parents nights & youth pastor/parent forums & parent advisory team
Family-Based
Model: focuses
on helping youth and
families grow together
and have families be
the strategic influencers
in youths lives
Creating different adult church ministries for youth group and having the youth lead in them like the worship team & youth advisory team, etc.
Encouraging our Sr. Higher’s to attend adult Sunday school and serve in children’s ministries & events
Preparatory
Model: focuses
on moving youth on
to service in the adult
congregation in the
future
Exposing youth to cross-cultural ministry in the Justice Mission & Gold Rush and church planter support with Hernando this summer
Inclusive-
Congregational
Model: focuses
on helping youth
find their place
in the church now
Missional
Model: focuses
on helping youth
move outward to their
non-Christian friends
and fosters an inclusive
community to
those outside
Strategic
Model: focuses
on helping youth
grow with the intent
of them planting
a new church
Creating Doubt Nights to bring seeker friends to monthly, and fun events every other month
Mapping the Diversity

8. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: Existing Youth Ministry Models
What is needed to unify these model’s is an approach that emphasizes the covenantal ‘in Christ’ connection of all the ministry’s in the church. One that also acknowledges the need to prepare youth to serve as the next leaders of the church and the world. A preparation that is done by entire families rather than trained and paid professionals with limited support volunteers. A preparation that defines discipleship in a way inclusive to word, deed, and mission. Challenging youth for even the possibility of becoming future church planters themselves.
Preparatory
Model
Missional
Model
Family-Based
Model
Strategic
Model
Inclusive-
Congregational
Model
Mapping Unity With-in Diversity

9. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: My Personal Burdens
Providing both relevant, missional oriented teaching that has cultural exegesis in it; as well as solid Small Group questions that personalize the messages. Monthly outreach events (Doubt Night) and fun events (Dodge Ball tournaments, lake days, lazar tag, etc), as well as gender oriented fun events (Air soft tournaments, girls night in)
Preparing youth for life
& leadership beyond youth
group ethos’s
Creating opportunities for parent volunteers and presence at youth events (lake days), retreats (Gold Rush & Ski Trip), and mercy outreaches (Operation Christmas child & Compassion in Action & Justice Mission & Extreme Blessing).
Empowering youth to
live out God’s mission
in their sub-culture
Partnering with families
to build lasting mentors
in youths lives & deepening
their experience of what
the church is
Giving them opportunities to lead amongst themselves, to lead over areas of ministry like Austin with Justice Missions or Grayson over worship or Lauren over Junior High small group leadership. Providing discipleship groups for guys and girls that allow them to go deeper in their understanding of their faith and God’s mission.

10. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity: Parental Pastoral Concerns
I’ve sought to do this by creating parent youth pastor forums every 3 to 4 months. By creating Meet the Parents nights where youth and parents and I all engage in the question of what following Jesus after High School will look like. And this month I plan on creating a parent advisory team. I’ve also tried to get different parents to share at youth, but had cancellations, In the future I hope to have a different parent share at youth group at least once every two months
Embodying the Ephesians
4 model of ‘every member
minister’ by viewing myself
and parents as partners
in the same mission.

11. Seeking Unity With-in Diversity
EXISTING YOUTH
MINISTRY MODELS
MY PERSONAL
PASTORAL BURDENS
PARENTAL PASTORAL
CONCERNS
A Vision for
Chain Reaction Youth Ministries