youth ministry
Church teen program
Youth ministry is religious outreach and programming designed for teenagers and young adults, typically within Christian churches.
A youth minister or youth pastor leads activities like Bible study, retreats, and community service aimed at spiritual development and fellowship: She's been involved in youth ministry since college.
The term encompasses both the work itself and the organizational structure supporting it.
- prayer groupsCommunal worship gatherings
- scripture studyExamining religious texts
- pizza nightRegular meal of flatbread
- Bible studyExamination of Christian scripture
- peer mentoringGuidance from similar-level colleagues
spiritual retreats · church camp · Sunday school · mission trips · service project · liturgy · discipleship · mentorship programs · evangelism · camping trips · event coordination · pastoral care · prayer · outreach · volunteer coordination · small groups · fellowship · bonfire
- youth organizationsBoy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, Cub Scouts, 4-H Club
- Christian ministrypreaching, evangelists, missionaries, discipleship, pastors
- religious educationreligious education, Bible college, Bible stories, religious instruction, Sunday school
- Latin ChurchVatican II, liberation theology, John Paul II, papal visits, catechists
- parish groupsparish councils, altar society, Knights of Columbus, St. Vincent de Paul, altar servers
- Rwanda Governmentministries, governors, mayors, provinces, sectors
youth ministryyouth sports league
Organized children's athletic program