Youth Ministry on a Shoestring: How to Do More with Less

Most youth pastors find it a constant struggle to get enough money allotted to their ministry’s budget and with the latest recession they’re feeling the crunch now more than ever as churches are cutting costs anywhere they can. But a youth pastor doesn’t have to feel stuck. In this book youth workers will find innovative ideas to help them discover useful resources in places they hadn’t looked before. In his 15 years of youth ministry Lars Rood has had his share of tight budgets and he found that by looking at things from a different perspective he was able to make his ministry work with limited funds. Here Rood helps youth workers discover resources in the things around them or through partnerships and people around them. He offers hope and encouragement to (often) frustrated youth workers as he guides them toward a new perspective when it comes to their ministry budgets.