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About Me
- Heather
- An ex-workaholic who has been transformed by God's power to realize that I am beloved by the Maker of the stars!
1 comment:
1. When "they" say they miss "youth group".... Who are "they" and what exactly is it that they miss. Is it a "non-traditional worship" Is it the community, the social club, the fellowship, the Christ, the service projects, a feeling of belonging.... What is missed may or may not be something you can or want to help provide.
2. people on the fringes or margins may not be comfortable with "God talk". Once you identify the "who" and the "what" you will be better able to discern the language that will reach people.
3. I probably wouldn't have come to the first meeting-even now that I am in seminary. The idea of a relational-in-your-face added to God-talk would be overwhelming for me. I can only speak for myself but it would sort of add up to an "I'm not worthy" fear. (Not good enough Christian, not comfortable enough in that setting with that language, having an "out there" theology would lead me to not feel comfortable expressing it for fear of disrespecting those that host the event, being judged, etc). Coming to an unfamiliar setting, with semi familiar people--too much.
4. Sometimes the people who say they miss something or want something are the same people who will take the longest to come to something and be hardest to get to be a leader. Meaning...sometimes no matter how much work you do, how many times you "build it" they don't actually come. It may sound depressing, but it just means don't take "failure" personally. Infact, don't see it as failure. Failure is the foundation for tomorrow's great ideas. It is an opportunity-not a negative failure. :-)
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