Covenant Worldwide

Youth Ministry

Course Description
This course offers a theological and practical approach to youth ministry in the church, including the place of youth ministry in the church's philosophy of ministry and principles for overseeing a youth ministry program.

Instructor: Professor Mark Davis, visiting instructor at Covenant Theological Seminary

Course Contents
Course audio files are in MP3 format.
Study Guides are in PDF format.

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MP3 Lectures & Resource List
(numbered items are the course lectures)		Lecture
Transcript		Study Guide
Course Syllabus PDF
  0. Introduction  
  1. The Growing Up of Youth Ministry PDF
  2. Because Youth Ministry is a Calling PDF
  3. The Cost of the Calling; Identity PDF
  4. Restoring My Identity PDF
  5. Understanding Youth Culture PDF
  6. Developing a Vision Statement, I PDF
  7. Developing a Vision Statement, II PDF
  8. Building a Ministry Team (Have a Plan) PDF
  9. Building a Ministry Team (Build Relationships) PDF
10. Building a Ministry Team (Job Descriptions), I PDF
11. Building a Ministry Team (Job Descriptions), II PDF
12. Reaching the Harassed & Helpless, I PDF
13. Reaching the Harassed & Helpless, II PDF
14. Relational Youth Ministry PDF
15. Profile of a Relational Youth Minister PDF
16. Profile of a Relational Youth Minister (Listening) PDF
17. Relational Youth Ministry (Listening Skills) PDF
18. Target Groups; Vision with Purpose PDF
19. Programs with Vision (Planning) PDF
20. Administration of the Ministry, I PDF
21. Administration, II; Frontline (Kids of Rockdale), I PDF
22. Frontline (Kids of Rockdale), II; Discussion PDF

 

Related Readings
All of the books specified as related reading for this course are listed below. Books may be ordered from a local Christian bookstore, through a mail order catalog, from the Covenant Seminary Online Store, or from the Covenant Seminary Bookstore on campus (call toll-free at 877-213-3353).



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