Comments on: Growing a Small Youth Group

By: Carrie Bradshaw

Carrie Bradshaw — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:13:40 +0000

I really needed this article today. We have fallen off so much this summer and I was feeling a bit discouraged. Praying really is the answer: Why do I make that so difficult?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:02:21 +0000

All GREAT ideas that have benefitted me in my very small ministry! Great thoughts.

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Linkworthy – 7/30/10 | MattCleaver.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:03:50 +0000

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By: Mike Kell

Mike Kell — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:29:04 +0000

“Don’t wait until you get more teenagers to ask individuals to join your work. ”

Great point! I struggle with staying ahead of my perceived need particularly when it comes to the number of leaders.

By: Susan Christian

Susan Christian — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:23:36 +0000

Do you have any suggestions for those of us working with small groups of students who have not made a personal decision to follow Christ? Other than the obvious modeling of a Christ like life and praying for them to make a decision to make Christ Lord of their life… how do we keep them engaged and interested in continuing to come to youth group without making it a social group setting (lots of pizza and games) until they do make that decision?

By: will

will — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:19:24 +0000

How do you grow a small youth group? The same way you grow a large one: One person at a time!

Remember that each person matters to God. One person should matter to you, even if he is the only person to show up for an event. Jesus could have spent all his time with thousands of people, but He chose to spend most of it with just a few.

Also, don’t get overly excited when someone comes to your group from another youth group. It may make the group bigger and more exciting for a while. But the truth is, if they left another youth group, then they will one day leave yours.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:25:02 +0000

“Activities that attract teenagers are good, but attracting teenagers is not the purpose of our ministry. The purpose is to MAKE DISCIPLES.”

You hit the nail Paul. I am looking forward to a sequel of this topic.