
Getting into the minds of youth workers
This equipping day will take you inside the mind of Youth Workers, to help churches and circuits get the best out of their worker, and to ensure that they are appropriately supported and managed.
Youth Workers can be difficult to lead; for a variety of reasons: the fluidity of their schedules (it’s never been a 9-5 role), their strong desire for change, informed by their need to connect the gospel to children and young people, communication difficulties. Add to this the anxious congregation or parental climate and you have a tricky managerial situation.
I have had countless conversations with youth workers over the years complaining about their management structure, or lack thereof, feeling misunderstand, and under-supported. I have also had numerous conversations with church leaders struggling with their youth worker.
Covering:
Assumptions, Misconceptions and Expectations
Expectations for the Youth Ministry
Fix My Kids
Measuring Success
Expectations for the Youth Worker
All Things to All people
Unreasonable expectations
The Art of Unearthing Assumptions
the ladder of inference
Lessons from the Ladder of Inference
The Consequences of Faulty Assumptions
Escaping the Emotional Burn – Supporting the worker
What time off is… and isn’t
Office Hours
The Emotionally Healthy Youth Worker
Living with that constant emotional burn can be managed by
How to value your Youth Worker
Taking the Pledge – 7 Promises for churches and circuits to sign up too, in regard to the practices and principles they will use in employing a youth worker, lay worker, children’s worker and to use with volunteers.