Comments on: POLL: Do You Have a Parent Orientation Meeting? http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/poll-do-you-have-a-parent-orientation-meeting.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: Kate http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/poll-do-you-have-a-parent-orientation-meeting.html#comment-26042 Kate Fri, 22 May 2009 08:50:42 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=6184#comment-26042 Huge fan - new entry stuff for students and parents makes transitioning much easier for everyone. Unfortunately, my observation is that you can do one which is actually counter-productive - where parents feel they can't ask questions and shouldn't even think them... and go away feeling that stuff was withheld, that they had no right to know. Huge fan – new entry stuff for students and parents makes transitioning much easier for everyone.

Unfortunately, my observation is that you can do one which is actually counter-productive – where parents feel they can’t ask questions and shouldn’t even think them… and go away feeling that stuff was withheld, that they had no right to know.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/poll-do-you-have-a-parent-orientation-meeting.html#comment-26041 Jonathan Thu, 21 May 2009 14:10:12 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=6184#comment-26041 We do a parents meeting for the incoming 7th graders (our group runs from 7th-12th grade), but nothing for the freshman. Our ministry does pretty much everything together and there's not much seperation between middle and high school. I'm hoping starting this summer and fall we can start putting some more high and middle school specific activities in so that there's a more obvious difference between the two. If that materializes, I can see the benefit in doing a freshman orientation, especially if the high school ministry is markedly different from the middle school. We do a parents meeting for the incoming 7th graders (our group runs from 7th-12th grade), but nothing for the freshman. Our ministry does pretty much everything together and there’s not much seperation between middle and high school. I’m hoping starting this summer and fall we can start putting some more high and middle school specific activities in so that there’s a more obvious difference between the two. If that materializes, I can see the benefit in doing a freshman orientation, especially if the high school ministry is markedly different from the middle school.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/poll-do-you-have-a-parent-orientation-meeting.html#comment-26040 Rachel Thu, 21 May 2009 14:02:37 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=6184#comment-26040 Every year we make a big deal out of "Move up Sunday." We have a luncheon for all the families of the incoming 6th & 9th graders. Last year after the luncheon we took as many of those students as possible and went bowling. It was a fun and relaxed way to get to know some of our new students. This year for budget reasons and to do something different, we are having a family picnic in the park. We are going to have a few games planned for families (possibly kids vs parents), and we will take a few minutes to explain what their new ministry area is going to be like as well as what parents can expect and get involved with. Every year we make a big deal out of “Move up Sunday.” We have a luncheon for all the families of the incoming 6th & 9th graders. Last year after the luncheon we took as many of those students as possible and went bowling. It was a fun and relaxed way to get to know some of our new students.
This year for budget reasons and to do something different, we are having a family picnic in the park. We are going to have a few games planned for families (possibly kids vs parents), and we will take a few minutes to explain what their new ministry area is going to be like as well as what parents can expect and get involved with.

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