Urban Youth Ministry Relational Skills Review
3/13/2012 By Lisa GintzLet's take a moment to review the relationship skills we have covered in order to develop a thriving urban youth ministry! Relationship Building Skill #1 – Shifting From Lectures to Listening Urban youth will build trusting relationships with people who make an intentional effort to understand them. Understanding comes through patient listening. Giving advice and biblical instruction
MoreLearning to Apologize - Doing it Right, Doing it Wrong
3/6/2012 By Lisa GintzLet’s take a look about how learning to apologize in urban youth ministry might go poorly: Them: That was wrong at you to lose your cool at the new kid. And you said you were a Christian! (Raising their voice.) You: I didn’t lose my cool! That new kid was acting outrageously and needed to act like an adult and get his behavior under control. Them: I guess that acting like an
MoreRelationship Building Skill #6 – Learning to Apologize
2/28/2012 By Lisa GintzAs you build deep relationships within your urban youth ministry, you learn their culture, and begin to adjust your expectations - you will make mistakes along the way. In fact, you will make significant mistakes against the urban youth and hurt them deeply because of your relational errors, your unloving attitudes and lack of control of your negative emotions. These mistakes can
MoreImportance of Adjusting Our Relational Expectations
2/21/2012 By Lisa GintzIn urban youth ministry, when we focus our emotional and spiritual energy with students on what they aren’t accomplishing, we create a negative posture of relating with urban youth. When we focus our emotional and spiritual energy with students on the spiritual steps they are taking (however small they may be) we create a positive posture of relating with urban youth that draws them
MorePositive Reactions to Skipping School and Smoking Weed
2/14/2012 By Lisa GintzIf you haven't already, read the last couple of blog entries about a real life example of a behavior issue you might encounter at an urban youth ministry program. This week, I will share with you an example of a more helpful response that you or a volunteer could make to Keisha's behavior. Keisha: Hey, I wanted to let you know that I didn’t smoke weed and went to school two days last
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