I'm also currently reading "Simple Church" by the church stats/church vitality guru Thom Rainer. Thom is onto something here, I must admit. My Asst. Pastor Bob Brunson is reading this book as he re-thinks the way we do church at Highlands. I'm liking it and it is stretching me to really hash out - "what are we doing in youth ministry at Highlands?" Are we simply providing a bunch of programs and activities or are we truly discipling students. Also, are we over-complicating things by "too many" programs and activities. The answer is, unless you have less that 15 people in your youth group, yes! Rainer is right on: simple ideas/products/programs work and work well: iPod, Google, etc.... Think about it.
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I agree. With a Youth group as large as ours, no one can attend just everything. By keeping the group active, there will be more oppurtunities for people to come. Also, given that these activities are generally God-centered, then that's the first step to discipling students as a group. From there on out, it's how the message is spoken and how it's received.
But that's just me.
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