Comments on: Orange Week: Integrated strategy

By: Orange Week: Reactivate the family

Orange Week: Reactivate the family — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:03:25 +0000

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By: Orange Week: Refine the message

Orange Week: Refine the message — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:41:39 +0000

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By: Cathy Heitzenrater

Cathy Heitzenrater — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:28:15 +0000

Thanks for showing a glimpse of what it looks like in your church. I really want to send our 5th graders into the youth ministry prepared but our youth ministry is just finding it's footing. Right now it feels like the most I can do to bridge the transition is pray for the youth team and their leaders because they seem excited but overwhelmed.

By: samluce

samluce — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:58:57 +0000

AP,

I would love to discuss this with you. It is in its very infancy. Just something I felt God drop in my heart years ago and feel he is bringing to the surface again.

By: samluce

samluce — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:57:41 +0000

Cheryl,

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

I agree trying to find what works within your own community looks different for each church. I know I am on that journey. I have tried a few things. I don't feel like I have found the right tools yet but am trying different things. One trap we can fall into in #kidmin is the one-size fits all technique. If something works for some else we think it will work for us. Or worse yet we hand out what our curriculum gives us without a second thought to the strategy we are trying to employ or the rhythm of the families in our care.

By: Anthony Prince

Anthony Prince — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:35:27 +0000

Thanks for laying out your specific strategy at the end of your post.
I LOVE #4… maybe when this is all said and done and Orange Week is over, you might be able to post a series on what that actually looks like? In what ways are you getting families involved in service? Sounds awesome!

By: Cheryl Pickett

Cheryl Pickett — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:20:28 +0000

Hi Sam, new to your blog, found you via Twitter and the #kidmin tag.

I just wanted to comment that #2 above really struck me-finding the rhythm of families and then offering tools that fit. Basically you've put into words something that's been on my heart for a while now. I think many times the church in general tries to make the tools we've always had fit families of today whether they truly do or not-essentially the square peg round hole issue. Thinking about it your way might be quite revolutionary for some.

I had the inspiration to write a book over the past year or two and got it out last fall. The thing is I feel there is something else that needs to be done with the same info, some way to reach those who don't put books at the top of their resource list (which is unfortunately less and less in some areas). Thinking about families having a natural rhythm then figuring out what they might find useful, what they can plug in gives me a more concrete idea to follow. Thanks!

Have a great week!
Cheryl Pickett