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jim burns
1. You and your adult leaders are role
models for your students. Do you model care and concern for them
and for their unchurched friends?
Are you modeling a spirit of "ourtreach" for your students?
Do you take opportunities to meet your church students on their "turf" where
you can meet and interact with their friends?
2. Environment and atmospheres are important in outreach. Is the
facility that you meet in for your youth service "outreach friendly?" Ask
yourself, will new students feel "at ease" coming into your
meeting room? If the answer is no, then do some thinking about how you
can create a more positive environment for new students. In regard to
atmosphere, is your youth service "safe" for unchurched kids?
Would they be genuinely welcomed? Can they feel accepted even with "rough
edges"? Is there an atmosphere of unconditional love and acceptance?
Your own students will be more motivated to bring friends if they know
their friends will find a "safe" place.
3. Have you communicated to your students the importance and value
of outreach? If you make outreach a priority in your communication,
your
students will hopefully learn that it is a key element of the Christian
life!
4. Ask kids about the obstacles they face in inviting friends to
your youth service. If you know what specific obstacles your students
face,
you can address them. Give them practical suggestions for inviting
friends.
5. Lastly, but certainly not least in importance, pray for your
students - that they would be bold and have courage to invite their
friends.
Do what you can do to remove obstacles which may keep new kids
from coming,
but be sure to invite God along in the process! He cares more for
these "unchurched" students
than you or your students do! |
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