04.14Teenagers are like Seagulls
Throw some food out and they will swoop. Food is a good tool in youth ministry. If you run a Christian group in a school, bring hot chips and bread every week. If you run a youth group, kick off with dinner, finish with supper. If you’ve got a small group bible study, junk food is essential.
Food is a good way to break ice. It’s awkward trying to get a year 7 boy to stop running around and have a conversation. Put some food in his hand and it removes weirdness.
“Junk food is essential”.
No. It is not. Food might be, but I’d be pretty ticked off if you were feeding my kids junk.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
haha!!
1) i’m kinda speaking in hyperbole.
2) i’m talking about teenagers not kids
3) i’m a big fan of carrots and celery and fruit for arvo tea/supper. teenagers dig that too!
4) the group i’ve got on sunday arvo’s always brings junk food!! it’s sometimes a bit much!!! you and drew are more than welcome to provide some well cooked healthy treats for us each week
April 15th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
1) good!
2) I meant ‘if my kids were teenagers’. And knowing some of the mums I’ve met, it could be a big hindrance to them letting their kids (or teenagers) attend a youth group or small group – and in these “obesity epidemic” hysterical times, I reckon that could be the case more and more.
3) good!
4) sure, I’ll send you an invoice
April 15th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
2) i’d be interested to hear more about hysteria! my observation was that most people didn’t care… hence the epidemic! but it’s probably good to have a little hysteria… as long as we don’t end up with a whole generation of Bubble Boys!
4) budget is $4 a week. not per kid. but total. thanks
April 15th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
speaking as a mum of teenagers, i’m happy for them to eat whatever when they are out. I’m happy they are going to church and i know i can always send snacks as in dips and bread or something. i am easygoing but care much more for their spiritual than the occasional junk food. (no offense meant to anyone!)
April 16th, 2009 at 9:42 am
None taken. I was referring to non-Xian mothers I know.
I’d still be ticked off, but I’d just encourage the leader to provide more sensible food options, or send some with the kids.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:50 am
great idea to have a roster with the kids taking stuff, I know mine love Sushi and other healthy things and even usually gravitate to these when given the opportunity. Pototoes with fillings are another great supper.
April 16th, 2009 at 11:11 am
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