Here are a few important things to remember when it comes to doing good relational ministry with young people:
- Youth cannot be evangelized without a relationship
- Focus on people, not programs
- Be interested in souls, not attendance
- There isn't one correct relational style: God wants you to use the personality that he has given you to reach out to young people
- The heart of relational ministry doesn't change, but opportunity and location do
And most importantly: young people won't care how much we know until they know how much we care.
Clayton Imoo is husband to Gail and father to sons Sean Isaiah and Jacob Isaac and daughter Kayla Marie. He has served as the Director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver for the past ten years, helping parishes develop their own youth and young adult ministries. When not doing ministry, Clay enjoys spending time with his family, playing music, playing sports, playing naptime, and writing blogs on topics such as family, faith, and the Vancouver Canucks. Learn more about him at http://www.claytonimoo.com or follow him @claytonimoo
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