Comments on: Questions to Ask When You Cancel an Event http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/questions-to-ask-when-you-cancel-an-event.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: Cancelling or postponing an event « Chris Kidd - applied youth ministry http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/questions-to-ask-when-you-cancel-an-event.html#comment-19731 Cancelling or postponing an event « Chris Kidd - applied youth ministry Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:20:19 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3200#comment-19731 [...] event which had a number of issues linked to it.  As we did this I found Josh’s post on Questions to Ask When You Cancel an Event really helpful.  He gives a number of questions to ask, [...] [...] event which had a number of issues linked to it.  As we did this I found Josh’s post on Questions to Ask When You Cancel an Event really helpful.  He gives a number of questions to ask, [...]

]]> By: Blogging Friends- part 3 « just joshua http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/questions-to-ask-when-you-cancel-an-event.html#comment-19730 Blogging Friends- part 3 « just joshua Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:01:05 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3200#comment-19730 [...] Josh G gives us questions to ask when canceling an event.  [...] [...] Josh G gives us questions to ask when canceling an event.  [...]

]]> By: Nick http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/questions-to-ask-when-you-cancel-an-event.html#comment-19729 Nick Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:05:20 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3200#comment-19729 I don't know if I am putting this in the right words or not so I will explain at the end: - "Are there any negative effects with any students or with the student body?" We had to cancel a camp one time and two particular students had worked extremely hard to raise the money that they needed. Their parents were not like some where they could pay up front. For these students to get the money they were going to have to work hard for it. They held their own yard sales (sold personal stuff), one cut grass for a bunch of homes, and each did other stuff to raise the money. They really invested in the trip and what we were doing...and then it didn't happen! Of course they were hurt over the whole thing...we made everything right with them, but there was a huge negative effect from our canceling the camp with those two students. I didn't know they had worked so hard and had their parents not communicated it with us, it could have spread discourse throughout the group. I don’t know if I am putting this in the right words or not so I will explain at the end: – “Are there any negative effects with any students or with the student body?”

We had to cancel a camp one time and two particular students had worked extremely hard to raise the money that they needed. Their parents were not like some where they could pay up front. For these students to get the money they were going to have to work hard for it. They held their own yard sales (sold personal stuff), one cut grass for a bunch of homes, and each did other stuff to raise the money. They really invested in the trip and what we were doing…and then it didn’t happen!
Of course they were hurt over the whole thing…we made everything right with them, but there was a huge negative effect from our canceling the camp with those two students. I didn’t know they had worked so hard and had their parents not communicated it with us, it could have spread discourse throughout the group.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.morethandodgeball.com/youth-ministry/questions-to-ask-when-you-cancel-an-event.html#comment-19728 Brandon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:48:51 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=3200#comment-19728 The biggest point on that list is communication with the students AND the parents. If you only communicate to the students, they have the tendency to A. blow it out of proportion or B. omit details. Either case, miscommunication and disagreement can occur. Make sure you show that the decision was in the best interest of the students. The biggest point on that list is communication with the students AND the parents. If you only communicate to the students, they have the tendency to A. blow it out of proportion or B. omit details. Either case, miscommunication and disagreement can occur. Make sure you show that the decision was in the best interest of the students.

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