Author: Kenny Conley

Wait? Am I supposed to use teenagers in my ministry or not? Am I confusing you? Let me clarify. Our preschool ministry should be BRIMMING with teenage volunteers. Preschool is an AMAZING place to serve. Unfortunately, children’s ministry has a reputation of USING teenage volunteers. Kidmin often has a weird relationship with teenagers. Many teenagers are irresponsible Many teenagers are undependable Maby teenagers are just as much work as the kids they’re supposed to serve I know many leaders who avoid using them if at all possible, but that’s better said than done. We need them. We need them to...

Every now and again, I run across an online ministry discussion and I’ll see someone ask the question, “should I used teenagers to volunteer in my preschool ministry?” Just in case you’ve asked the question, let me give you my answer. YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSS! I hope that’s a clear enough answer. I honestly try to imagine a preschool without teenage volunteers and I have a difficult time visualizing what that looks like. Looking at my current preschool (3’s-5’s) volunteer roster, I have 76 volunteers, 49 of them are teenagers. That’s 65% of my volunteers are younger than 18. If I’m being...