Resources

Outreach is an essential component of youth ministry, although we sometimes neglect to emphasize why or how we should use it. This piece is designed to help youth leaders think about how they along with their teens share the love of Jesus with others.

We are called by God to reach out with the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This devotion talks about how we can be sent on that mission and support it.

God calls each of us to play a role in His mission. Using Acts 1:8 this study will outline the mission of the Holy Spirit to bring Jesus to Jerusalem (our everyday life), Judea and Samaria (our community around us), and the ends of the earth (globally) through each of us. This study is designed to help highlight the section of the 40 End Goals of Youth Ministry about “Acts of Service and Mission.”

Missions Unpacked: Teen Edition explores our world, God’s work in it, and teens’ calling to be a part of God’s work. Through the stories of missionaries and their work around the world as well as activities, Bible readings, international recipes, prayers, videos and discussion questions, it helps youth explore themes such as vocation, perspective and God’s faithfulness.

It is often said that you never know how you’re going to respond in a tragedy until it hits. But we, as Christians who care for young people, can be thinking through how to respond before there is a tragedy that hits your church’s community.