Impact Network
The Impact Network provides support and encouragement for area youth workers through fellowship, resources and training. It is open to any youth worker (volunteer or paid; full-time or part-time).
BENEFITS FOR NETWORK MEMBERS
- Monthly Youth Worker Gatherings provide encouragement and fellowship on the first Thursday of each month, 6-7:30pm for dinner at Ground Zero
- Ground Zero Impact Worship events featuring national speakers addressing relevant topics and the gospel in a way that is directly applicable for today’s teenagers
- Access to materials to promote Ground Zero experiences to your church, volunteers, and students
- Members are welcome to invite Ground Zero to share with your youth group once each fall (September/October) and once each winter (January/February) to:
- Share a devotional message
- Invite students to become Impact Members
- Get students excited about upcoming events
- Thursday, October 6th: Teaching That Sticks and Teaching That Stinks: The Challenges of Teaching the Bible to Teenagers.
- Thursday, November 3rd: Making the Scripture Come Alive: Thirsty Horses and Effective Teaching
- Thursday, December 1st: Translating Truth to Life: Teaching the Faith to the Scripture-Impaired
- Thursday, January 5th: Good Teaching Starts with Good Listening: Hearing Their Questions, Listening to Their Hearts
- Thursday, February 2nd: Teaching Strategies That Move Your Students to the Front of the Room: The Power of Active Learning
- Thursday, March 2nd: Not Just Hearers Only: Helping Your Youth to Live the Word
Monthly Youth Worker Dinners
MAKING SCRIPTURE COME ALIVE FOR YOUR STUDENTS: Bringing Truth to Life
Most of us know the frustration of walking into a room full of teenagers wondering if we have the “gift of teaching”, and then walking out of the room about an hour later pretty convinced that our students don’t have the “gift of learning”! It can be kind of discouraging.
Bringing Scripture to life for your students is one of the biggest challenges most of us face in youth ministry. But, whether you’re a seasoned vet or just getting started, a once-a-week small group leader or a once-in-a-while Sunday School teacher, our six-night, once-a-month course kicking off in October will help you rethink, retool, reload,and be refreshed, in your ministry with teenagers. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover new ways to make Scripture come alive for the young people you love. Youth pastors, you’ll want to bring your whole team for this monthly opportunity for encouragement, and fellowship. We’ll take a different topic every month, so join us for encouraging, creative, practical, hands-on youth ministry training!
SCHEDULE OF TOPICS FOR 2016-2017