Youth Leaders
You may be reading this because you have been asked to serve your local church as the leader of youth/young adult ministries and are wondering what is expected of you.
Know you are not alone and there is support for you in your leadership role. Support available to you can include the following people:
- local Pastor
- Youth Sponsor (if one has been elected by your church board)
- Youth Department at your local Mission/Conference/Union/Division
- previous Youth Leaders in your local church and
- fellow Youth Leaders serving in other SDA churches
The Mission of the Youth Department in the South Pacific Division is ‘to lead young people into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and help them find their place in God’s Service‘.
Below we have listed resources that are available for yourself in your leadership role as well as to the young people in your ‘youth group’.
Additional resources for Youth Leaders
Discover Bible Readings
Discovery Bible Reading involves the simple process of prayerfully reading aloud or together a passage of scripture and discovering Jesus truth as a group.
Click here to find out more about Discovery Bible Reading resources
Senior Youth Leader
Resources have been produced by the General Conference Youth Department.
Click here for the leadership curriculum for the Senior Youth Leader
Click here for the Senior Youth Leader Manual
The Introduction to Youth Ministry has been included (click on button above) and to access the rest of the topics: click here.
Adolescent Journey
Youth ministry specialist Dr Nick Kross presents a two part introduction to the transition from childhood to adulthood and the importance faith communities in supporting this journey.
Click here for a great video resource where leaders can learn more about the Adolescent Journey.
Click here for the workbook resource to go with the Adolescent Journey videos.
