Multiple Connecting Points

This past Sunday I spoke at our church’s high school gathering.  I love the format we’re following this fall:  we have a few worship songs, then a 10-15 minute “talk,” and then 20-25 minutes in small groups so that adults and kids can talk together and learn from each other.

This past week I suggested three questions for small group discussion.  In my table of junior girls, the first two questions didn’t generate much discussion but question #3 got them talking.

Afterwards, I talked with another leader who said the only question that really resonated with his guys was #1.

The next leader I talked with said that their table had energy for #2 but the other two questions fell somewhat flat.

Three different tables, three different connecting points.  A good reminder that we need multiple connecting points with teenagers.

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