Comments on: Setting Up a Young Adult Working Group http://www.dcyoungadults.org/uncategorized/setting-up-a-young-adult-working-group/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:32:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Francis http://www.dcyoungadults.org/uncategorized/setting-up-a-young-adult-working-group/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Francis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:10:35 +0000 http://www.dcyoungadults.org/?p=168#comment-66 Excellent article, I enjoy every article I read here. Thanks, and keep bloggin! Excellent article, I enjoy every article I read here. Thanks,
and keep bloggin!

]]> By: Ben http://www.dcyoungadults.org/uncategorized/setting-up-a-young-adult-working-group/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Ben Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:46:45 +0000 http://www.dcyoungadults.org/?p=168#comment-5 A YAWG should be conncecting with young adults in your area, both inside and outside of your congregation. People on the YAWG should: - spend time hanging out with these young adults; - ask them about their life (where they grew up, where they work, hobbies, what their goals are, if they feel like anything is missing, etc.); - listen to whatever is important for them to talk about; and - ask their opinions on spirituality, Christianity, and the church, then listen openly (don't argue). As you iterate between meeting as a YAWG and hanging out with young adults, see what grows organically. Have a timeline of goals, but if you put too much focus on the end result or on "recruiting", then you'll miss out on the real connections and relationships that can grow out of this. If you are open to whatever might happen, you might be surprised by the beautiful and unexpected ministry that grows. In other words, don't think of this as research into starting a new worship service or other specific program. Think of this as connecting to young adults and then working together with them to do whatever God is calling your congregation and the young adults in your area to do. A YAWG should be conncecting with young adults in your area, both inside and outside of your congregation. People on the YAWG should:
- spend time hanging out with these young adults;
- ask them about their life (where they grew up, where they work, hobbies, what their goals are, if they feel like anything is missing, etc.);
- listen to whatever is important for them to talk about; and
- ask their opinions on spirituality, Christianity, and the church, then listen openly (don’t argue).

As you iterate between meeting as a YAWG and hanging out with young adults, see what grows organically. Have a timeline of goals, but if you put too much focus on the end result or on “recruiting”, then you’ll miss out on the real connections and relationships that can grow out of this. If you are open to whatever might happen, you might be surprised by the beautiful and unexpected ministry that grows.

In other words, don’t think of this as research into starting a new worship service or other specific program. Think of this as connecting to young adults and then working together with them to do whatever God is calling your congregation and the young adults in your area to do.

]]> By: Karl http://www.dcyoungadults.org/uncategorized/setting-up-a-young-adult-working-group/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Karl Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:35:38 +0000 http://www.dcyoungadults.org/?p=168#comment-3 So, what exactly is a YAWG supposed to do? You've got lots of things on here about why and how....but not WHAT.... ~Karl So, what exactly is a YAWG supposed to do? You’ve got lots of things on here about why and how….but not WHAT….

~Karl

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