Youth Ministry Cohort · Summer 2026

Build a
Youth Ministry

that multiplies.

A 3-month cohort for youth pastors and student ministry leaders who want to stop guessing and start building — with two leaders who have done it for twenty years.

Youth Pastors Student Ministry Directors Every Church Size
Apply to the Cohort Applications close May 1, 2026

Youth Ministry
is hard.

01
Everyone's counting on you.

Parents, pastors, the students themselves — all looking for it to all come together with no clear plan.

02
You were gifted for ministry, not for systems.

Nobody trained you for volunteer management, budget planning, or calendar strategy. Yet here you are.

03
The calendar keeps winning.

Every retreat, summer trip, and Sunday morning eats the time you need to actually build something that lasts.

Introducing the Cohort

20 Years
downloaded
into 90 days.

3mo
Duration
2
Leaders
6
Modules

What you
actually get.

01
Vision + Strategy Frameworks
02
Volunteer Recruiting Engine
03
Discipleship Path (Repeatable)
04
Parent Partnership Rhythms
05
Event + Calendar Playbook
06
Personal Longevity Plan
Your Coaches

Two practitioners
not theorists.

20+ years combined
Matt Jones
Lead Pastor
Citymark Church
20+ yrs · Youth Ministry
Blake Stanley
Founder
Growth Engines
Leadership + Strategy

The logistics.

Cohort
Youth Ministry
Summer 2026
For youth pastors & student ministry directors
Duration
June → August 2026
3-month intensive with weekly sessions and frameworks
Led by
Matt Jones +
Blake Stanley
Combined decades in youth & ministry leadership
Apply
Deadline
May 1, 2026
Rolling review · Limited seats

Build it
this summer.

Applications close · May 1, '26
Apply to the Cohort
growthengines.com/cohorts