How to Volunteer Like a Pro: An Amateur's Guide for Working with Teenagers - Hardcover

Hancock, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310287766 ISBN 13: 9780310287766

Publisher: ZonderKidz, 2009

Synopsis

Thank you for making the decision to be a volunteer youth worker---you give the gospel a flesh and blood presence and show God s compassion for students in a way no one else does. Being a youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling and challenging, and until now there was no manual on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry. After more than twenty years as a paid youth worker, Jim Hancock left and became a volunteer in a student ministry. That experience taught him things he may never have learned as a youth ministry professional, and now he wants to empower others who are passionate about being volunteer youth workers. Inside this book you ll find practical help, like:* tips about what to do on the first day* ideas on how to build and develop relationships with students* ways to combat youth culture shock * how to prepare students for life after youth group* how to say goodbye when it is time to leave …and many more indispensable insights that will make your experience as a volunteer youth worker valuable and rewarding for you and your students.

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Thank you for making the decision to be a volunteer youth worker--you give the gospel a flesh and blood presence and show God's compassion for students in a way no one else does. Being a youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling and challenging, and until now there was no manual on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry.

After more than twenty years as a paid youth worker, Jim Hancock left and became a volunteer in a student ministry. That experience taught him things he may never have learned as a youth ministry professional, and now he wants to empower others who are passionate about being volunteer youth workers. Inside this book you'll find practical help, like:

â ¢ tips about what to do on the first day
â ¢ ideas on how to build and develop relationships with students
â ¢ ways to combat youth culture shock
â ¢ how to prepare students for life after youth group
â ¢ how to say goodbye when it is time to leave

â ¦and many more indispensable insights that will make your experience as a volunteer youth worker valuable and rewarding for you and your students.

Edition details

• Publisher: ZonderKidz
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310287766
• ISBN 13: 9780310287766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144