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Time, Dates and Locations
for upcoming events

Youth Workers
Parents Page
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news

¼ Big Fun Thing Events
¼
CYME
¼ Dayspring
¼ JEM
¼ Confirmation Retreat
¼ Senior High Youth Trek

¼ St.Yootz Day
¼ Wilderness
¼ Youth Force
¼ YouthWorkers 101
¼ Youth Workers Academy
¼ UN/DC
¼ ExploreCalling

 

Youth Ministry Leader Development Opportunity open to the ecumenical community- July 24 - 27, 2008
 

Useful Forms for Local Church Youth Ministry

¼ Generic Parental Consent Form (PDF)
¼ Music with biblical references
¼ Okla. Conference Leader Covenant Application
 ¼ Example Custody release form
       (for camp/event use)

Van Safety

Reducing the risk of rollover crashes in
15 passenger vans

Safety Information

¼
Wired Safety

Community Issues

¼ Chemical Dependency - Abuse

Building Healthy Churches and Youth

¼ Ecstasy and Other "Club Drugs"
Read this informative article about current trends on the General Board of Church and Society web site

¼ Congregations are the key to preventing and lessening smoking
Read how one conference is tackling this concern

¼ Asset Building
Health Communities Healthy Youth Conference
Hyatt Regency Hotel and Riverside Convention Center
Rochester, NY  Nov. 8-10, 2007

www.search-institute.org/hchy

¼ Teen Pregnancy Prevention (Flyer)
Contact:Sharon Rodine, Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
(405)236-5437 Ext. 108; srodine@oica.org
www.healthyteensok.org

Media

¼ Movie Reviews 
       UMC.org selects films to review
       that are worth your time to go

Mission Opportunities

¼ Oklahoma Volunteers In Mission
¼ Appalachia  Mission Project
¼ Skyline Urban Ministries
¼ Youth Force

Prayer Stations (Youth 07)

¼ Resources and Materials

Professional Resources

Education/Training

¼ The Institute for Youth Ministry
        Princeton Theological 

¼ United Methodist Certification Courses
       Perkins School of Youth Ministry
       Registration

¼ General Board of Discipleship Ministries Youth Ministries

¼ The youth ministry degree  
       program at Oklahoma City University

¼ The National Study of Youth and Religion

¼ An article of interest from the
       UM Reporter Online FOSTERING THE CALL:
       Local churches can help youths,
      college students mature as Christians

¼ Search Institute
        Spiritual Development Center

¼ Explore Calling
The United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry has developed several resources to help congregation’s welcome younger people and to ease the process of candidacy for younger persons exploring a call to ordained ministry.

 

A series of tip sheets found on the "Explore Calling" website, www.explorecalling.org,  provides recommendations to congregations, Boards of Ordained Ministry, and younger candidates themselves.

 

Fund raising

¼ Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

How to Grow a Youth Ministry

¼ Conference supported Local Church Pilot Program. Contact Diana Northcutt for details about this new program

The best game sites on the web: sent us your favorite and we will post!

Resources for Youth

Orientation Magazine for High School Grads

Professional Organizations
Youth Workers Movement

¼ A United Methodist youth worker movement is underway. Find program ideas and advice.

Sign up today at this link: www.YouthworkerMovement.org
By signing up you will receive free stuff, discounts, news about training and new resources, plus a connection to other youth workers in the US.

Newsletters

¼ In-formation youth ministries
E-News from the General Board of
Discipleship the UMC

¼ Newsletter for Adult Workers with Young People from Rev. Micki McCorkle, Division on Ministries with Young People.

¼ YouthNet email newsletter 

Contact the Conference Youth Director

For Local Church Consultation on Youth Ministry Development and Issues
and resources and program ideas

 


We want to hear from you. Send us your ideas suggestions for youth ministry in Oklahoma, or suggestions on how to improve the site for youth and youth workers. Email Diana Northcutt at dnorthcutt@okumc.org

 
 


Rev. Diana Northcutt, Director, Youth Ministry
1501 NW 24th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
1.800.231.4166, 405/530.2144