Crave Volunteers

Volunteers are one of the most important aspects of Crave Student Ministry. Without YOU, student ministry does not happen. The page is intended to equip you with useful tools and resources to make your ministry experience successful! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact the student office at 495-6315 to set up a meeting with one of our staff.

five key truths to keep in mind:

1. It's a journey
    It takes time investing in a student. It is more a marathon not a sprint.

2. Time on their turf
    One day on "their turf" = 10 Sundays in small groups.Meeting them on their turf (i.e. sport games,
    school lunches, dance recitals) creates trust, community, and common ground between the two of you.

3. Fill-Up First
    Effective leading means you do so out of an overflow of your own love, faith, and discipline. You
    won't be productive or effective for the marathon without doing this.

4. Keep it Real
    Just be you. Be real, honest and true to who God has created you to be.

5. Partner with Parents
    As a small group leader, it is your job to encourage the parent/child relationship by whatever means
    possible. Just as you are not parentally responsible for a student, you are also not responsible for the
    student's spiritual development.That's a job for Mom or Dad.

a few links to keep you up to date on youth culture:

     www.pluggedinonline.com
     This is the most comprehensive culture website with a Christian worldview.
      Parents and leaders should be hitting this site regularly.

     www.cpyu.org
     The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding

     www.tmz.com
     Hollywood Gossip. Decently clean

     www.urbandictionary.com
     Be careful here. It's a website that students use to define their slang words.
     It can be very informative, but also offensive

     www.twitter.com
     A micro blog that communicates what is going on in your world in 140 characters.