The Big Picture
rural isolation
hard to get commitment
around rural / town activities
farming
hockey / other sports
often small numbers of
youth (and children) involved
often only mainstream or
progressive church in town
often long distances
Social Media
Subtopic
integrated into life
of church is essential
intergenerational relationships
The Big Picture
Main topic
inter-relatedness of
under 30 ministry
young adults
youth
children
cultural shifts
value of church not
always seen
busy families
sunday morning
extracurriculars
lack of commitment
ecumenical and
intercultural partnerships
leaders
not enough time to do good work
pastoral care takes time
good program development
takes time
high turnover
lack of training
volunteers
paid
small numbers
and no critical mass
Resources
Sharing resources
Lack of resources!!
relational youth ministry
reframing youth
ministry necessary
seen as job of one person
not whole congregation
need to reframe as congregational
and intergenerational
belief only youth leader's job
numbers seen as sign of success
idea of friday night
youth group persists
urban vs rural needs
urban
rural
Isolation