Comments on: Your Students and Your Children https://youthministry.com/your-students-and-your-children/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:08:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: tashalevert https://youthministry.com/your-students-and-your-children/#comment-365757 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:08:05 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54592#comment-365757 In reply to Allison Partridge.

Allison! I’d love to hear from you. Check out my website: broomtreecounseling.com Thanks for the love. Keep loving students!!!

]]> By: tashalevert https://youthministry.com/your-students-and-your-children/#comment-365756 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:07:16 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54592#comment-365756 In reply to Dustin Ichida.

Thanks for the love, D. Miss y’all!

]]> By: Doris https://youthministry.com/your-students-and-your-children/#comment-365749 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:44:11 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54592#comment-365749 Great wisdom to share… We have 5 children and the last 4 have grown up ‘in youth ministry’. For me one of the biggest goals I set for myself was to give each of them their own ‘spiritual space’. At retreat, or youth conferences, I made sure they were in someone else’s small group, and I didn’t drill their leader to ask about what they shared about or where were they in their faith journey. I believe this respect for their own experience helped them not feel pressured to be at certain level when they weren’t ready for it. 3 of the 4 are in their 20’s now, and navigating at different levels. My daughter just recently interviewed for a youth ministry position at another parish, and I was thrilled she was open to sharing her faith in this ‘vocation’. We never know how God is going to lead them, but I feel their youth ministry experience in Jr. High and High School set a foundation for them to be open to the where the Holy Spirit guides them.

]]> By: Nathan Ensz https://youthministry.com/your-students-and-your-children/#comment-364511 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:31:10 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54592#comment-364511 I love the words you guys share. Thanks so much! Great wisdom here. My wife and I have been in full-time ministry for 15 years. We have now had our oldest son part of the junior high youth group for one year. So far he loves it! We found balance for us personally in what we would take our children to and what we would leave them behind for. My grandpa was a pastor and my dad shared with me when I began ministry that as a child he felt like his father was always leaving his family and going to minister to other people. So early on, my wife and I took our kids on most events. This worked well for our family. However, we chose to require a two year break for our children from all youth ministry. This meant that they would not participate in junior high ministry during 5th and 6th grade. The reason we chose this was similar to your reasoning. We desired that it would still be special for them upon entering with their peers as a seventh grader. But prior to those years, my kids have been on retreats and even benefited from mission trips. I figure there have got to be some pretty cool perks of being a youth pastors kid! Like you guys say, we’ll see if 10 years how our choices impact our children; but so far it is working well for our family.

]]> By: Allison Partridge https://youthministry.com/your-students-and-your-children/#comment-363524 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:23:35 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54592#comment-363524 I’m currently full-time paid youth pastor of 8 1/2 years now. My husband is one of my high school boys small group leaders. Our daughter is now in our youth group as one of the youth. Just entering 7th grade. I could so relate to your article about she has been the “tag-along” for her whole life! She could not wait to actually be one of the teens! So, here we are and so far two months into this transition it’s all still good! I know we will hit some road blocks but I appreciate reading about how you both have made this be intentional in the areas needed. I am going to share this with our pastor as “she” has a daughter in the same grade entering as well as their whole family newly appointed to our congregation. As of July 1, 2015!
Thank you for sharing this! I may also need some online counseling from Tasha!

Blessings,
Allison Partridge

]]> By: Dustin Ichida https://youthministry.com/your-students-and-your-children/#comment-363486 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:15:18 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=54592#comment-363486 Just this year Grace, our 7th grade daughter, joined youth group and y’all’s advice, numbers 1 and 2 above, was priceless. Grace was so excited to be a part of what was going on. For years she had seen what was going on but at a distance. I believe that it is what has helped her get fully plugged in and become a leader quicker. Thanks Tim and Tasha for the amazing mentorship throughout the past years! Folks, listen to these two, they know their stuff :))!!!!

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