Comments for DougFields.com | Marriage, Family, Youth Ministry & Leadership http://www.dougfields.com Marriage, Family, Youth Ministry & Leadership Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Youth Ministry Garage Podcast… what’s new? by Dan King http://www.dougfields.com/posts/ymgaragepodcast/#comment-5030 Dan King Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:40:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7209#comment-5030 Cool.  Still waiting for 178 to get put onto the website.  I have got to start watching the live if you go back to that permanently.  Cool.  Still waiting for 178 to get put onto the website.  I have got to start watching the live if you go back to that permanently. 

]]> Comment on What do you do? What do others think you do? Does it matter? by Brandon Weldy http://www.dougfields.com/posts/what-do-you-do-what-do-others-think-you-do-does-it-matter/#comment-5029 Brandon Weldy Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7197#comment-5029 My mother-in-law likes to bring up "new" bits of information that her church is discovering about youth ministry. What I find funny is my wife and I have told her these things before. After we have these conversations she will say things like "I know you brought it up but it just seemed different." It feels like she does not think we actually do ministry.  We will always run into those who feel that way. "So when are you going to become a minister?" I AM! Something I have worked really hard at doing is being professional, especially with parents. I like to look and act professional with them. Not so they think more highly of me, but that they see I am serious about the ministry I do and so hopefully they feel they can trust me.  My mother-in-law likes to bring up “new” bits of information that her church is discovering about youth ministry. What I find funny is my wife and I have told her these things before. After we have these conversations she will say things like “I know you brought it up but it just seemed different.” It feels like she does not think we actually do ministry. 
We will always run into those who feel that way. “So when are you going to become a minister?” I AM! Something I have worked really hard at doing is being professional, especially with parents. I like to look and act professional with them. Not so they think more highly of me, but that they see I am serious about the ministry I do and so hopefully they feel they can trust me. 

]]> Comment on “I’m Not a Student Leader!” by Jeff Berg http://www.dougfields.com/posts/im-not-a-student-leader/#comment-5028 Jeff Berg Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7060#comment-5028 We call our Student Leaders 'The Wire' (since our ministry name is 'Wired')... In the past, student leadership teams I have seen or been apart of where either: Small Group Leaders or Worship Team (and it was my experience that not every teen is gifted to be on one or the other... not to mention that shouldn't be the end of "leadership" opportunity)!!  Thus, we started 'The Wire' a separate meeting that takes place twice a month and is open to anyone who wants to learn more about Biblical Leadership... We meet the 2nd Sunday of the month and discuss a Leadership Example from Jesus and then on the 4th Sunday of the month we plan, begin promoting, and they recruit help with a local service project (i.e. Valentine's Day at a local nursing home, food drive for a food bank, planning our 30 hour famine event, serve-a-thon were we spend an entire day serving in 2 hour blocks all over our city, etc.)!!  It's been awesome so far!! P.S. We also do a really cool thing in the summer called 'The Next Level'... This is a program for Juniors and Seniors only and takes place the entire month of July!!  It's an interview process and we select 8 students to be apart of it... Then they commit every morning Sun.-Thurs. in July (9a-Noon) to come to the church for 90 minutes of teaching from different pastors on staff and then 90 minutes to brain storm, plan, promote, recruit, and execute 2 big events (one service and one "outreach")!!  At the end of it we have a 'graduation' for the members and their parents... It's amazing!!  We call our Student Leaders ‘The Wire’ (since our ministry name is ‘Wired’)… In the past, student leadership teams I have seen or been apart of where either: Small Group Leaders or Worship Team (and it was my experience that not every teen is gifted to be on one or the other… not to mention that shouldn’t be the end of “leadership” opportunity)!!  Thus, we started ‘The Wire’ a separate meeting that takes place twice a month and is open to anyone who wants to learn more about Biblical Leadership… We meet the 2nd Sunday of the month and discuss a Leadership Example from Jesus and then on the 4th Sunday of the month we plan, begin promoting, and they recruit help with a local service project (i.e. Valentine’s Day at a local nursing home, food drive for a food bank, planning our 30 hour famine event, serve-a-thon were we spend an entire day serving in 2 hour blocks all over our city, etc.)!!  It’s been awesome so far!!

