This time we are bringing you two fab resource recommendations, a book and a video series for leaders – these are both great tools for you and your team – equipping youth and kids team leaders or anyone who leads youth or children’s work.

Tim Alford the author is the National Director of Limitless the Youth and Children’s movement of the Elim Pentecostal Church in the UK and Ireland.  He is also a Youth Ministry Specialist Lecturer at Regents Theological College and a volunteer youth leader at The Source Church in Malvern.  He wrote the book Leadership 101: Your go-to guide to leading youth and children’s ministries into a brighter future and hosts the Leadership 101 video episodes on YouTube.  He was former frontman of the Christian Indie band [dweeb] between 2022 and 2011 and is a speaker at various international churches, conferences, and schools.  

For those that don’t like reading or simply do not have time  – not to fear – there is also an accompanying video series on YouTube which can be used as extra content along with the book or as stand alone videos to equip leaders.

Leadership 101 Videos is a video teaching series designed to help busy youth and children’s ministry leaders invest in their leadership development.   Each video is around 10 mins long and features the same themes as the book to equip leaders to thrive in their roles.  Here’s some more info about it from Elim, “We hope that each of these Leadership 101  teaching videos will help you develop your gifts, sharpen your skills and flourish as a leader. Other videos are available on the Limitless YouTube channel at limitlesselim.co.uk/youtube”

 

Here’s some info on the book:

“Thoroughly readable and entirely applicable, Leadership 101 is the perfect leadership book for children’s and youth workers to refer to again and again as you lead your ministry into a brighter, more fruitful, future.

What is the one thing that will have the most significant impact on the fruitfulness of our youth and children’s ministries?

Tim Alford, National Director of Limitless, argues that, whilst resources, geography, demographic, training, style, approach, and circumstances all make a difference, our leadership is the defining factor that supersedes all other challenges and opportunities in determining the fruitfulness of our ministries.

This book, then, is designed to equip you with the tools you need to lead at your best; to lead your children and young people towards Jesus; to lead the best Kingdom teams possible; to lead your youth and children’s ministries into a brighter, more fruitful, future.

Written in three parts, Tim takes a wholistic look at our leadership, exploring the principles of self-leadership, culture & team building, and finally, vision and strategy. Thoroughly readable and entirely applicable, this leadership manual is the perfect book for children’s and youth workers to refer back to again and again throughout their ministry.”

https://www.elim.org.uk/Groups/369648/Leadership_101.aspx