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Youth Ministry Seminar

May 26, 2009 in Center for YM, features, Global Youth Ministry, Seminary with 0 Comments

This past Saturday, the Seminary had a big publicity event. My participation in the event was to help the youth ministry students with our information booth, teach a youth ministry seminar, and organize a skit for one of the worship times. The event was a huge success.

There were more than 300 people at the event (which was our attendance goal), and during the two seminar times, my youth ministry workshop was packed. I spoke about the goal of youth ministry to more than 100 prospective students. We handed out fliers and collected names at our booth. I even ran out of business cards.

There is a great thirst for youth ministry training in Latin America. I believe that we are living in a time where youth ministry training is about to explode both in Mexico and other places in the world. It is humbling and exciting to be a part of what God is doing.

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Insights on Youth Culture

May 11, 2009 in Culture, Global Youth Ministry, Youth Ministry with 2 Comments

A few months ago, I signed up for MTV Sticky, a newsletter about youth focused culture, trends and insight.

If you’re involved in youth ministry, it’s a great resource to understand global youth culture and trends. I like it because it isn’t just about U.S. culture. It has insights from all over the world and helps you understand global youth culture.

You have to sign up to get access, but I haven’t received any emails from them that haven’t been beneficial. So head over there and sign up today.

Visionaries and Our Life this Week

March 30, 2009 in Global Youth Ministry, YMI with 0 Comments

YMIEvery once in a while, there are people who come along who have a great vision to reach the world. They are the people who begin movements. If you get a chance to work with people who have great vision, you shouldn’t let that opportunity slip away.

This week, we are visiting with Randy and Lynn Smith. Randy is the founder and president of Youth Ministry International. We’ve been hanging out, talking about current ministry, and also dreaming a little about the future. They are people with great vision.

Randy Smith speaking in Mexico CitySunday, Randy was invited by Daniel Jimenez, the director of the Mexican Baptist Theological Seminary, to speak at AME Baptist Church, both in the service and in the Sunday School hour.

Wednesday, he’ll be speaking in my youth ministry class, inspiring this generation of Mexican youth workers to reach, disciple, and care for young people. Randy is a great guy with great vision, and Lynn has shared the vision during their 42 years of marriage.

It’s going to be a good week with him and Lynn.

Diploma in Youth Ministry – Round 2

March 14, 2009 in Center for YM, Global Youth Ministry, Seminary with 0 Comments

Today we started a new group in our Youth Ministry diploma program at the Mexican Baptist Theological Seminary. There are 7 new students in the program, bringing our total to 13. Huberto is teaching them “Principles of Youth Ministry,” which is our basic philosophy class.

We’ve decided that one of the best ways to do some training is to make it semi-formal. Basically, these classes are close to the equivalent to a youth ministry conference. They are kind of a mix between a conference and a class, focused on practical concepts and principles that will help youth workers in their local church youth ministries.

Each course is 16 hours long, which we do over 4 weeks. It’s a fun way to train youth workers, and it helps reach out to those who may not yet be able to come to the Seminary full-time.

The diploma program helps us reach our goal of recruiting, networking, training, and supporting youth workers in Latin America.

Check out these other posts about the diploma program:


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Visiting Youth Ministry Professors

February 24, 2009 in Center for YM, features, Global Youth Ministry with 1 Comment

This week is the week of intensive courses at our Seminary. Dr. Karen Jones from Huntington University is teaching the youth ministry course called “Foundations of Youth Ministry.”

She is focusing on lesson plans and teaching/learning styles. It’s great to have her here with us.

There are lots of things I love about having professors visit Mexico and interact with my students.

Here are a few of them:

  1. The students get to know (and learn from) someone else besides me, who has different experiences and a different teaching style.
  2. The students have the chance to learn from experts in various subjects.
  3. The students have the opportunity to expand their network of contacts in the youth ministry world.
  4. Other professors get to be involved in Global Youth Ministry and can see what is happening in youth ministry in Mexico.
  5. The visiting professors have a better grasp on how to pray for our ministry.
  6. I have time to work on other projects (like our diploma in youth ministry program).
  7. I get to know and network personally with other youth ministry professors.

If you’re in youth ministry, have you ever thought about visiting a foreign country and sharing what you have learned in ministry with youth workers overseas? Youth Ministry International would love to be in contact with you and see how you can contribute to global youth ministry training. Contact us.

Youth Ministry Multiplication

February 9, 2009 in features, Global Youth Ministry, Latin America, YMI with 1 Comment

Yesterday I received this email from one of my former students who lives in the Western part of Cuba. It is awesome to celebrate multiplication of ministry.

Here’s a translation of what he wrote to me.

Hi Dennis…How are you profe? How’s your family? We are fine. I’ve been wanting to write you for some time, but I had lost my email access. Now a friend is letting me use this one.

God is working in a great way around here. Many doors are being opened as far as youth ministry is concerned. Right now, I am teaching three different groups. In the Seminary, I am teaching Professional Orientation to youth ministry.

In our church’s Bible Institute, I am teaching a semester of Introduction to Youth Ministry (Principles of Youth Ministry) to the freshmen Pastoral ministries and missions students. I’m also teaching a youth ministry specialization to a group each Saturday morning. I’m teaching this group the basic of all of the classes, the essentials. Five churches from our province are being blessed by this training.

Also, they have invited me to teach Philosophy of Youth Ministry in the National Seminary of another Baptist denomination. Isn’t this a divine, amazing work?

In our church, the Youth Ministry is taking form little by little. There is a group of leaders that are catching the vision. We have 4 leaders working with the age group of 12-15 and four with the young people who are aged 16-24. We created 14 groups that are cared for and counseled by 14 older youth who are spiritually mature. We are working with more than 90 young people. I am serving as adviser and counselor to the ministry. We are very content.

I greatly desired to tell you this because I know that it will make you happy and besides you have a significant part in all of this. To God be the glory. Thank you for your help.

Remember that when you return, I would like for you to spend some time with me and my family.

Your student and friend…

It’s amazing to see what God is doing all over the world, and it’s a privilege to be a part of it.

(Photos by: Gracias!)

Ministry Multiplication

January 25, 2009 in Center for YM, Global Youth Ministry, Latin America with 2 Comments

Saturday mornings we have started some informal training for youth workers. Huberto is teaching the first series, and it’s cool for me to see one of my former students interacting and training others (2 Timothy 2:2).

Here’s a qik video of Huberto teaching the YM Goal statement: “Develop a vehicle (program) through which every adolescent will hear the gospel in a culturally relevant manner and have the opportunity to spiritually mature.” (That’s my rough English translation of what we use).

I love how passionate he is about training others. He’s taught in the bachelor’s program at the Seminary, he went with us last year to Boyce College’s Youth Emphasis Week, and he’s taken a major role in the Saturday morning training we have started.

Please pray that the ministry will continue to expand and multiply.

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