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Rising Up: Reclaiming the Youth in Our Community with our Relaunched Student Ministry!"
Are you looking to revitalize your youth program? Do you want to see your students excited and engaged in ministry once again? If so,...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
May 8, 20232 min read
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Raising the Curtain: Empowering Youth Through Creative Arts Ministry
We started with two youth, the Pastor's son and my son. My son was already involved in the Creative Arts as a Mime. Within a two month...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
May 3, 20231 min read
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Raising Up The Next Generation: Excerpts From the "A Guide to Building A vibrant Youth Ministry"
Student Ministries have taken a hit from the latest COVID 19 pandemic, with churches being on lockdown, schools and businesses closing,...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Let's Go Fishing: A guide for student ministry leaders on getting students in church post pandemic.
For the past 6 months or so I have been listening to Student Ministry Leaders discuss the pains of rebuilding after the pandemic. I've...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Oct 27, 20225 min read
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Common Mistakes Made By Youth Leaders
Seriously who sets out to make mistakes in ministry? You're eager and come up with a-lot of plans to make your mark on this world. I am...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Aug 21, 20223 min read
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Youth Ministry Volunteers Require Bait too!
A STRONG Student Ministries will require STRONG volunteers. Below are some tips that will help you when recruiting volunteers for your...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Jul 12, 20222 min read
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Have You Built Your Aquarium?
When "FISHING" for youth we want to make sure that we have our Student Ministries setup and ready to receive the eager students! Student...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Jun 22, 20221 min read
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I"m Going Back To My Flip Phone, bridging the gap!
The youngest of kids can maneuver any digital device you could ever think of. Quite often I've been around people of the older...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Mar 17, 20222 min read
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COVID19 Got You Shut Down Again?
Just when we thought it was "safe to go back into the water". Here comes the Omicron strain. But just because your church has shut down...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Jan 2, 20221 min read
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No questions asked, teens are a hard catch!
3 Tips That Are Proven To Capture Teens In Youth Ministry All kids, regardless of the labels that have been given to them by sometimes...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Tips On Running A Successful Student Ministry
Know your Pastor's Vision Your Pastor's vision for the church is very important to your success for your youth ministry. You must make...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Nov 9, 20211 min read
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Who discipled you?
Why do you ask this question? Simply because this could be a blueprint of what to do and what not to do when "fishing" or dealing with...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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Making Youth A PRIORITY
"The youth are our future" is a statement I often hear when talking to church members. My thought is if they are your "future" have you...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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Patience is a Virtue
#youthmin #youthpastors And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matt. 4:19 While on many of the fishing...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Let's Go Fishing
The fishing analogy comes from my experiences fishing with my grandfather many years as a child up until my brother passed it was the two...
Pastor Derwin Jackson
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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