Resources

Recommended Reading:

Murray Brown from YouthTrain asked about 80 leaders the following question...

If you could read just three (or less) books on Christian leadership that would give you a quality, broad grasp of how to prepare yourself for effective Christian leadership – what would those books be?

Click here to see the list of books people recommended.

Websites:

www.pym.org.nz
The National Presbyterian Youth Ministry website dedicated to bringing you the latest information on National developments, resources and training opportunities. 

www.youthtrain.com 
A New Zealand based organisation which is committed to: training, resourcing and supporting youth leaders and youth workers.

www.thesourcefym.com
A website providing FREE resources for youth ministry.  Including games, studies, downloads and heaps of great ideas.

www.24-7youthwork.org.nz
24-7 is an organisation that is commited to providing an integrated approach to youth work that ensures local communities work together. It exists to initiate, encourage and support trust relationships between local schools and local churches and gets them working together.

www.bigstufmedia.com
A fantastic selection of short and very well presented clips that address spiritual challenges and biblical passages. Perfect for sermon illustrations or reflections during a service.

www.simplyyouthministry.com

www.insight.typepad.co.uk
Great website that has 40 icebreakers for small groups.

www.leaderstreks.org
A whole list of useful 'freebies' like articles, resources and surveys.

www.pluggedin.com

Do you have any great websites that help you in your ministry?  Flick an email to youth@synod.org.nz with the web address and I'll add it here.

Training on offer:

Stephanie is available to facilitate some training workshops for your youth team on any of the topics listed below. If you are interested in getting your team together and doing some training, then contact Stephanie and book her in to facilitate some great training and team bonding for your leaders.

• Leadership 101
  • Define and explore aspects of leadership
  • Understand leadership styles
  • Begin to comprehend motivations for leading
• What are my gifts? What is my role?
  • Recognising your gifts
  • Recognising where our gifts fit into the body of Christ
  • Discovering the responsibilities of using, developing and sharing gifts
• Communication
  • Understanding learning styles
  • Listening skills
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Practical communication skills for different situations
• Engaging with Youth Culture
  • Understanding some of the needs you might encounter amongst young people
  • How to respond effectively and appropriately
  • Engaging with popular culture
• Making a difference that will last...
  • Explore the realities of serving in your church community
  • Explore a commitment to sustainable leadership
  • Growing your personal faith, staying connected to a faith community, active outworkings of your faith.
• Community youth meet church youth programme
  • Work through issues created by non-churched youth attending youth group
  • Learn some behaiour management techniques
  • Look at positive ways to work with these young people
• ABL - Action Based Learning
  • What is ABL?
  • Why is ABL important?
  • How can I use ABL?
  • Ideas you can use