The Fellowship Hall
Youth ministry and church life, run well in a small congregation
Practical guides for youth ministry, Bible study, small groups and church volunteers in small congregations, plus Wyoming church history.
The guides
Working guides for the people who do it with their evenings
Ten practical guides across four sections, written for congregations under two hundred members where the planner is also the chair-stacker.
Student Ministry
How to Build a Youth Ministry
Vision, leaders, a weekly night, parent trust, a calendar that survives spring.
Student Ministry
Youth Group Gatherings That Work
Welcome, game, short talk, circle talk, food: the arc of a night that works.
Student Ministry
Raising Student Leaders
Spot readiness, hand over real responsibility, mentor, then let them lead peers.
Bible Study
Bible Study Ideas for Teenagers
Passages with tension, question types that open a room, and series that hold a term.
Bible Study
Small Group Bible Studies
Five to ten people, one honest circle, ninety minutes, ends on time.
Church Life
Church Volunteer Guide
Recruit by invitation, screen by policy, onboard in three shifts, keep for years.
Church Life
Church Events and Activities
Dinners, service days, retreats: which events earn their calendar slot.
Resources & History
Ministry Apps and Tools
Scheduling, communication, giving and study tools, judged by what they remove.
Resources & History
Baptist Churches in Wyoming
Railroad missions, two Baptist streams, one sparse state, cooperation by choice.
Resources & History
The Church That Once Used This Domain
1906 to 2020: the congregation that once published at this address, kept on record.
Restored addresses
Pages that keep their historical addresses
Historic address
Youth and Student Ministry
Guides for building and running a student ministry in a small church: weekly gatherings, leader teams, student leadership and a realistic calendar.
Historic address
Youth Group Gatherings That Work
How to shape a weekly youth group night that teenagers return to: the arc of an evening, games that include everyone, food and honest talk.
By section
The record
The church that once used this domain
fbcworland.org was the website of First Baptist Church of Worland, Wyoming, from the mid-2000s until the congregation merged in 2020. The Fellowship Hall keeps the record, unaffiliated.
History
The church that once used this domain
From 1906 beginnings to the 2020 merger into CrossPoint Baptist Church, documented in the third person.
History
Baptist churches in Wyoming
Frontier missions, two Baptist traditions in one sparse state, and the cooperative network of today.