Comments on: 5 Ways to Make Visitors Uncomfortable http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/5-ways-to-make-visitors-uncomfortable.html A blog about youth ministry and youth pastor life from Josh Griffin, the High School Youth Pastor at Saddleback Church. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:14:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 5 Ways to Get the Word Out About Your Student Ministry From: @joshuagriffin http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/5-ways-to-make-visitors-uncomfortable.html#comment-24430 5 Ways to Get the Word Out About Your Student Ministry From: @joshuagriffin Tue, 26 May 2009 03:25:12 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=5035#comment-24430 [...] vehicle to “get the word out” about HSM. We promise to make an entry-level program that will be safe, fun and have an understandable message. We ask our students to bring their friends - not to everything [...] [...] vehicle to “get the word out” about HSM. We promise to make an entry-level program that will be safe, fun and have an understandable message. We ask our students to bring their friends – not to everything [...]

]]> By: Ryan B http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/5-ways-to-make-visitors-uncomfortable.html#comment-24431 Ryan B Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:08:33 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=5035#comment-24431 Really good post. I agree on all of them and see most of them happening every week. Keep up the great work. Really good post. I agree on all of them and see most of them happening every week. Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Brian http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/5-ways-to-make-visitors-uncomfortable.html#comment-24432 Brian Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:48:32 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=5035#comment-24432 Great thoughts!! Thanks for encouraging me today. I need to make sure this happens all the time! Great thoughts!! Thanks for encouraging me today. I need to make sure this happens all the time!

]]> By: Chris Martin http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/5-ways-to-make-visitors-uncomfortable.html#comment-24433 Chris Martin Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:44:47 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=5035#comment-24433 6) <b>Ask students to remove their shoes because they are on 'holy ground'</b> - not even your regulars like to do this. 7) <b>Invite kids to get in small groups to pray for one-another</b> - a visitor, who wont take off their shoes, may not be comfortable with their first talk to Almighty God to be in front of their peers. 8) <b>Don't hit them in the face with a dodge ball</b> - I actually did this to a new girl in my youth ministry. She had braces and they got forged with her lips. "Welcome to youth group!" 6) Ask students to remove their shoes because they are on ‘holy ground’ – not even your regulars like to do this.

7) Invite kids to get in small groups to pray for one-another – a visitor, who wont take off their shoes, may not be comfortable with their first talk to Almighty God to be in front of their peers.
8) Don’t hit them in the face with a dodge ball – I actually did this to a new girl in my youth ministry. She had braces and they got forged with her lips. “Welcome to youth group!”

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