How to Get New Students Connected to Your Youth Group

Send us Fan MailWhat's the #1 reason students don't come back to your youth ministry?  Getting kids to come to your youth ministry is usually a top priority but getting them to stay needs to be equally important.  Today we are talking about some of the best practices for getting new students connected to your youth group.  We also go over some of the things you shouldn't be doing that can drive them away!  ***BONUS: Make sure you listen to the end where we give you an excellent experiential training exercise for your student leadership team!!***0:00 - INTRO2:17 - BEING PRESENT IN THE YOUTH ROOM2:57 - GREET THE PARENT(S) AND STUDENTS3:54 - GIVE A TOUR6:05 - GIVE THEM ANY HANDOUTS & INFO CARD10:51 - CONNECT THEM WITH STUDENTS13:10 - HAVE THINGS FOR THEM TO DO15:38 - DON'T LEAVE THEM OUT17:30 - THE #1 REASON STUDENTS DON'T COME BACK21:22 - DON'T SPOTLIGHT A NEW STUDENT24:59 - PLACING THEM IN A SMALL GROUP27:38 - FOLLOW UP36:30 - BONUS: STUDENT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCEThis episode is also available at our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ministrycoachAudio Equipment:Microphones - Audio Technica ATR2100x USBhttps://amzn.to/3eWUWrkDigital Recorder - Zoom H4nhttps://amzn.to/3eXmvkjPop Filtershttps://amzn.to/2ApEz7MMic Stands - Pylehttps://amzn.to/2Zrwat2Shock Mount Knox / Lyrcrohttps://amzn.to/2AvjhWwXLR Cableshttps://amzn.to/2VI4uiy*This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*Support the show