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Youth Ministry Questions
The Source for Youth Ministry's most recent featured answer: QUESTION: Dear Jonathan, I have a situation i do not know how to handle. We have a 20year old sponsor for our 6-8th grade group recruited by our previous youth leader. This girl has not been receptive to the guidelines regarding being alone with the kids. She will not support another sponsor if a discipline issue arises. She refuses to discuss anything with the adult sponsors. Now because of a conflict over one of our youth she has opted to take a break from the group,her decision, but is now meeting with the kids,communicating with them by e-mail and is apparently angry with me and the other sponsors and letting the kids in on it. I now have upset kids, parents and pastor. I have tried to talk with her to no avail. I am fairly new at all of this and want to do the right thing for everyone. I think her actions say that she is thinking of herself and not about the kids. What do you think I should do? ANSWER: Donna, Wow- it's times like these that I really wish I had called those references on their application. First- let me tell you- I've had one of these too. I call them the "Fatal Attraction" staff member. The one you wish you had never started a relationship with. I needed staff desperately and I recruited a girl, by-passing some of the formalities. We noticed some problems, talked with her . . . no response. So I talked with her again, this time a little more severely. "I really need you to stop taking these kids out to the dance place to pick up on guys!" She didn't get it. Click the following subjects to see what The Source had to say! 
ABUSE:
Avoiding Burnout:
CAMPUS MINISTRY:
COLLEGE MINISTRY:
CURRICULUM:
DISCIPLINE:
EVANGELISM:
EVENTS:
I don't see events! Where are they?!! Dress Code for Unchurched Kids at A Dance?
EXITING A MINISTRY:
FAMILY AND MINISTRY:
FUNDRAISING:
GAMES:
Do you have any biblical games? Do you have any games for 'small' youth groups? What can I do on an 8 - 10 hour bus ride?
GROWING YOUR YOUTH GROUP:
HOMESCHOOL:
MANAGING ADULT LEADERS:
How do I use chaperones on a trip? Should I PUSH my flakey staff? My Staff Won't Play With Kids! Fatal Attraction Staff Any resources for interview/screening volunteers? Staff Guy Wants To Be A Ladies' Man How can we involve the men's fellowship group in our church with our youth?
MATURITY:
MEETING SPACE:
MONEY FOR MINISTRY:
MOVIES:
PARENTS:
Mad Parents Don't Like My Dating Advice Parents Won't Let Them Go To Church So do you tell the "mooner's" parents or what?
PLANNING:
POLICIES:
How do I confront a sexually active kid? Do I let kids smoke at my program? I need advice about our church's new abuse policies for our ministries.
PRAYER:
PREACHING:
PROGRAMMING:
How do I lead a large group? We have the opportunity to lead big church! Are games and fun activities appropriate teaching tools? How do we meet the needs of both outreach kids and growth kids for our weekly youthgroup meetings?
RESOURCES:
Where is a good place to get Bibles for students? Where can I get a creative "New Person Form?"
RULES:
SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS:
STUDENT LEADERSHIP:
TEENAGE BEHAVIOR:
Moon Over Louisiana! Kids Want To Snuggle During Worship Help me not kill this kid! My Kids Ignore New Kids Kids Won't Shut Their Big Yappers! Do you have any insight on teen "cutting" from a youth culture perspective? What do you know about suicide? Girls Crushing on Male Youth Leaders Gossipy Girls... How to do I tame the trash talking? How do I help this hurting student who won't open up?
TRAGEDY:
TWEENS:
WOMEN IN MINISTRY:
YOUTH CULTURE:
YOUTH PASTOR CONDUCT:
YOUTH PASTOR NETWORKS:
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