The Big Picture

rural

urban

idea of friday night
youth group persists

numbers seen as sign of success

seen as job of one person
not whole congregation

belief only youth leader's job

need to reframe as congregational
and intergenerational

Lack of resources!!

Sharing resources

paid

volunteers

lack of training

high turnover

not enough time to do good work

good program development
takes time

pastoral care takes time

lack of commitment

busy families

sunday morning
extracurriculars

value of church not
always seen

children

youth

young adults

often long distances

often only mainstream or
progressive church in town

often small numbers of
youth (and children) involved

hard to get commitment
around rural / town activities

hockey / other sports

farming

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