1. Starting the School Year Right! Larry Acosta The Well 9.18.2014

2. Grade your youth ministry in the following areas. Youth-led/Empowerment of Youth Service and Missions Oriented Worship Focused Relationally driven youth ministry and Love for one another Reaching Unchurched Youth in the Community- Campus presence Discipling and Helping Youth Grow Spiritually Working through a Team of Adult Volunteers and Student Leaders Youth are Relationally Connected to and Integrated into the Life of the Church From the list above, select 2-3 of these areas and form a game plan for strengthening these in 2014. Best Practices for Starting the School Year Right… Where are we?

3. 1.Service and Missions Oriented…What? How? and When? Note: Volunteer at a rescue mission on Tuesday night or Wednesday before Thanksgiving? Visit a convalescent home during the Thanksgiving season? Deliver gifts to children of prisoners- for “Angel Tree”- in Dec. What are your TOP 3 priorities for Starting the School Year RIGHT? Example…

4. 2. Reaching Unchurched Youth in the Community- Campus presence…Which campuses? When? What? Note: Make a list of all the campuses represented in your JH and/or HS ministry, which students attend them and what Gospel centered ministries are already there? What are your TOP 3 priorities for Starting the School Year RIGHT? Example…

5. 3. Discipling and Helping Youth Grow Spiritually… Who? What? When? Where? and How? What are your TOP 3 priorities for Starting the School Year RIGHT? Example…

6. 4. Working through a Team of Adult Volunteers and Student Leaders…Who? What? and How? What are your TOP 3 priorities for Starting the School Year RIGHT? Example…

7. Starting the School Year Right! 1)List the primary activities/events that need to be planned and organized for October, November and December. What? When? Who? Note: Think through…booking facilities, food, marketing/promo, program/schedule, music, speaker, theme, games, mixers, purpose, cost, budget…

8. Starting the School Year Right! 2) Clarify your mid-week teaching schedule. Topic/Title, Text, Teacher, Media, Student Stories… October… November… December…

9. Starting the School Year Right! 3) Clarify your Sunday teaching schedule (youth church). Topic/Title, Text, Teacher, Media, Student Stories… October… November… December…

10. Starting the School Year Right! 4) Create and print a calendar with these details for: October… November… December…

11. 5. Remember What Matters Most: a. Your Personal Faith/Spiritual vitality b. Healthy Marriage or Healthy Singleness c. Your Family d. Your Personal Health These priorities will shape your Quality of Life…Don’t sacrifice God’s BEST on the altar of ministry. Schedule at least one activity/time to practice one of these each week this Fall. Best Practices for Starting the School Year Right Personally

12. Starting the School Year Right! Larry Acosta The Well 9.18.2014