1. for a healthy youth ministry

2.  Goes without saying, yet seldom done  Vision and direction prayerfully considered  Praying for your young people

3.  Committed to Christ  Committed to Ministry  Life and doctrine  Be sure to carefully select and train up your replacement

4.  Covering all aspects of discipleship  Head  Heart  Hands  Community  Family

5.  Understanding Biblically those things significant to youth ministry  Covenant relationship  God focussed  Gospel Truth  Household

6.  Fail to prepare, prepare to fail  Back up program  Be flexible

7.  Christ as the centre of all things (Col 1:15 – 17)  Program and message needs to evolve out of and revolve around God in Christ narrative.

8.  Tailor to suit people  Time to listen, connect and adjust to suit  Know your people

9.  Youth are a part of the Body, not a separate body in themselves  Age appropriate yet connected  Ministry strategy is to do with connecting not separating

10.  Transformation of the heart  Power of the gospel  Preach it!  Spread it

11.  Consider developmental needs  Language  What to say and what not to say

12.  Allow household time  Support household ministry