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Youth Groups at small churches

Discussion in 'Religion & Spirituality Forum' started by EastOfRaleigh, Mar 27, 2006.

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  1. Mar 27, 2006 at 9:04 AM #1
    EastOfRaleigh

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    I am a youth leader (volunteer) & really get frustrated at the lack of commitment. If all would participate, we'd have maybe 8 -12 kids, but there just doesn't seem to be steadfastness & we end up with 2 - 5 kids; & we're in a thriving/ growing community!

    There's a nearby larger church that I heard has an earned "points" system where kids get points for each attended / participating activity, which earns them a chance at winning an ipod! Can you believe that, isn't that teaching them materialism & "bribing" them to attend? I just can't agree with the message that is sending.

    any experiences with small groups ? recommendations?
    :thud:
     
  2. Mar 27, 2006 at 11:37 AM #2
    Thelt

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    I used to attend a small youth group when I was a teenager but the leader was pretty carnal and let us watch movies with nudity in them at youth group functions and it turned me off the whole thing. The guy before him was pretty good and used to take us hiking and stuff.
     
  3. Mar 27, 2006 at 11:54 AM #3
    Hot Wheels

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    I was an intern for a Church here in Charlotte in the Jr. High department. I have some ideas if you want....we had nearly 200 in attendance.
     
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    Burn that other church to the ground
     
  5. Mar 27, 2006 at 1:47 PM #5
    THE GUTTER

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    That would be madat******ish wouldn't it. Is this a black curch?
     
  6. Mar 27, 2006 at 4:33 PM #6
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    What age group are you working with?
     
  7. Mar 27, 2006 at 5:08 PM #7
    Galethog

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    What I had to do was plan fun activities, (i.e. camping, hiking, boating, fishing, movies) and weave the religious training into it. Camping was the best, at night around the campfire you pretty much had a "captive" audience.
     
  8. Mar 27, 2006 at 5:11 PM #8
    Hot Wheels

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    we did that but a lot of it depends on what kind of leaders you have. They have to be very outgoing and nearly as hyper as the kids at times. I work from 9am till 10pm sometimes with ages 11-15 and fell asleep as soon as I openned my bedroom door. Its awesome though. I love kids, especially teenagers
     
  9. Mar 27, 2006 at 10:44 PM #9
    EastOfRaleigh

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    to hasbeen99: age group

    hasbeen99:
    that's another problem; the ages are from 4th grade to HS. I know that's not ideal, but if we did not do this, we'd have even less in attendance.
     
  10. Mar 27, 2006 at 10:57 PM #10
    THE GUTTER

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    We used to go to Garden City, SC. Yes lil' gutter was a religious chap. In all honesty my youth group kept me from going mad ******ish.
     
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