http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/tags/students Orange Leaders Forum en-US Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:47:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/search.php http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-pastor-opening-crossroads-church-st-cloud-mn#post-230 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:12:08 +0000 jeremysnoberger 230@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Crossroads Church is looking for a leader who has a desire to see the church and the family join together to make an impact in the lives of our children and youth. Crossroads began in 2002, and from the beginning we have had a focus on caring for the family which has motivated us to seek a Family Pastor who will deepen this commitment. The Family Pastor is a full-time position. The goal is to create an overall plan for spiritual formation in our children and youth, and to lead and support this ongoing ministry alongside of the family. This is a first step toward a comprehensive structure that will involve training and leading volunteers and also managing full and part-time staff in the future, in order to develop a healthy and vibrant culture in which all children and youth experience life in the presence of Christ.</p> <p>A full job description can be provided upon request. A degree in the areas of Youth/Children/Family is preferred but not required as this is a key staff position for our community. Please submit resume with references and current picture to Crossroads Church c/o Jeremy Snoberger 710 Sundial Drive Waite Park, MN 56367. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-production-for-student-ministry#post-189 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:55:24 +0000 MattyP 189@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Our Student Ministry recently transitioned to the XP3 strategy at the start of this school year and we are looking to better minister to the family unit as a whole. I am interested in engaging with our parents that will bring them together with their students in a large group Family XP perhaps once a month. I have seen the success of this with our Children's Ministry using the Family Production once a month, and would like to try something with our Student Ministry. My vision is to get parents on board in understanding what we are teaching the students so that we can make a greater impact together. </p> <p>Is anyone out there doing anything like this within Student Ministry that I can see a working model? Obviously there is the challenge of getting students to buy into this as to not feeling like it is lame having their parents around. Any thoughts or suggestions?</p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/student-ministry-promotion-ideas#post-137 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:13:44 +0000 mcentyre 137@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Hi,<br /> Our student ministry has been orange for a couple of years now. When we changed our ministry, we also changed to a team leadership approach. This makes it so that there is less of an impact when a leader steps down .. which happened this week. </p> <p>Over the past few months, our attendance numbers have dropped for both students and adult leaders. We meet on Sunday nights and I feel that there's a "disconnect" between our main congregation and what's going on in our youth group.</p> <p>I know it's not all about the numbers, but I would like to explore ways to make our congregation aware of what's going on and let the "non-attending" teenagers want to check it out.</p> <p>How have you guys promoted your youth groups? </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/student-discipline#post-102 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:55:48 +0000 lancescar 102@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>How do you handle disruptive students? You know the ones that... talk while you talk, don't respect leaders, tend to distract others (doing one or all at the same time)?</p> <p>How have you setup boundaries/expectations for leaders (volunteers) to handle these students in your environment? </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/student-minitries-fall-kick-off#post-48 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:09:40 +0000 N8Bristol 48@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Every year we do a large Kick-off for our student minisries with either a large band or comedian etc.. What are some people/groups that you have experienced that have given you a high quality event that would beable to kick the year off right and attract lots of students? </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-engage-students-to-serve#post-20 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:20:06 +0000 Beth Nelson 20@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Students need consistent opportunities to develop their faith, and it's critical to allow them to see God show up as they do ministry and influence others. One of the best ways to stimulate faith is to give students an opportunity to have a personal ministry within your church and to expose them to the larger story of faith developing around them. </p> <ul> <li>Encourage your students to sponsor a child through Compassion or another group. Show them the influence they can have on a child in another country, then help them see the influence they can have on children within your church. </li> <li>Plan for students to serve as the volunteer team for a special children's event. </li> <li>You may have to rearrange your Sunday morning schedule to allow students to serve. Students can be a great help with technical support, drama, leading worship, and even leading children's small groups. </li> </ul> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/when-do-you-start-plugging-kids-in-to-serve#post-18 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:53:26 +0000 Beth Nelson 18@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Kids as young as third grade can be given light, age-appropriate responsibilities. Older elementary kids can begin to serve on a kids' singing team or as helpers who welcome new kids and help them feel like they belong). Middle schoolers can continue as singers, but can also start to intern in tech and behind-the-scenes roles. High school students can begin to lead small groups, become vocalists, or take speaking roles in productions, as well as take on primary roles in other capacities. In some cases they can become an adult leader’s best ally: they may have more relevant insight into tech and can create an awesome vibe in various environments. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-do-small-group-leaders-do#post-17 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:41:50 +0000 Beth Nelson 17@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Ultimately, small group leaders build relationships. While teachers communicate, group leaders create the kind of environment where relationships happen. These principles are core to a small group leader’s responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Building relationships with kids, with their parents, and encouraging kids to build relationships with each other and with their parents. </li> <li>Facilitating dialogue about faith and life. </li> <li>Answering questions or helping the group to answer their own questions. </li> <li>Helping children and students apply the bottom lines to their lives. </li> <li>Tracking with kids beyond Sunday through social networking, text messages, phone calls, and group gatherings that happen at other times during the week. The older the group, the more important this becomes. </li> <li>Praying for the group, for the families in the group, and encouraging the group to pray for one another. </li> <li>Encouraging and challenging kids to connect with God on their own at home. </li> </ul> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/how-do-you-engage-middle-and-high-school-students#post-7 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:28:20 +0000 Beth Nelson 7@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We have always taught the importance of relevant environments. I actually think the word <em>relevant</em> means a dozen different things depending on who you ask. It is important to have fun and to be creative, but neither of these is the same thing as relevance. When what you have done has helped children or students understand how a spiritual truth applies or to make the right connection relationally, you have been relevant. It involves the way you present truth and what happens in their relationships. In John 1 it was obvious that Jesus came to do two things:</p> <ol> <li>Turn on a Light – spiritually </li> <li>Build a bridge – relationally </li> </ol> <p>He engaged an entire generation because of how He did both of those things. Every time you gather with teenagers you should ask, “Did we turn on a light?” and “Did we build a bridge?” Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you have to spend thousands on technology to engage students. Also remember that teenagers need to be challenged to do something significant and to learn through engaging experiences. Refuse to only think in terms of teaching or presentation. An irresistible environment teaches truth that is relevant, builds strong relationships, and creates memorable experiences. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/how-do-college-age-students-fit-into-the-strategy#post-4 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:17:02 +0000 Beth Nelson 4@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>The transition into college is a critical time. Everything changes in a the first year of college, and it becomes the point when many young adults exit church. </p> <p>Perhaps the best assistance we can provide for this transition is to keep an existing faith community going. One way to do this is to have high school small group leaders make a five-year commitment to the students they lead. The fifth year would be spent staying connected with the students who have gone off to school. Social networking makes this easy today. </p> <p>Another way to keep students engaged is to help them find relevant environments in their new towns that work for them. Generally, college students look for strong relationships with peers and mentors as well as relevant, applicable Biblical teaching. </p> <p>Finally, realize that personal ministry makes a huge difference in anyone’s experience with God, but it’s especially true for college students. They are looking for something to do with their lives, and to engage them in personal ministry to serve in high school, middle school, children’s ministry, serving the poor locally or abroad are great ways to help them take their faith to another level. </p>