P.S. We also do a really cool thing in the summer called ‘The Next Level’… This is a program for Juniors and Seniors only and takes place the entire month of July!!  It’s an interview process and we select 8 students to be apart of it… Then they commit every morning Sun.-Thurs. in July (9a-Noon) to come to the church for 90 minutes of teaching from different pastors on staff and then 90 minutes to brain storm, plan, promote, recruit, and execute 2 big events (one service and one “outreach”)!!  At the end of it we have a ‘graduation’ for the members and their parents… It’s amazing!! 

]]> Comment on Youth Ministry Garage Podcast… what’s new? by Austinjwalker http://www.dougfields.com/posts/ymgaragepodcast/#comment-5027 Austinjwalker Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7209#comment-5027 I listen to YM Garage, and I'm on around episode 80 of the old SYM podcast. I have several days a week where I drive a couple hours so I listen to those. I also listen to Perry Noble's stuff and Dave Ramsey's entreleadership and his radio show podcast!! I listen to YM Garage, and I’m on around episode 80 of the old SYM podcast. I have several days a week where I drive a couple hours so I listen to those. I also listen to Perry Noble’s stuff and Dave Ramsey’s entreleadership and his radio show podcast!!

]]> Comment on What do you do? What do others think you do? Does it matter? by Matt http://www.dougfields.com/posts/what-do-you-do-what-do-others-think-you-do-does-it-matter/#comment-5026 Matt Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:05:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7197#comment-5026 I think we should only care in so much as to understand what it's telling us about the individual with the wrong perception. Someone who you've been in a relationship, heck someone who at minimum knows your pure intentions behind your actions, would give you enough credit to not jump to a negative conclusion. I think the only reason we should care is to investigate the individual instance that led to a specific someone believing a faulty perception of you. I think we should only care in so much as to understand what it’s telling us about the individual with the wrong perception. Someone who you’ve been in a relationship, heck someone who at minimum knows your pure intentions behind your actions, would give you enough credit to not jump to a negative conclusion. I think the only reason we should care is to investigate the individual instance that led to a specific someone believing a faulty perception of you.

]]> Comment on What do you do? What do others think you do? Does it matter? by Hobo Derek http://www.dougfields.com/posts/what-do-you-do-what-do-others-think-you-do-does-it-matter/#comment-5025 Hobo Derek Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7197#comment-5025 A couple thoughts... 1.) I think MichaelBest is right on. Leaders are storytellers. We must tell our stories well and often, up and down the leadership-layperson line. 2.) I try to remember to laugh. Many teasing comments about student ministry are just people making chit-chat.  And a (genuinely) confident chuckle in return can go a long way. In fact, genuine security in who you are and what you do seems to rub off on other people...thus changing their perception in a subtle way. A couple thoughts…
1.) I think MichaelBest is right on. Leaders are storytellers. We must tell our stories well and often, up and down the leadership-layperson line.
2.) I try to remember to laugh. Many teasing comments about student ministry are just people making chit-chat.  And a (genuinely) confident chuckle in return can go a long way. In fact, genuine security in who you are and what you do seems to rub off on other people…thus changing their perception in a subtle way.

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]]> Comment on What do you do? What do others think you do? Does it matter? by Doug Fields http://www.dougfields.com/posts/what-do-you-do-what-do-others-think-you-do-does-it-matter/#comment-5023 Doug Fields Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:08:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7197#comment-5023 I would have loved to have seen her face when you pointed out the bike. :) I would have loved to have seen her face when you pointed out the bike. :)

]]> Comment on What do you do? What do others think you do? Does it matter? by Doug Fields http://www.dougfields.com/posts/what-do-you-do-what-do-others-think-you-do-does-it-matter/#comment-5022 Doug Fields Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7197#comment-5022 My push-back to this Ben is that we can't control others' perceptions. You can walk with Jesus all day long, but if others have [wrong] perceptions... should we care? My push-back to this Ben is that we can’t control others’ perceptions. You can walk with Jesus all day long, but if others have [wrong] perceptions… should we care?

]]> Comment on What do you do? What do others think you do? Does it matter? by Doug Fields http://www.dougfields.com/posts/what-do-you-do-what-do-others-think-you-do-does-it-matter/#comment-5021 Doug Fields Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.dougfields.com/?p=7197#comment-5021 I like it! I like it!

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