Comments on: Towards Holistic Youth Ministry http://adammclane.com/2009/09/17/towards-holistic-youth-ministry/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathy Bigfoot Pham the First http://adammclane.com/2009/09/17/towards-holistic-youth-ministry/#comment-6509 Kathy Bigfoot Pham the First Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:58:23 +0000 http://adammclane.com/?p=5006#comment-6509 Inward Outward (and) Beyond! I.O.B.! Love the blog! Inward
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Love the blog!

]]> By: adam mclane http://adammclane.com/2009/09/17/towards-holistic-youth-ministry/#comment-6488 adam mclane Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:16:31 +0000 http://adammclane.com/?p=5006#comment-6488 @nick- two problems with a house. (not to devalue your statement, our situation is just a little different.) first, we don't think we'll be at 8-10 students for long. we're in an urban setting and we do LOTS in the neighborhood. The 8-10 are students we've been in mentoring relationships "accidentally." With something more intentional we think we'll outgrow the house within a quarter. second, the goal of this ministry is holistic... a home is limiting to the vision of a place to do homework, get counseling, community outreach center, etc. We're pumped. I sent out the notes to the first talk. I love the angle we're coming at on this whole project. It lines up with my heart and what I've expressed here on the blog. @nick- two problems with a house. (not to devalue your statement, our situation is just a little different.) first, we don’t think we’ll be at 8-10 students for long. we’re in an urban setting and we do LOTS in the neighborhood. The 8-10 are students we’ve been in mentoring relationships “accidentally.” With something more intentional we think we’ll outgrow the house within a quarter. second, the goal of this ministry is holistic… a home is limiting to the vision of a place to do homework, get counseling, community outreach center, etc.

We’re pumped. I sent out the notes to the first talk. I love the angle we’re coming at on this whole project. It lines up with my heart and what I’ve expressed here on the blog.

]]> By: Nick Arnold http://adammclane.com/2009/09/17/towards-holistic-youth-ministry/#comment-6475 Nick Arnold Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:21:45 +0000 http://adammclane.com/?p=5006#comment-6475 "For the first quarter, we are meeting in a house. But an early goal is to secure a meeting site somewhere more suitable." More suitable? I'd love to meet in a house every week. :) Older kids are more likely to respect the homes; I can see how middle school kids might need "somewhere more suitable." Are you expecting to just have too many kids for a living room meeting? Just trying to figure out your situation. :) "Unlike anywhere else I’ve worked with students... getting rides is a big deal." Sounds like my town. No one, not even my high schoolers, have licenses. I do a lot of ride-giving myself. Luckily, a good group of kids are close enough they can walk/skate/bike. Some kids come and don't even tell their parents where they are. Some parents don't care. But that's a different issue! :D "It just seems better to launch with what we have and line-up the rest as we go." I agree. As the NLT translation words Eccl. 11:4 "Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant." I tell my leaders that doing ministry is like running toward a cliff not 100% sure your hang glider is ready to fly. “For the first quarter, we are meeting in a house. But an early goal is to secure a meeting site somewhere more suitable.”

More suitable? I’d love to meet in a house every week. :) Older kids are more likely to respect the homes; I can see how middle school kids might need “somewhere more suitable.” Are you expecting to just have too many kids for a living room meeting? Just trying to figure out your situation. :)

“Unlike anywhere else I’ve worked with students… getting rides is a big deal.”

Sounds like my town. No one, not even my high schoolers, have licenses. I do a lot of ride-giving myself. Luckily, a good group of kids are close enough they can walk/skate/bike. Some kids come and don’t even tell their parents where they are. Some parents don’t care. But that’s a different issue! :D

“It just seems better to launch with what we have and line-up the rest as we go.”

I agree. As the NLT translation words Eccl. 11:4 “Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant.” I tell my leaders that doing ministry is like running toward a cliff not 100% sure your hang glider is ready to fly.

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