Making Parents Mad
November 30, 2010
A couple of weeks ago I was able to reconnect with Fuller grad and friend Jeremy Zach at National Youth Workers Convention. Jeremy was part of the group of leaders that helped shape our Sticky Faith research and also tested our senior curriculum earlier this year.
Recently Jeremy blogged “5 Ways Student Pastors Make Parents Mad,” a great list of quick-wins (or as the case may be, losses) for youth workers when it comes to engaging and caring for parents. One of the questions we’ve started asking youth workers in our seminars is, “How much time do you give to parents?” Whether it’s one-on-one face time, parent groups, training, listening, resourcing, communicating with, or connecting in some other way, how many of us intentionally slot time each week just for parents of the students we serve?
Research continues to point to the power of parents in the faith of their kids. We can only strengthen our ministry’s impact when we strengthen our reach toward parents. Here’s Jeremy’s list of ways to blow it (see the blog for a great description of each and good food for thought):
5. Youth group runs past schedule time
4. Schedule too many youth group activities
3. No consistent communication
2. Don’t teach on sex
1. Not having an adult relationally reach out to their teen
What would you add?
A couple of weeks ago I was able to reconnect with Fuller grad and friend Jeremy Zach at National Youth Workers Convention. Jeremy was part of the group of leaders that helped shape our Sticky Faith research and also tested our senior curriculum earlier this year.
Recently Jeremy blogged “5 Ways Student Pastors Make Parents Mad,” a great list of quick-wins (or as the case may be, losses) for youth workers when it comes to engaging and caring for parents. One of the questions we’ve started asking youth workers in our seminars is, “How much time do you give to parents?” Whether it’s one-on-one face time, par
A couple of weeks ago I was able to reconnect with Fuller grad and friend Jeremy Zach at National Youth Workers Convention. Jeremy was part of the group of leaders that helped shape our Sticky Faith research and also tested our senior curriculum earlier this year.
Recently Jeremy blogged “5 Ways Student Pastors Make Parents Mad,” a great list of quick-wins (or as the case may be, losses) for youth workers when it comes to engaging and caring for parents. One of the questions we’ve started asking youth workers in our seminars is, “How much time do you give to parents?” Whether it’s one-on-one face time, parent groups, training, listening, resourcing, communicating with, or connecting in some other way, how many of us intentionally slot time each week just for parents of the students we serve?
Research continues to point to the power of parents in the faith of their kids. We can only strengthen our ministry’s impact when we strengthen our reach toward parents. Here’s Jeremy’s list of ways to blow it (see the blog for a great description of each and good food for thought):
5. Youth group runs past schedule time
4. Schedule too many youth group activities
3. No consistent communication
2. Don’t teach on sex
1. Not having an adult relationally reach out to their teen
What would you add?
ent groups, training, listening, resourcing, communicating with, or connecting in some other way, how many of us intentionally slot time each week just for parents of the students we serve?
Research continues to point to the power of parents in the faith of their kids. We can only strengthen our ministry’s impact when we strengthen our reach toward parents. Here’s Jeremy’s list of ways to blow it (see the blog for a great description of each and good food for thought):
5. Youth group runs past schedule time
4. Schedule too many youth group activities
3. No consistent communication
2. Don’t teach on sex
1. Not having an adult relationally reach out to their teen
What would you add?
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Becca moran