Comments on: Small youth groups – planning with flexibility http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/907 Christian Education at its best! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Vanessa http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/907#comment-8482 Vanessa Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:40:38 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/907#comment-8482 Thank you for that bit of advice. I will work on that for this upcoming school year. As far as planning ahead, I sometimes get caught up in how to actually do this. How much do I actually do (as the minister) and how much of it do the commissions do and the overall Education committee do? The way I see right now is that my role is to provide the direction and to work with the commissions to how and when these are actually implemented. This includes working with the Education Committee to know what overall direction the church is going for the upcoming year. I know these things in my head, but actually implementing them is another story. Any suggestions? Thank you for that bit of advice. I will work on that for this upcoming school year.

As far as planning ahead, I sometimes get caught up in how to actually do this. How much do I actually do (as the minister) and how much of it do the commissions do and the overall Education committee do?

The way I see right now is that my role is to provide the direction and to work with the commissions to how and when these are actually implemented. This includes working with the Education Committee to know what overall direction the church is going for the upcoming year.

I know these things in my head, but actually implementing them is another story. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Israel Galindo http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/907#comment-8073 Israel Galindo Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:56:39 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/907#comment-8073 Thanks, Vanessa, good thoughts. Planning the program and events a year ahead can help address some of the issues you identified. Once you publish the dates of events and programs a year in advance people can make choices and commitments early. And my golden rule was to "never change the date." I've found it more helpful all around to cancel an event on the (yearly) calendar based on contingencies or circumstances that to make it a moving target. People get more frustrated when you change the date on an event (feels like you're changing the rules, and we all know what that feels like), plus, you can always plan the event again for next year. Thanks, Vanessa, good thoughts. Planning the program and events a year ahead can help address some of the issues you identified. Once you publish the dates of events and programs a year in advance people can make choices and commitments early.

And my golden rule was to “never change the date.” I’ve found it more helpful all around to cancel an event on the (yearly) calendar based on contingencies or circumstances that to make it a moving target. People get more frustrated when you change the date on an event (feels like you’re changing the rules, and we all know what that feels like), plus, you can always plan the event again for next year.

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