No matter what size church you serve in, you can always use additional help in your youth ministry. Whether you are a full-time, vocational youth pastor or an adult volunteer worker, I’m positive you could always use additional adult youth workers to assist you.

We have previously discussed the importance of identifying and securing other youth workers to work with you. (You cannot do everything yourself; teenagers need several adult role models; and it is the adult workers who provide continuity in the ministry.) We have also identified the characteristics of effective youth workers. (They should love the Lord, love kids; be able to communicate God’s Word; and be faithful over the long haul.)

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What does it take to be a good youth worker?

The answer to that question often evokes stereotypes of young adults who are “hip,” or “cool.” We think of people who drive convertible sports cars and wear Bermuda shorts even in the winter. Somehow we think that being an effective youth worker means looking and acting like teenagers in order to relate to teenagers.

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Welcome to our redesigned Web site. We hope you’ll enjoy and appreciate our new look. Our staff has worked hard to make the features more accessible to youth workers. Our goal is to make this site a place where youth workers can get some helpful resources for their ministries. We’ve tried to highlight the things that youth workers want and need from us, such as our Student Ministries Notebook and feedback from other youth workers. You’ll also notice that you can locate and order any of our RBP Student Ministries products here as well. We’ve even spotlighted some other helpful products and resources. Let us know what you think. Post your comments below or send me an e-mail.