Category Archives: Youth Ministry

Confirmation Ministry: Age Grouping in a Medium-Sized Program

Like many Lutheran congregations, my congregation's Confirmation Ministry is a two-year, group-graded program involving 7th and 8th graders.  And like most Lutheran congregations, one year of the program focuses on Martin Luther's Small Catechism, and the other year of the program focuses on the Bible.  We have 14 kids in the roster, more or lessContinue reading “Confirmation Ministry: Age Grouping in a Medium-Sized Program”

Confirmation Ministry: Sunday Evening Gatherings

In an earlier post I shared how we are using the Here We Stand confirmation ministry curriculum to help us teach the Bible to our 7th and 8th graders.  Yet the hour-long, traditional Sunday School class session – informally dubbed "Learning Faith" – is only one of two core program components of our ministry.  TheContinue reading “Confirmation Ministry: Sunday Evening Gatherings”

Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Evaluating Curriculum

Adapted from a presentation given on Sat, Sept 11, 2010 at a Metro DC Synod youth ministry workshop.  Four points guided the discussion. This blogpost focuses on the third point. To use, or not to use, curriculum? Are you ready to teach? How do you evaluate and select a curriculum? Some recommendations Third Question: WhatContinue reading “Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Evaluating Curriculum”

Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Are You Ready to Teach?

Adapted from a presentation given on Sat, Sept 11, 2010 at a Metro DC Synod youth ministry workshop.  Four points guided the discussion. This blogpost focuses on the second point.  I'll get to curriculum itself in the next two posts. To use, or not to use, curriculum? Are you ready to teach? How do youContinue reading “Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Are You Ready to Teach?”

Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Is Curriculum Even Necessary?

Adapted from a presentation given on Sat, Sept 11, 2010 at a Metro DC Synod youth ministry workshop.  Four points guided the discussion. This blogpost focuses on the first point. To use, or not to use, curriculum? Are you ready to teach? How do you evaluate and select a curriculum? Some recommendations First question: ToContinue reading “Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Is Curriculum Even Necessary?”