Our History and Mission:
Since 1999 Side By Side has provided youth ministry programs and resources to more than 100 communities. Over the years we have come to an understanding that merely 10% of Churches have a full-time youth ministry staffing and less half of all churches have part time youth ministers. Many communities have very little happening for youth.
Today we are on a mission to serve and establish effective youth ministries in communities lacking in youth ministry efforts. So we are working to raise up and empower Missionaries to youth, connecting them with communities with need, and launching youth ministry mission sites to provide life giving youth ministry opportunities for youth and families.
At our mission sites we are working to accomplish 3 goals:
1. Inspire young people to embrace and live the message of Christ with the support of dynamic Christian community.
2. Equip young people in faith to use their gifts and talents to serve God and their neighbor.
3. Send young people out to live as disciples of Jesus in the world today.
Since 1999 Side By Side has provided youth ministry programs and resources to more than 100 communities. Over the years we have come to an understanding that merely 10% of Churches have a full-time youth ministry staffing and less half of all churches have part time youth ministers. Many communities have very little happening for youth.
Today we are on a mission to serve and establish effective youth ministries in communities lacking in youth ministry efforts. So we are working to raise up and empower Missionaries to youth, connecting them with communities with need, and launching youth ministry mission sites to provide life giving youth ministry opportunities for youth and families.
At our mission sites we are working to accomplish 3 goals:
1. Inspire young people to embrace and live the message of Christ with the support of dynamic Christian community.
2. Equip young people in faith to use their gifts and talents to serve God and their neighbor.
3. Send young people out to live as disciples of Jesus in the world today.