CLB Youth Workers Resource

Youth are the future of our churches and youth are the present of our churches. I’m guessing your hope for your church is that you are as effective as possible in reaching out to teens. The Church of the Lutheran Brethren wants to come along side each of our churches youth ministries and youth ministers as best as you see the need.

As we transition into our regional model of ministry the regional pastors have asked me, Mark Johannesen, if I would contract with them for a few hours for this type of ministry each week and for the last few months I have been trying to do that. Previously this work was contracted by staff at Inspiration Point Bible Camp and I thank them for the running start they gave me as I assumed this roll.

I was in youth ministry full time for over ten years and am currently pastoring at Good News Lutheran Brethren Church in McAlisterville, PA. I’m no expert, but I love teens and everything that comes across my desk that I think is beneficial to our youth workers I hope to pass on. I hope also to pass on national youth ministry resources like the 2011 Youth Convention in Estes Park.


Every week I hope to call and talk to as many of our youth workers as possible, blogging on the CLB Youth workers web page, feel free to take a look at it. If you’re on Facebook, I invite you to look me up and to look up the CLB Youth Workers group. We’re trying to interact online as best as possible.

I also send out 2-3 emails a month. If you haven’t received one from me, please email me at mjohannesen@clba.org and ask to be added to the e-list. Please also know I’m hoping to ask each one of you how ministry is going and how we can pray for each other. On the Facebook page there is a place for you to share your requests with one another as well.

Blessings as you are used by Jesus to love teens for Him,

Mark Johannesen