302: The Nutz & Boltz of Youth Ministry Wk. 6

Unit 4– Maintaining A Heart For Purposely Programming Events

Week 6 - At this juncture, students will discover key values and steps in planning events with excellence. 

Download 302 Week 6 Class Notes

Read  pg. 159-189 YMMT

Read & Journal T3K ch. 22-24

Assignment From D-Team Leader

Step 1:  Define 3 to 5 relevant words from text.
Step 2:  Develop 3 to 5 questions related to text.
Step 3:  Discover 3 to 5 principles of healthy youth ministry from text.
Step 4:  Detail 3 to 5 applications for the church today from text.

Work On Project #3

Reminder: TK3 journal due week 8

Please post your assigned D-Team step in comments.  You are required to reply to two other comments from classmates not on your D-Team.

Email me and request the, Event Planning Notebook Guts.

Comments

[john young]

302 The Nuts And Bolts D- team work
Planning with excellence.

1. Awareness: Assimilation begins with awareness. People are made aware of a local church’s ministry
through a variety of media and means. The church’s location, physical appearance, ministry publications,
community outreach, advertising, and scattered membership are all a part of the stage of awareness.
2. Attraction: In this stage, a person outside the church is moved from acknowledgement to acquaintance. It
is important that churches utilize every feasible avenue of communication to seek personal introduction and
contact with a point of need in the lives of those who are unchurched. Awareness is general in nature, but
attraction is personal. The more personal and specific the point of contact, the more responsive the
prospect will be.
3. Attendance: The first visit to a church can be the beginning or the end. A warm reception and a positive
experience will often result in a repeat visit. However, if the expectation from attraction is not met with
substance, the visitor may not return. At this stage, visitors are asking themselves, "Could I fit in?" and "Is
there something here for me?"
4. Association: The period of time from attendance to association varies for each individual. Some attend and
associate. Others attend and grow in their association over a period of weeks, months, and sometimes years.
At this stage, the visitor has found agreement or acceptance of doctrine and belief, and is discovering
immediate satisfaction through worship, ministry, and/or program.
5. Acceptance: It is at this point that unbelievers receive Jesus Christ and express desire for membership. It is
here that believers commit themselves to a new family of faith. With acceptance, new dynamics begin to
occur. The prospect’s newfound status of membership is filled with expectation and desire for belonging,
sharing, and contributing.
6. Anticipation: The new member has a high level of expectation. Early attention, involvement, and
communication are important. Churches that focus upon communicating the how, when, where, what, and who
of involvement during this stage do a wise thing. While expectations are high, leaders and members alike
must seize the moment to ensure the future.
7. Adjustment: Following a period of heightened anticipation and expectation, there comes a time of
assessment and adjustment as to what new members may realistically expect from the church and what the
church may expect from them. In this stage, new members begin to settle into patterns of attendance and
levels of involvement.
8. Advancement: When anticipation is challenged, directed and fulfilled, and adjustments are made, the result
is progress and growth, both spiritually and socially, for the new member and for the local church

[john young]

D-team Posts:

I don't see anyone assignment. I'll have to comment 2 times on mine.

[john young]

Comment # 2:

Nice work! AMEN! 302 Nuts and BOlts

[Joseph Greene]

Principles for a healthly youth ministry (yymt)
1.) Support youe volunteers by clearly describing what kind of relationship you expect them tp have with students.
2.) Identify spiritual gifts of all persons involved in youth ministries
3.) Determine the roles that you need filled then recruit people according to their spiritual gifts
4.) Create job descriptions for each role

[Joseph Greene]

John thank you for your posting. I got alot out of that. Good job

[John young]

Joseph, Excellent work on the principles for healthy youth ministry.

[Danny Reid]

No links available for current week. Is it just me?

[john young]

Mark my email is Icecold64cp@hotmail.com
Would please send me the email with the info packet... Thanks!

[Danny Reid]

ok, once again I have no links for current week. No one seems to be posting, so I assume that evryone else is in same boat. please advise if i am doing something wrong. Thanks