5 Mistakes Youth Pastors Make When Their Youth Ministry Isn't Growing

🚨 ➡️ Grow your Youth Ministry!! http://www.growyouryouthministry.com ⬅️ 🚨 That sinking 😩 feeling when your 🍕✝️ youth ministry isn't growing 📉 can trigger panic 😱 and questionable decisions. 🤨 But what if your solution isn't going to bring the result you think it will? In this episode, we take a look at 5️⃣ mistakes youth pastors often make when they are faced with the reality that their 🍕✝️ youth group is shrinking in size ⬇️. To be clear, the size of your youth group 🍕✝️ doesn't automatically equal 🟰 effectiveness, and not every student ministry 🍕✝️ is destined for thousands of attendees. However, when you sense momentum has disappeared or attendance is declining 📉, it requires 🤔 thoughtful investigation rather than hasty reactions. In this strategic episode, we take a look at the challenging reality of 🍕✝️ student ministry stagnation and offer practical tips for reversing the course ⏎. ========= 😍 WE WOULD LOVE ❤️ YOUR SUPPORT 😍 If you'd like to help us make more videos like this & have it on your heart ❤️ to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/ministrycoach 🙏Thank you!🙏 ========= We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need. If you have a story to share or have an episode idea, please 💻 📩 E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com Thank you for those who have submitted! 🙏🙏🙏 ========= You may also enjoy these episodes: ▶️ SPORTS vs. YOUTH GROUP: 5 Ways to Win the Battle of Priorities! https://youtu.be/byg2VAa4grE ▶️ Do Numbers Matter? What Your Youth Ministry Numbers Are ACTUALLY Telling You! https://youtu.be/PLmKZ_JNxZk ========= 📕 CHAPTERS:📕 0:00 - 5 THINGS YOUTH PASTORS NEED TO AVOID IF THEIR YOUTH MINISTRY IS SHRINKING 1:17 - EFFECTIVE MINISTRY CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SIZE 3:40 - (1) DO NOTHING! 6:18 - PEOPLE AREN'T CONNECTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE 6:50 - THEY ARE NOT BEING CHALLENGED IN THEIR FAITH 7:41 - PEOPLE DON'T HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THEIR GIFTS 10:53 - (2) DOING SOMETHING DRASTIC LIKE CHANGING YOUR DAY/TIME 14:01 - (3) BLAMING PARENTS & STUDENTS 16:25 - VISIT & LEARN FROM OTHER CHURCHES 18:51 - BE CURIOUS & WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS 20:50 - (4) NOT QUESTIONING YOUR DISCIPLESHIP MODEL 22:40 - DISCIPLESHIP MODELS WE USE 25:39 - (5) HAVING A "THAT'S HOW WE DO THINGS" MINDSET 27:54 - WHAT DO FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WANT & NEED? 30:36 - DON'T BE AFRAID TO CHANGE UP YOUR METHODS 33:15 - WHERE TO GO NEXT? 33:38 - WHAT DO WE BELIEVE THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE CHANGED? 34:02 - WHAT IS ONE NEW THINGS WE CAN TRY? 34:40 - COMMUNITY COMMENT OF THE DAY Thank you @MattStandifer for your comment! ========= 🔄 CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱: Ministry Coach Podcast: Website: http://www.kristenlascola.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MinistryCoach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ministrycoachpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ministrycoachpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ministrycoachpodcast Kristen Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klascola/ Jeffrey Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandmasterbengal/ ======= AUDIO / VIDEO GEAR (We used in this podcast): Camera 📸: https://amzn.to/3eWTTaS Lens: https://amzn.to/3dIeJM6 Memory Cards: https://amzn.to/38p6pxA Front Lighting / Key Lighting💡: https://amzn.to/2YX3v02 Accent Lighting in Background💡: https://amzn.to/3im1QsB https://amzn.to/3NdiQ33 Microphones 🎤: https://amzn.to/4awimQo Microphone Preamp: https://amzn.to/4bPhFml Digital Recorder: https://amzn.to/3eXmvkj Mic Stands: https://amzn.to/4bZA8MX #youthministry #studentministry #youthgroup *This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*