WHAT IS THE ARMORY?
The Armory is a bi-weekly Zoom meeting on Tuesdays at 1pm with the purpose of creating a space for diligent learning
in order to develop and equip youth leaders.
HEBREWS 13:21
“Equip yourself with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what
is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
LESSONS
LESSON 1: Planning a Teen Night
Teen night is an effective way to get young people into the church. Join us as we discuss on Zoom with Captain Emmanuel Masango, the Western Territorial Youth Secretary, about how to plan an engaging teen night.
LESSON 2: Behavior Management
Behavior management is an important tool to have when working with kids! Learn some helpful tips about how to respond to various behaviors from Kaila Ogletree and Captain Leah Fowler.
LESSON 3: Innovation
Innovation will always be beneficial to the church, but especially in youth ministry as the culture and trends for young people are constantly changing. Hear from Envoys Steven and Sharon Bussey about techniques for implementing innovation in your youth work.
LESSON 4: Creating An Engaging Troops Program
Troops programs are essential in the work we do at the Corps level. Even though the curriculum is a good starting point, we can always implement more strategies to help kids retain the content. Captain Jillian O’Brien shares how to adapt and add to the current Troops program to make it more engaging for the kids.
LESSON 5: Teaching a Biblical Worldview to Youth
Having a biblical worldview is a key foundation for any young person in The Salvation Army. Join Envoy Dave Witthoff and Krystina Macias in a discussion on how to teach this to our youth.
LESSON 6: Mental Health Conversations
Mental health is a very important topic to our young people. Learn from Kelly Rodriguez, a licensed marriage and family therapist, how to consider mental health while working in the field and how to apply these concepts to help our young people succeed.
LESSON 7: No-Budget Program Ideas
Sometimes the budget is limited… or non-existent! Hear from Jim Sparks, our Territorial Youth Ministries Director, and our Youth Leaders about some ideas for programs that won’t break the bank!
LESSON 8: Partnering with Parents
Parents play a key role in the growth and discipleship of our youth! Join us as we learn from Jackie Raihl about how to engage parents in the process of teaching their kids about the bible!
LESSON 9: Working with Youth with Special Needs
Around the world, people have special needs that are a requirement to be accommodated for. As the church, we should want not only to include, but build an exciting and engaging program for all our kids to experience. Major Nancy Helms shares on how to do this in this episode of The Armory.
LESSON 10: How to Manage Burnout
Maybe you’re feeling tired or worn out. Maybe your ministry isn’t as fruitful as you’d hope. You may be experiencing burnout! Lt. Colonel Tim Foley has much to share to help combat this feeling. Join us as we learn how to manage burnout as a youth leader.
LESSON 11: Creating a Safe Space for Tough Conversations
Working with youth often means having a lot of tough conversations. Our job as youth leaders is not to prevent them, but to be able to establish a safe space for those conversations to be had and to provide guidance and clarification of the Truth and Love of God. Hear from Capt. Anthony Barnes about how to create a safe space for tough conversations.
LESSON 12: Understanding Young Adults
For our “Understanding” series, we are hearing from various experts in the Youth Department about understanding the various people groups that youth leaders interact with. For this lesson, Mathijs Arens explains “understanding young adults” which includes people in the age range of 18 to 28.
LESSON 13: Understanding Teens & Tweens
For our “Understanding” series, we are hearing from various experts in the Youth Department about understanding the various people groups youth leaders will interact with. For this lesson, Jim Sparks explains understanding teens and tweens, which includes youth in the age range of 11 to 17.
LESSON 14: Understanding Primary Kids
For our “Understanding” series, we are hearing from various experts in the Youth Department about understanding the various people groups youth leaders will interact with. For this lesson, Summar Bussey explains some of the science behind understanding the development happening in primary kids, which includes youth in the age range of 4 to 11.
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