Refresh Ministry Women
Lisa Howard has been in youth ministry for nearly 4 decades, as a youth pastor, a teacher, school administrator, and a mother. She has degrees in education and educational administration as well as a PhD in Global and Professional Leadership and is ordained through the Southern Missouri AG district. Her passion is developing young people who love and serve Jesus and helping parents prepare their children for a lifetime of service to Jesus. She and her husband, Mark, have three adult children and one granddaughter.
Group Details
This course will look at the unique challenges of youth ministry and leading as a woman. We will discuss parts of the book Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields as a ministry resource (not a book study), as well as discuss various subjects relating to youth ministry. Topics include: how to juggle family, job, and ministry; modeling a biblical family; reaching parents; priorities; the 3rd generation principle; loving the difficult youth; leading as a lady, single or married; leading through tough cultural issues, and developing a leadership team. We will share stories, laugh together, and maybe cry together as we grow in our leadership and become more effective in leading today’s generation of young people to reach their peers.
This course will look at the unique challenges of youth ministry and leading as a woman. We will discuss parts of the book Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields as a ministry resource (not a book study), as well as discuss various subjects relating to youth ministry. Topics include: how to juggle family, job, and ministry; modeling a biblical family; reaching parents; priorities; the 3rd generation principle; loving the difficult youth; leading as a lady, single or married; leading through tough cultural issues, and developing a leadership team. We will share stories, laugh together, and maybe cry together as we grow in our leadership and become more effective in leading today’s generation of young people to reach their peers.
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