With Chris Zoephel | Family Based Youth Ministry

YAMIA is the youth and student ministries arm of the Anglican Mission in the Americas.

One of the things our yamia team is doing this summer is calling every youth minister in the Anglican Mission to get to know them and hear them with the hope and prayer that we might, by God's grace, be able to serve them. So...today I have been doing that and I just got off the phone with Allison who is a youth pastor (along with her husband Chris) at Epiphany Anglican Fellowship in Colorado.

Anyway, they are trying a family based approach. It sounds very cool and definitely outside the box. It has grown, slowly over the last 9 months (that is how long they have been on the job) and they are doing things with a multi generational approach. Why? Simply put, they think parents are supposed to train up their kids in the faith.

It will be fun to see how the Lord works through their ministry over the next few years. I am excited for them and I hope, somehow, we can help them in the Lord.

*note-yamia does not endorse any one model of youth ministry. Rather, we prefer an organic approach. Our heart is for youth ministry to be Biblical, pleasing to God and in accord with the vision and values of the Anglican Mission (which is to reach the 150 million unsaved people in the US.=).

Labels: Family, Programs

Involved in Youth Ministry for over 10 years, Rev Chris Zoephel has worked with junior highers, senior highers and those who act like these folks both as a paid staff member and as a volunteer in churches and para church organizations. These days most of his time is spent chasing his son around, keeping his office somewhat organized and trying to point others toward Christ. Currently Chris is on staff at Immanuel Anglican Church in Destin, FL as the Pastor of Discipleship (which includes being a youth pastor). Chris also serves as Director of YAMIA for the Anglican Mission in the Americas.