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so, i just finished a "outreach" event we do once a month.
this month was gross and silly games.
we bought a couple chickens and played "chicken bowl". Bowling with raw, whole chickens. We bought bags, but they broke out (surprise surprise).
Ended up spending more on this one event than we needed to. Had 2 new kids (which is the goal, right?).
I'm sure i'll get calls from upset parents, but the kids who were there loved it.

Afterwards, I honestly feel like crap emotionally. Everything went as it should have, but i honestly feel like junk. It happens after these "outreach" nights more often than not. ironically, right now, im eating leftovers from supper (chicken) and sitting with my 10 month old daughter...

ever feel the same?

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0 Votes There are three levels on which I see my students. 1. Most committed, giving 4 hours/week. 2. Somewhat committed, giving 2 _ hours/week. 3. One service a week, giving 1 _ hours That means that out of their entire week… • The most committed student, 2.4% is spent with me. • The somewhat committed student, 1.5% is spent with me. • The one service a week student, .89% is spent with me. I was frustrated by the thought that my .89% - 2.4% is up against the following: 20.8% spent at school, 12% spent in front of the television 9% spent on the internet and I don't even want to try to calculate the time spent texting. (Ran out of room will e-mail rest if you want it) by Pastor Joe 3 years ago by Pastor Joe 3 years ago
0 Votes absolutely I have felt like that after an event. I think it comes down to you put so much time and effort into making it a success, that when we don't get the expected results we anticipated we feel like it wasn't good enough event. by PastorE... 3 years ago by PastorEugene 3 years ago
0 Votes My group went on a weekend trip last month that had me feeling the same way. More than half our kids seemed like they got nothing but a free t-shirt out of the whole thing. But you know, I think a lot of it is Satan getting us down. We're on the front lines with these kids; the devil knows it. He doesn't make our job easy, & this is just one way he tries to get to us. It can be devastating after we put so much of ourselves, our time, our efforts into something &then not see tangible results, or as many results as we had secretly been hoping for. Don't lose heart. If it gets to really bad consider taking a vacation. An old pastor told me once that sometimes the best thing you can do for your ministry is take yourself on a vacation. by AmberB 3 years ago by AmberB 3 years ago

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There are three levels on which I see my students.
1. Most committed, giving 4 hours/week.
2. Somewhat committed, giving 2 _ hours/week.
3. One service a week, giving 1 _ hours
That means that out of their entire week…
• The most committed student, 2.4% is spent with me.
• The somewhat committed student, 1.5% is spent with me.
• The one service a week student, .89% is spent with me.
I was frustrated by the thought that my .89% - 2.4% is up against the following:
20.8% spent at school,
12% spent in front of the television
9% spent on the internet
and I don't even want to try to calculate the time spent texting.
(Ran out of room will e-mail rest if you want it)

Pastor Joe

3 years ago

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absolutely I have felt like that after an event. I think it comes down to you put so much time and effort into making it a success, that when we don't get the expected results we anticipated we feel like it wasn't good enough event.

PastorE...

3 years ago

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My group went on a weekend trip last month that had me feeling the same way. More than half our kids seemed like they got nothing but a free t-shirt out of the whole thing.
But you know, I think a lot of it is Satan getting us down. We're on the front lines with these kids; the devil knows it. He doesn't make our job easy, & this is just one way he tries to get to us. It can be devastating after we put so much of ourselves, our time, our efforts into something &then not see tangible results, or as many results as we had secretly been hoping for.
Don't lose heart. If it gets to really bad consider taking a vacation. An old pastor told me once that sometimes the best thing you can do for your ministry is take yourself on a vacation.

AmberB

3 years ago

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