I feel it will hurt your Rangers but many that leave are to lazy to work
anyway. One of the draws of youth, for some, is being part of a group
that, for some, mirrors Sunday Morning Worship. Many have to come, and
just warm pews. Why are we put in this position where they must choose?
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:23:19 -0500 Colette Adney
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>[delayed - nonmember submission]
>
>Our Youth Pastor (since November) has declared "the bottom line is we
>have
>to change Youth from Sunday, the question when". "All larger churches
>with
>successful youth programs are on Wednesday, no sports etc......"
>
>I know this issue has been discussed several times on rangernet and
>now I
>wished that I would have saved all those posts. Be that as it may I
>am
>here seeking information from groups that have faced the following
>situation and what effect it has had on the Ranger and Metts programs
>in
>your churches.
>
>We are in the fact finding stage, met last night with the Youth
>Pastor,
>Ranger/Missionette leaders and the Pastor. From the Ranger/Mettes
>groups
>it would effect about 35 kids giving them a choice of attending Youth
>at
>the local sports center or Rangers/Mettes at church. The Youth
>Pastor
>feels that he can reach more "unchurched" kids by moving it to
>Wednesday
>and out of the church setting. Out of the 35 afore mentioned kids
>only
>about 7 of them currently attend youth so the Youth Pastor feels he
>will
>not be drawing from the entire 35. He has also talked with other
>youth
>pastors and has been told that in their churches the kids attend youth
>but
>then attend Pow-Wow's and Retreats. We meet again in a couple of
>weeks.
>Everyone was to remain open and pray about the situation. Thanks in
>advance for your input, it is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Do we give our kids a choice?
>
>Do the kids leave Rangers/Mettes to attend Youth?
>
>Did the Youth Program explode?
>
>Did it build strong Youth on fire for God and strong leaders?
>
>If a Ranger/Mette makes the move to Youth, do you allow them to
>attend
>Pow-wow's and retreats?
>
>
>Colette Adney
>TrailBlazer Commander wife, Senior Commander sister, Pioneer aunt,
>Rainbow
>aunt, Mette Honor Star aunt and Ranger Record keeper
>
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