Frontline - Student Leadership

While I know developing student leaders is critical in youth ministry, I've often struggled with exactly what to have them do. I love this idea from Jacob & Hannah Ouellette's Ignited Student Ministry...

Frontline is a ministry for all students but especially student leaders. The goal is to (1) have them walk out their faith in their schools and (2) raise awareness of their youth ministry. Here’s how it works:
• Give students 3-5 tasks each month.
• Select district captains (older trusted students) for specific schools who make sure everyone is completing tasks each month. Make sure to follow up with all district captains to make sure all takes are being accomplished.
• If a student leader does not complete tasks for two months, they will no longer be a student leader. Student leadership needs to be a big commitment and part of that is standing up for their faith.
• Goal: push students out of comfort zones to (1) impact their friends and (2) invite them to our youth ministry.
• When launching Frontline with student leaders, help them take ownership in coming up with the tasks.

Suggested Frontline Tasks
1. Bring your Bible to school – visibly, not just in locker or backpack.
2. Pass out flyers for youth ministry at school.
3. Record video of your testimony and post on Facebook or Youtube; tag all your friends.
4. Witness to one person a day for one full week.
5. Witness to the one person you are afraid of the most.
6. Lead someone to Christ this week.
7. Organize a before school prayer meeting at your school’s flagpole (when it’s not SYATP). Make it great with donuts, drinks, poster, etc.
8. Audition for school talent shows with Christ-centered human video dramas (like “Everything” – Lifehouse). Don’t be discouraged if your group doesn’t make it; you shared Christ by auditioning!
9. Write out your testimony and give it to ten people, or post it on every locker in your school!
10. Give a gift to the principal.
11. Give a gift to a teacher.
12. Write about God in one of you papers for school.
13. Wear a youth ministry t-shirt to school. The entire group could wear shirts on day youth ministry meets.
14. Text invite all your friends to youth group.
15. Make a t-shirt about youth ministry events.
16. Change Facebook profile picture to youth ministry logo.
17. Get a story in the yearbook about the youth ministry.
18. Make an announcement about the youth ministry in class in front of all the students.
19. Bring one person to youth group.
20. Make an announcement about youth ministry on loudspeaker—if you can.
21. Write a letter to a teacher thanking them for everything they do.
22. Pass out free things at sporting events.
23. Organize a Bible club in your school.
24. Others? What can you come up with? The possibilities are endless!