The title "Youth Ministry" inherently speaks to ministering to youth. Though possibly implied, it doesn't mention parents. Like many youth programs today, maybe you've put all of your attention on the youth and put the parents on the back-burner. Then we wonder why parents aren't on board with our philosophy of ministry or events that we do. They just don't seem to be on our team. Let's talk that out. In this break-out we'll
- Talk through ideas that may or may not work for engaging your parents
- Look at various communication tools to effectively keep parents in the loop
- Look at partnering with parents of younger children to develop rapport BEFORE they move into youth ministry
