Youth Ministry Education
Oklahoma Baptist Student Education assists churches in igniting a love for the Truth in youth and youth leaders. We exist to provide churches with practical handles that help in growing students in Truth. IMPROVE student education through evaluation, organization, & action steps. IGNITE a love for the Truth of God and student education through intentional emphasis on God’s word through preparation, study, and follow through.
Baptism
Been baptized? Wondering what it’s all about? Waiting for some help? Here are some helpful resources for you as you seek to understand and follow through with believer’s baptism. Leaders, you can use these tools to help your students who have found life in Christ follow the Lord in baptism.
Leadership Development
Reach More Parents
What are the components of an ongoing parent ministry?
Does a parent ministry merely consist of a series of meetings? We want to provide our leaders in student ministry with ways to help parents protect and grow godly families. Here are a few ideas for preparing, implementing, and growing an ongoing parent ministry:
The Youth Ministry Guidebook
The Youth Ministry Guidebook is a resource designed to address key areas in the life of a youth minister and youth ministry by targeting the concepts of foundational principles and practices.
In addition to general investment regarding the chapter topic, the guidebook also includes a study guide at the end of each chapter to serve as both an evaluation tool and action plan to take you past reading to improvement and implementation. This resource can be used by you personally or with the team with which you work. It will even allow you to open up the youth ministry conversation with other ministry areas and staff members you currently work with.
We hope this resource will serve you and your church well, and hope that it remains an open ended conversation as time goes on. If there is something in the resource you feel could be improved, expanded, or updated, please feel free to submit comments below. The goal is to periodically update the resource, so it can have extended life.
Excellence in Youth Ministry (EIYM)
The Excellence in Youth Ministry project is designed to unite youth pastors around a set of shared values and to help these youth pastors lead their church’s youth ministry with excellence.
Networking
Want to connect to other youth leaders in your area? Plugging in to your local or area youth ministry networks is a great way to get started in developing relationships, providing encouragement, accountability, prayer, ideas, and support in the work that you do with students in your church and community.