Unleash Recap (Part 2) – The Practical

bubba — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:06:12 +0000

I want to focus on the practical things I learned at Unleash today. Everything I learned was practical, but I want to focus on the systems I can implement into our ministry. Hope this adds value to you and your ministry. I went to two sessions 1.) Triple Threat Youth Ministry with Brad Cooper (This was awesome!) and 2.) Hiring, Firing, and Creating a Staff Culture with Jason Wilson (their Executive Pastor). Here we go:

Services:

Run Through an Entire Service during mock service as if you were having service
Worship – Use Planning Center Online - Record Tracks early in the week – send them to team
Countdown’s with the Series Graphic on it
If it doesn’t point people to service, don’t do it!
- They Worship, Preach the Word, and do Small Groups – Period. No events except Summer Camp
2 Invitations: Salvation and Prayer – Leaders take students who raise their hands for both and either lead them to the Lord or pray with them then follow-up with them

Weekly Schedule (Youth):

Sunday – All staff goes to all 4 services
Monday – Critique of Sunday (Brutally honest) / Focus on Area of Specialty
Tuesday – Plan Services 4 1/2 weeks out / Afternoon off
Wednesday - A.m. Off / Set-up tear down/ Relationships / Youth Service
Thursday – Critique of Service
Friday – Off until 5 p.m. – then Youth Service
Saturday – Off

Follow-UP

They use Fellowship One
Small Group Leaders do the Follow-Up
They TextSignal.com to follow-up with Text Messages

1st Time Guests

Have Adult Leaders Escort all 1st time Guests around all night and follow up with that student
They have a first time guest party – the Jump off – Every 1st timer gets a wrist band that gets them in there
They get a letter at the 1st time guest party

Volunteer Process

To be a member – you have to serve
Observation Night
Interview
Application

Staff

They have staff getaways just to pursue God together
Evaluations every 6 months – great conversation times, feedback, rating employees

This is just a touch of what I learned and look to implement into our ministry. I definitely recommend following Newspring and seeing what they’re doing. They’ve helped me out several times – they’re more than willing to pour into others and share anything they can that will add value to people and ministries.

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