Youth Leadership Team
Youth Ministry isn’t possible without the faithful dedication of volunteer leaders!  Our volunteers are greatly appreciated and highly valued!  All volunteers for First Baptist Student Ministries have a multitude of resources for training and development in the youth ministry office.  Volunteer leaders also have opportunities for regular training, beginning in August of 2014.
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​"I enjoyed the training on Monday nights because it allowed me to take a moment and think about ways to incorporate some of the items into my weekly teaching and interactions with the kids.  More than that I enjoyed the time with other volunteers to just talk about our ministries and the people involved."  ~Lee Forrest, 22-year Youth Sunday School Veteran
HDTV: Highly Dedicated & Trained Volunteers
Our youth leaders continue in training and ministry education annually, as they all understand they are so much more than "just" a volunteer. Through the years, we've studied Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry, Nuts & Bolts, Lead Small, and Gospelize. This year, we're doing courses 101 & 201 of Youth Ministry University.

Fall 2021 Schedule
  • Monday, September 20 (Zoom check-in/Sessions 1 & 2 of 101)
  • Monday, October 17 (in-person/Sessions 3 & 4 of 101)
  • Monday, November (Zoom check-in/Sessions 5 & 6 of 101)
2021-2022 Youth Leadership Team:​
  • DaLea Beane (Parent Representative)
  • Amy Evans (Wednesday/Parent Representative)
  • Lee Forrest (Sunday)
  • Ryleigh Fulghum (Student Representative)
  • Ashley Hale (Sunday)
  • Jonathan Hale (Youth Minister)
  • Alex Manning (Sunday)
  • Amy Manning (Sunday)
  • Jason Pasch (Parent Representative)
  • Ashley Rickard (Sunday)
  • Casey Rickard (Sunday)
  • Brad Sweatt (Sunday)
  • Leah Sweatt (Sunday)
  • Emma Wallace (Student Representative)
  • Sherry Wyatt (Wednesday)
  • Braden Yorke (Student Representative)
  • Brian Yorke (Sunday)
  • Brooke Yorke (Sunday)
Love God. Share God. Share Life.
"We loved you so much that we shared with you not only 
God's Good News but our own lives, too."
~1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NLT)

Loving God, sharing God, and sharing life with others is what youth ministry is all about-- what the Christian life is all about!  Our youth leadership team members are all encouraged to love God first and foremost.  They are all encouraged to share God with the students by sharing how God has impacted their lives personally and through facilitating in Bible study.
Finally, sharing life by listening to prayer requests and praise reports of the youth along with sharing their own life experiences, having fun together,
and being an encourager.
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2021 Youth Leadership Planning Retreat: Catholic Conference Center, Hickory, NC
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart."
~Elizabeth Andrew
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"I keep coming back because we're all family and we love to learn more about Christ we're thirsty and willing to learn about Christ."

~Matt, 12th Grade