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What can I do to overcome this problem
We felt that god led us to a new church. He planted us some where there was no youth. We deal with the youth. There is alot of elderly people. We have tried to help with cleaning, mowing, I have repaired the sound system numerous times. It seems like no matter what we do we get complaints. They even comment on it being a church of older people. Me and my wife are 28, kids are 7 and 3. It almost as if they just don't care to see it change, or are trying to push us away. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to approach this situation??????
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Are you the youth pastor or the pastor? I sense that you're the YP so here's my advice, be the pastor of the youth. Don't worry about the complaints of the people that doesn't help, in fact, steer clear of them. I have some people who want the 50's to live on and have no desire for youth whatsoever, so I stay away to keep myself calm and I pray for them each time I pray. Find those people who have a heart for youth (if they help or not) and befriend them. It might not even be in your church. No matter the age group, we have all at some point wanted the church to be what we want. May even suggest your pastor leading a study on David Platt's new book "http://www.radicalthebook.com/"
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Where I'm at, it has taken a lot of vision casting specifically to the older generation. A lot of this has come about by God's direction, as I'm no communication wizard. Have you shared with your church, and specifically the older generation about your vision for the youth ministry? We've had some cynical people, but once they understood our vision and our direction, they complained less. Sometimes we get so engaged in our passion for youth, that we just assume everyone else thinks the way that we do. |
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Old age does not equal mature believer. |
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Talk about legacy with them...talk about how there needs to be change in their hearts in order to take back this generation. Talk about the lost souls out there. |
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maybe find out what your job is. |
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Unfortunately you are probably right in that they don't want things to change. This is the sad state of many churches across the country. We are in a fairly diverse church and we still get that with some of the older people. We work hard to integrate the students into the church and use older adults as adult leaders. I would say focus on 1 person or a couple who are older and get them on your side. Once you do that, they can be your cheerleaders. Otherwise, you are just going to have to wait for the older people to die off. :) |
