Comments on: Youth Ministry is Dangerous for My Kids, part 2 http://adammclane.com/2007/11/29/youth-ministry-is-dangerous-for-my-kids-part-2/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Cathy http://adammclane.com/2007/11/29/youth-ministry-is-dangerous-for-my-kids-part-2/#comment-1176 Cathy Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:22:38 +0000 http://adammclane.com/2007/11/29/youth-ministry-is-dangerous-for-my-kids-part-2/#comment-1176 Woot! That is a total blessing. :-) Woot! That is a total blessing. :-)

]]> By: adam mclane http://adammclane.com/2007/11/29/youth-ministry-is-dangerous-for-my-kids-part-2/#comment-1175 adam mclane Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:22:30 +0000 http://adammclane.com/2007/11/29/youth-ministry-is-dangerous-for-my-kids-part-2/#comment-1175 Cathy, I guess I see it two ways. I know that for some kids there is more value in them being around than the distraction that they are as some people just need to see how a Christian family works... But at the same time, as a dad, I'm thinking that it is time to admit that they are too old to be around all the time. When they were babies we could get away with it. But now that they are older it just isn't flying. The good news is that a blog reader (self-proclaimed lurker... though she has commented!) called today and volunteered to watch them in our house when we have small groups at another house. Not to sound cheesy, but this is a blessing.

Cathy, I guess I see it two ways.

I know that for some kids there is more value in them being around than the distraction that they are as some people just need to see how a Christian family works…

But at the same time, as a dad, I’m thinking that it is time to admit that they are too old to be around all the time. When they were babies we could get away with it. But now that they are older it just isn’t flying.

The good news is that a blog reader (self-proclaimed lurker… though she has commented!) called today and volunteered to watch them in our house when we have small groups at another house. Not to sound cheesy, but this is a blessing.

]]> By: Cathy http://adammclane.com/2007/11/29/youth-ministry-is-dangerous-for-my-kids-part-2/#comment-1173 Cathy Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:07:25 +0000 http://adammclane.com/2007/11/29/youth-ministry-is-dangerous-for-my-kids-part-2/#comment-1173 *sigh* We've had our share of adult volunteers who, in order for the adults to volunteer, the younger kids come with (sometimes I don't think the kids have to come, but they get away with bringing them anyway). Being a single adult, no kids, and closer to their age, the youth have no trouble voicing around me that they don't like when the elementary kids are there. There tends to be a certain expectation of them that they will pay attention to and do stuff with them...and they do because they don't want to hurt the younger kids feelings. But I don't think it's fair, honestly. So, as a single adult with no kids, I'm very much for a "if they don't fit the age group, then they really probably shouldn't be there" guideline. I know many will disagree. *sigh* We’ve had our share of adult volunteers who, in order for the adults to volunteer, the younger kids come with (sometimes I don’t think the kids have to come, but they get away with bringing them anyway). Being a single adult, no kids, and closer to their age, the youth have no trouble voicing around me that they don’t like when the elementary kids are there. There tends to be a certain expectation of them that they will pay attention to and do stuff with them…and they do because they don’t want to hurt the younger kids feelings. But I don’t think it’s fair, honestly.

So, as a single adult with no kids, I’m very much for a “if they don’t fit the age group, then they really probably shouldn’t be there” guideline. I know many will disagree.

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