18 Way's to Get to Know Your Youth!
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By Dr. Richard J. Krejcir
Visit their rooms: Check out bulletin boards. Look at books, magazines, CDs. Observe posters and pictures. Try to personally visit each youth once a year, and call them once a month (for large youth groups, for smaller ones double this....
18 Way's to Get to Know Your Youth!
1. Visit their rooms: Check out bulletin boards. Look at books, magazines, CDs. Observe posters and pictures. Try to personally visit each youth once a year, and call them once a month (for large youth groups, for smaller ones double this).
2. Read a teen magazine: (YM, Teen People, Seventeen, Rolling Stone, Thrasher, etc. )
3. Go to their sports events, for more points go to their practices!
4. Read the school newspaper
5. Check out the high school yearbook (s)
6. Get a FBI background check (just kidding, but you can do this...)
7. Interview a baby-sitter
8. Talk to parents
9. Interview pets
10. Visit their school at lunch, and for major points bring pizza!
11. Interview school personnel (teachers, counselors, principal, janitor)
12. Ask them what music they like
13. Ask them what hobbies they like
14. Notice their clothing style
15. Hang out at the mall or local gathering place
16. Survey your kids (use written survey to find attitudes, feelings, etc.)
17. Have kids wear T-shirts on which their personal problems are printed.
18. Read "Youth Worker Update" from Youth Specialties for current trends and resources in youth today
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What is an Abstinence Contract? It is a promise that to save oneself sexually for your future marriage partner. Because, this is a command from God, it is His precept and pane, it is the best deal and you will be greatly rewarded by Him if you obey! If not, Play now and you will pay later or pay and pray now (by waiting ad trusting in God) and play later. It's your choice!
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An example of making your own release form for youth group outings. It is also good to have this on file for any youth attending your program, so you can get in touch with them and parents especially in emergencies…
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Christian Youth need to seek out the great Commission, we can do this by training and facilitating programs of Discipleship.
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