Comments on: LTYM: Tips for Getting Students to Participate https://youthministry.com/ltym-tips-for-getting-students-to-participate/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:08:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Aaron Crumbey https://youthministry.com/ltym-tips-for-getting-students-to-participate/#comment-288976 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:08:19 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44533#comment-288976 In reply to Ben Hoffmaster.

Well Said!!! Thanks for adding to the convo!!

]]> By: Aaron Crumbey https://youthministry.com/ltym-tips-for-getting-students-to-participate/#comment-288978 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:08:19 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44533#comment-288978 In reply to Ben Hoffmaster.

Well Said!!! Thanks for adding to the convo!!

]]> By: Ben Hoffmaster https://youthministry.com/ltym-tips-for-getting-students-to-participate/#comment-288975 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 01:39:56 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44533#comment-288975 Your comment on starting small is so important. I know in my experience the trying to “overdo it” has always been a crutch that has kept us from real growth. By “overdo” I mean always trying to have the “ideal” ministry instead of taking a correct estimation of where you are actually at and then making that your starting point. Trying to have a year calender or big events all the time, even though that might be something to work towards, was not the best, consistency and giving yourself and your students “wins” is. Getting parents behind us and trusting us and building relationship with students has been so much more successful that a robust schedule. I know we should take big steps, but as I have learned the hard way, big steps are so much easier to take when you have learned how to take small ones.

]]> By: Ben Hoffmaster https://youthministry.com/ltym-tips-for-getting-students-to-participate/#comment-288977 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 01:39:56 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44533#comment-288977 Your comment on starting small is so important. I know in my experience the trying to “overdo it” has always been a crutch that has kept us from real growth. By “overdo” I mean always trying to have the “ideal” ministry instead of taking a correct estimation of where you are actually at and then making that your starting point. Trying to have a year calender or big events all the time, even though that might be something to work towards, was not the best, consistency and giving yourself and your students “wins” is. Getting parents behind us and trusting us and building relationship with students has been so much more successful that a robust schedule. I know we should take big steps, but as I have learned the hard way, big steps are so much easier to take when you have learned how to take small ones.

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