Stephanie Caro shares her wisdom and humor about recruiting volunteers for ministry. She is an expert in helping churches and leaders develop systems that successfully recruit, retain, and celebrate the people that keep the ministry going!

Next Gen TNUMC Podcast

Volunteer Recruiting, Retaining, and Celebrating with Stephanie Caro

Flash and fizz can be effective at attracting young families, but without sustainable systems beneath the unforgettable moments, the impact is almost always short-lived. In this practical resource, you’ll learn how to recruit volunteers, partner with parents, navigate politics, and care for your own soul instead of frantically scrambling to do it all yourself. Sustainable Children’s […]

Building a Strong Children’s Ministry – Annette Safstrom

Growing With: Every Parents’ Guide to Helping Parents of Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in their Faith, Family, and Future.

Growing Young and Growing With Parenting

One Body addresses how even the most active youth ministries can unknowingly hinder the development of their adolescents by preventing them from being integrated into the body of Christ. It also reveals practices that hinder growth within the body and suggests some exciting ways to connect the stories and lives of the youth and adults […]

One Body-Integrating Youth Into the Life of the Church – Rev. Sam Halverson

How do we respond when a teenager comes out to us? How should we train our volunteers to respond? How can we be faithful to our calling without instigating a church tribunal? In this webinar, we’ll focus on what we can agree on, and what LGBTQ teens (and their parents) need from us. Mark Oestreicher […]

Ministry with LGBTQ Teenagers – Mark Oestreicher

Today’s children and youth ministry participants are members of Gen Z. This study with Rev. Melissa Cooper will give insight into what we can learn about Gen Z through other generations.

Generation Z- A Generational View

Creating welcoming ministries for those with disabilities in your community.

From Barriers to Belonging – Dr. Erik Carter

Focusing on developing disciples of Jesus Christ from birth to glory.

Whole-life Discipleship Dr. Scott Hughes

Understanding the signs of Suicide Ideation and best practices for intervention.

Breaking the Silence: Equipping Youth Workers to help prevent suicide – Kris Lott, MMFT

Tips and techniques when there are many ages and stages in the same room.

Many Ages, One Setting – Dr. Leigh Meekins

Tennessee Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church