Global Youth Ministry Network - Asia

As you probably know, GYMN-Asia recently conducted a training in Nepal in January. Here’s a post from Jik Romero, a pastor and trainer in the Philippines who went over to help train youth in Nepal.

It’s pretty amazing how God would use me to work with Him in Nepal in sharing the burden of strengthening the [...]

Nepal used to be the only Hindu kingdom in the world. But then two years back the Maoist-led government declared this country as a secular state which allowed every individual to practice their faith openly.
The church growth in Nepal is as rapid as in other Asian countries. God is moving so mightily in this little [...]

Now that you have understood the three basic learning styles and have seen some specific examples of the styles, you need to be able to look at your lesson aim and find ways to connect your teaching elements to the aim. You need to think about your aim and see what elements (or method of [...]

This post is written by Chris Davis, GYMN Executive Director, as part of the YC which we hope will be of use in your ministry to the youth.
Now that you know the target, you need to now take a close look at the students. You have to know your students in order to be able [...]

This post and the next two are written by Chris Davis, as part of the YC which we hope will be of use in your ministry to the youth.
Youth are always into style. They want to be “in-style”, meaning they want to be whatever they think is current so they can connect to others they [...]

All these areas of development we have discussed have a direct effect on how an adolescent experiences spiritual transformation—a period when he/she places a “God-filter” in his or her life.  Physical development, for instance, influences the way youth relate to God. G. Stanley Hall once wrote that it is no accident that the age of [...]

Wayne Rice’s description of adolescent faith is instructive.1
First, spiritual development in teens includes doubt and disbelief. With their newly acquired ability to think, it should be expected that adolescents will challenge the faith of their childhood. They are also bombarded with different information that complicates their faith-formation.
Second, it is personal. Young people experience the transition [...]