How do you transition kids into youth group? How do you transition youth into young adults ministry?

A new year is beginning. We find ourselves hoping and praying that as term one begins, the new kids will just rock on up to youth group or turn up at our small group. We hope that it will just happen.

Sorry, but it won’t.

Young people don’t just transition themselves into a new group. Why not? Because it’s scary! In fact, no matter how old we are,... >> read more

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Jim Kast-Keat is one of the developers of the Connect Curriculum and has been doing preteen ministry for over a decade.  In the “Connect with Jim” short videos, he explores questions about preteen ministry to support what you’re doing.  Check out No.2 “What’s the best way to connect with pre-teens?” here and No.3 “What’s the best resource for kids and youth ministry?” here.

St Margaret’s have kindly lent AYM a copy of Connect (covering the Old Testament) if... >> read more

Understanding the culture of your church and the wider community
A simple definition - culture: the word culture has been defined as “the predominating attitudes that characterize the functioning of a group or organization. Every church has words, beliefs, customs and traditions which have been adopted by a group of people. Every church & community has a culture.

In my view one of the most important tasks to embark on, is to understand the culture of the church and... >> read more

Prayer is one of the foundational practices of the Christian faith. Praying with a group of other believers is one type of prayer that can bring great blessing and encouragement to everyone involved.

Some main barriers to ‘group prayer’ are:
Shyness: many people are very shy when it comes to praying out loud in front of others, regardless of whether they have an outgoing personality. They feel they are not ‘good at praying’, they are afraid they will say the wrong... >> read more

Introduction
This resource is part of a “how to” series that was designed to assist youth ministers in their ministry to young people. We have conducted interviews with experienced youth workers on a variety of subjects. These interviews can be found here. The interviews are short (each interview is less then 12mins in length), and practical. Each interview is accompanied by a written contribution. The written contributions are not long in length – they are easy to read and designed... >> read more

Introduction
This resource is part of a "how to" series that was designed to assist youth ministers in their ministry to young people. We have conducted interviews with experienced youth workers on a variety of subjects. These interviews can be found here. The interviews are short (each interview is less then 12mins in length), and practical. Each interview is accompanied by a written contribution. The written contributions are not long in length - they are easy to read and designed in... >> read more

Are you planning a missions trip overseas for you, your youth group or church in general?

CMS has a wealth of experience in the facilitating of overseas missions trips. >> read more

There are two primary sources of Anglican funding for projects that are aimed at, or benefit, youth.

Simkin House Fund looks to fund grassroots ministry throughout the Diocese of Auckland, specifically events for youth.

Hostel of the Holy Name Fund aims to support the development and nurturing of girls and women in the Diocese of Auckland. >> read more

The Simkin House Fund is here to support Youth Ministry throughout the Diocese of Auckland. The Fund gives priority to the funding of camps, retreats, holiday programmes and youth events over the purchase of equipment.

The Fund was established in 1993 with the proceeds of the sale of Simkin House on Waiheke Island. The interest generated is split equitably between Anglican Youth Ministries (Diocese of Auckland) and Tai Tokerau Youth Council (Te Hui Amorangi ki te Tai Tokerau) and is... >> read more