Nurturing faith in the lives of the congregation's children and youth requires many more people than one director of youth and family ministry. It requires uncles, aunts, godparents, grandparents, parents, mentors, neighbors and friends. These are the people that the director of youth and family ministry must equip for ministry. Most youth and family ministry directors do not set such boundaries because they are convinced it is important to let the youth know they love them and show that love by being on call 24 hours a day, setting aside the needs of their own family for the sake of the youth. Setting clear boundaries gives a stronger message of love and commitment than most youth and family directors realize.
Faith is caught more than it is taught.
The director must model a mature faith. Daily Scripture reading, time for personal meditation and contemplation, prayer, Bible study, personal devotions, and corporate worship are essential to maintain. I suggest that the director develop a personal prayer team of 3-5 people of various generations who meet weekly to pray for one another and for the ministries of the congregation. The prayer team holds the director accountable, i.e., to share what God is doing in the director's life and to support the director with prayer. Next, recruit three families to be trained in a ministry of faith formation in the home.