Youth
You need to complete 4 more courses and 8 more credits to mark this activity complete.
🧑🎓 Youth Specialization
Raising Up the Next Generation of Disciples and Leaders
The Youth Specialization equips clergy to minister effectively to teenagers and young adults—guiding them toward a vibrant, Christ-centered life in a confusing and rapidly changing world. This specialization is ideal for ministers, officiants, chaplains, and life coaches who feel called to disciple, mentor, and lead youth in the church, in schools, and in the community.
Youth ministry today isn’t just about keeping young people entertained. It’s about helping them build a resilient faith, navigate identity and purpose, and grow into multiplying disciples of Jesus.
💬 Why It Matters
Young people are facing unprecedented pressures—digital overload, identity confusion, peer anxiety, and spiritual skepticism. Yet they are also hungry for authenticity, belonging, and purpose. They want leaders who will listen, speak truth, and walk alongside them through real life.
This specialization matters because it empowers you to meet youth where they are with a Gospel-centered, relational, and discipling approach. It helps you become the kind of leader who not only shares truth—but shapes lives for eternity.
🧰 What You’ll Learn
To receive this specialization, you must complete your core clergy credential and maintain a 2.0 GPA, along with these four targeted courses:
Youth Ministry Officiant Skills – Trains you to lead meaningful ceremonies and spiritual moments in the lives of youth.
Multiplying Christian Leaders – Equips you to disciple young leaders and help them take ownership of their faith and calling.
Youth Ministry – Offers practical and theological training to build youth programs that are fun, formative, and mission-driven.
Youth Discipleship Ministry & Movement – Explores strategies for multiplying youth ministry impact through mentorship, small groups, and community outreach.
Faith Officiant Skills – Helps you officiate ceremonies like baptisms, dedications, and milestone moments that support youth in their spiritual walk.
🛠️ How This Specialization Equips You
With the Youth credential, you are prepared to:
Launch or lead youth ministries in churches, camps, or schools
Disciple teens through Bible study, mentoring, and spiritual coaching
Officiate youth-centered ceremonies like professions of faith and dedications
Empower youth to lead peer groups, worship, and service projects
Create environments of trust, purpose, and spiritual growth for young believers
To receive the
Youth
You must have the credential
Christian Wedding Officiant or
Field Minister (Commended) or
Licensed Life Coach Minister or
Licensed Minister or
Ordained Minister
Requires a 2.00 GPA and to
complete the following :
Level 1 Endorsement0 of 9 Minimum Units Completed
Youth
You must have the credential
Christian Wedding Officiant or
Field Minister (Commended) or
Licensed Life Coach Minister or
Licensed Minister or
Ordained Minister
Requires a 2.00 GPA and to
complete the following :
Level 1 Endorsement0 of 9 Minimum Units Completed