When thinking about Student Ministry leadership there are at least two relevant points of emphasis:

Developing leaders.
Providing leadership for your Student ministry.

Each of these points hold equal significance.

Look at it this way. Developing leaders is making disciples and providing leadership is serving.

When these two elements are present in your ministry, you have a shared ministry model that promotes growth and membership engagement.

With this model in mind, you are not the only one aware of the vision for the Student Ministry or the only one accountable to the vision.

Your Student Leadership becomes your partner in ministry.

Here is a guide to help think about how your Student Ministry leadership becomes your partner in ministry:

Communicate–use every means possible to communicate with your leadership the purpose of the event. Don’t rely on digital communication alone. Conduct a stand up meeting (huddle) 30 minutes before events to reinforce the purpose of the event, go over specific assignments, and pray.

Observation–pay attention to what is happening in the room. Encourage leadership to be ready to share observations and offer feedback.

Evaluation–meet up again after the event to get quick feedback. You can do deeper evaluation the next day or at your next planning meeting.

These three quick hits will create a pattern of ownership and will be one part of training leadership to becoming a partner in ministry.