Comments on: [GENEROSITY] 20 Things To Tell Students This Week https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Tony Myles https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291903 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:17:46 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291903 In reply to Josh.

It’s funny you say that, Josh. I edited one of the lines before posting my original post in regards to the word “family.” It may have actually been the line you’re referencing, since I feel sometimes as youth workers we become so “family-oriented” with kids that it can almost become unhealthy… in how they relate to their own family at home, and in how the youth worker can become codependent on the idea of it. I see where you’re coming from with “friends,” too – maybe the bottom line is kids need to know we’re there for them. Labels probably don’t matter a whole lot – I know I wasn’t the only teenager who thought of my youth pastor as a surrogate dad, but I never told him that. The relationship itself was just a blessing.

]]> By: Josh https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291902 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:05:36 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291902 Lots of great material here! thank you so much for sharing. One distinction I choose to be intentional about that differs slightly from this post is I tell youth upfront – I am not their friend. I am their brother in Christ – absolutely! We can be friendly – no doubt! We can goof around and be silly- of course! But as long as they are teens and I’m adult we aren’t quite ready to be friends – not yet. Once they graduate out of high school, then we are friends. I guess to me friends implies peers, and the parallel is that the disciples didn’t become Jesus’ friends until they were ready for it. I am NOT Jesus, but I do try to model my ministry after his.

But anyway – I agree with ALL the content above, just for me, I don’t view them as friends quite yet…

]]> By: Tony Myles https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291901 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:17:09 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291901 In reply to Holly.

So true. It’s perhaps a greater need for some than others, but they/we all need it. If they can’t get noticed for the positive things, they’ll be more apt settle for getting noticed however they can.

]]> By: Tony Myles https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291900 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:15:03 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291900 In reply to mrbill.

Thanks, Mr Bill! 🙂

]]> By: Tony Myles https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291899 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:14:28 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291899 In reply to Gretchen.

Sure thing, Gretchen! Pay it forward.

]]> By: Tony Myles https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291898 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:08:26 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291898 In reply to Drew Steinhart.

Thanks, Drew! Spread some of it out there… appreciate your heart for students!

]]> By: Drew Steinhart https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291897 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:32:42 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291897 Great thoughts Tony! Very encouraging.

]]> By: Gretchen https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291896 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:48:21 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291896 Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: mrbill https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291895 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:01:19 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291895 Awesome list Tony man!~

]]> By: Holly https://youthministry.com/generosity-20-things-to-tell-students-this-week/#comment-291894 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:15:53 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=37358#comment-291894 Good stuff. We’ve got to remember to continue speaking Life to our teens. To not just give them a program, a sermon, or a game. But to give them the encouragement, the acceptance and the community they seek. Bottom line, if we don’t, the “world” will.

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