http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2009/11/19/cleaning-up-the-clutter/ Junior High Rocks! Mon, 14 May 2012 17:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2009/11/19/cleaning-up-the-clutter/#comment-17083 Jeff Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:52 +0000 http://www.simplykurt.com/?p=1020#comment-17083 Actually I've made several significant changes in my setting. Another piece of "being allowed" to try to make some changes,is that there are some areas of student ministry that we don't hold sway over...like youth choir or something like that. I think longevity goes a long way towards being "allowed" to make changes. I think that most of the time it's not been an issue of if things needed adjustment but it was an issue of how wide the church's margins were. I think each of us needs to know the margins of our church and do all we can to work within that context. If you feel too restrained by those margins, maybe you need to find a place that fits you better. I realize we youth workers have the most brilliant minds, thanks to incredible hand eye coordination via Xbox, but on ocassion we might actually not be right! If we are to work within the framework of the church where we are at then we need to do that. If the framework needs to be changed, God will make it happen. Bottom line I agree about uncluttering and evaluating. Both incredibly valuable and both often incredibly difficult! Actually I’ve made several significant changes in my setting. Another piece of “being allowed” to try to make some changes,is that there are some areas of student ministry that we don’t hold sway over…like youth choir or something like that.
I think longevity goes a long way towards being “allowed” to make changes. I think that most of the time it’s not been an issue of if things needed adjustment but it was an issue of how wide the church’s margins were. I think each of us needs to know the margins of our church and do all we can to work within that context. If you feel too restrained by those margins, maybe you need to find a place that fits you better. I realize we youth workers have the most brilliant minds, thanks to incredible hand eye coordination via Xbox, but on ocassion we might actually not be right! If we are to work within the framework of the church where we are at then we need to do that. If the framework needs to be changed, God will make it happen.
Bottom line I agree about uncluttering and evaluating. Both incredibly valuable and both often incredibly difficult!

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