I think it's important to always be looking for ways to improve things, to always listen and get feedback about things. So, tonight, I asked my youth a list of questions about youth group, their relationship with God, and things that keep them from God. I asked the good and the bad. I wanted them to tell me what they liked and didn't like. I told them that since this was their group I wanted their input.
I just went through the answers. They weren't all the same, but they weren't what I expected. I'd been hearing some say they wanted to play games more, that things weren't fun. But, in their answers, they shared that the parts they enjoyed the most were the discussions, the prayer time, and singing. I don't think anyone mentioned the game nights as their favorite part. When asked what they would change, they didn't say they wanted more "play time". They said they wanted more respect shown and for people to listen to each other. This is something that each one there has been guilty of- and especially some of them that mentioned it in their answer.
They talked about what brings them closer to God and what keeps them from God. Mainly, society or things relating to it are what keep them from God. That was no surprise- which is why we had been focusing on that before we started our advent lessons. So, this tells me that I'm on the right track but I have a lot more work to do to help them with this.
There were several new people at youth tonight. I was really excited to have them. And, although it might have been slightly different than our normal routine, they seemed to enjoy it and were able to answer the questions. 2 of them are going to be joining our confirmation class. It's exciting to see growth in the group!
So, where was God today? He brought new people to the group. And, He was able to see times and places where the youth feel close to Him.
I just went through the answers. They weren't all the same, but they weren't what I expected. I'd been hearing some say they wanted to play games more, that things weren't fun. But, in their answers, they shared that the parts they enjoyed the most were the discussions, the prayer time, and singing. I don't think anyone mentioned the game nights as their favorite part. When asked what they would change, they didn't say they wanted more "play time". They said they wanted more respect shown and for people to listen to each other. This is something that each one there has been guilty of- and especially some of them that mentioned it in their answer.
They talked about what brings them closer to God and what keeps them from God. Mainly, society or things relating to it are what keep them from God. That was no surprise- which is why we had been focusing on that before we started our advent lessons. So, this tells me that I'm on the right track but I have a lot more work to do to help them with this.
There were several new people at youth tonight. I was really excited to have them. And, although it might have been slightly different than our normal routine, they seemed to enjoy it and were able to answer the questions. 2 of them are going to be joining our confirmation class. It's exciting to see growth in the group!
So, where was God today? He brought new people to the group. And, He was able to see times and places where the youth feel close to Him.
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