en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/606755 Comments by sharmer http://www.studentministry.org/qa-handling-students-who-dont-want-to-participate-in-youth-activities/#IDComment27401670 Amen to the above, Tim. We have our ups and downs but have seen some good things happen in our no..w 7 month old ministry...mainly because we put the focus on being "a movement" not just "a program". From 8 in Jan to 21 today. The acceptance, love, and safety issue cannot be emphasized enough. We just had our groups first real "challenge" to cohesiveness, and it comes back to an acceptance/safety issue, that is being addressed, and we will move forward on this.____You have to be the model to the teens, or they will see right through you...most importantly, allow mistakes to happen (even if you are the YP)...and show how to learn and move on when they occur Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:43:25 +0000 http://www.studentministry.org/qa-handling-students-who-dont-want-to-participate-in-youth-activities/#IDComment27401670