Comments on: “Rebelize” Your Youth Group

By: Luke I

Luke I — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:33:56 +0000

My youth group is half of the people embracing the culture and half trying to be separate ( but too separate. ) We are either being too worldly or too out of our world “worshipping our Lord.” My youth leader and I are trying with God’s help to wake our friends from our slumber. We went to a christian concert (with approximately 2,000 people in attendance) and were able to ask some of the concession stand people and an usher if anyone there or anyone else had shared with them how to get to heaven. Only 1 was a Christian; the others had never heard. Once I asked them the question, it wouldn’t
have been right for me to say ” OK! good luck with that! I am going back in to praise my Savior and LORD!” I HAD TO (and got to) share the good news!

It all starts with delight in the law of the Lord and meditation on it day and night Psalm 1:2 : love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself (see Matthew 22.35-40.) Then, out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks! (12: 32-37)
Until the whole world hears AND SEES it
lived out,
Luke I

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:55:26 +0000

Hi,
I attend a really big highschool youthgroup, like 200 people or so. It’s an okay youthgroup but it could be alot more focused on God and growing in Christ then it is. It seems to me at least that alot of the people who attend only come because they want to socialize. I want that to change but I’m not sure what I can do.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:57:20 +0000

I really enjoy my youth group. This post was especially encouraging to me because I’m speaking to my youth group about Do Hard Things in a little more than a week. I’m hoping that God will use me not only in speaking to the youth but that I would be able to find other ways to encourage them to defy the culture. I’m extremely grateful that we have a youth group, because we have a lot of kids from our community who might not have heard about God before. I’m going to start talking with my friends and youth pastor about what we can do to change our youth group. Taking personal glory is all to easy for me, so this was helpful to remind me to share with others the things I have learned. Thanks for the post!!

By: The Rebelution « Through My Eyes

The Rebelution « Through My Eyes — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:56:50 +0000

[...] them:character and competence. The third one is collaboration. It’s not enough for us to beindividual exceptions. It’s not enough for us to try to ignore the culture. We have to create a counter-culture. [...]

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:24:29 +0000

To Alex and Brett Harris: Y’all’s post relates so well to the youth group I am attending. The youth group I was involved in before I moved was very strict about certain things and all the teens focused on the Bible and God when we were together. The youth group I’m in now isn’t the same. I feel that most of the teens attending only come because they’re bored and have nothing better to do or just want to hang out with their friends. Hearing my dad talk about your book has inspired me to encourage change in the group.

By: Hadassah (age 13)

Hadassah (age 13) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:00:45 +0000

My youth pastor made it very clear at the first meeting that parents shouldn’t send their kids to youth group expecting the youth leaders to raise the parent’s kids. He made it clear that that is not the perpous. The perpous of youth group is for kids grade 7-12 to learn about God and meet some kids their own age that love God and His Word. There is the occational kid who just goes for something to do, but I have noticed that 9 out of 10 of them go because they love God. I wish all youth groups could be like mine.

I told my friend Bethany from youth group about he book Do Hard Things, and she said it sounded cool. I also told my other friend about he website, and her dad said it had some interesting ideas. I am going to take Do Hard Things to my next youth group so my youth pastor to read it.

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:54:04 +0000

The youth go and hear the Word. But they don’t really hear. They go for the hanging part it seems. Their family goes so they must go along as well. They grew up in church so it is like they are immune to it. They look more to the youth group to entertain them than for it to be a place to learn about the Lord and find a way to plug into the church.
I am now away at college, but maybe through letters to those in charge of the youth sharing things the Lord is showing me and books such as ya’ll’s that I find helpful. And LOTS of prayer.
May we use stuff from the book to create things for the youth to think upon?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:13:29 +0000

I have a question…. is it okay to use your book to do a series at my youth group?? A lot of what my youth group does is a constant out reach to new students (duh) but its hard then for those that have finally made the commitment to Christ to grow in a good way. When we’re set up to reach unbelievers…its like we’re feeding them the milk of the Bible, like you feed a child before they can eat solid food. Then though, the students that make the decision to follow Christ never really get the opportunity to move on to the solid food.
My youth pastor is leaving to the next place God has called him, and he has made such an impact on our youth group, but he’s leaving us with the challenge to step up and in a way he’s challenging us to do hard things.
What i would like to know is if i can use the ideas from this book…actually use the book to create a sermon series at my youth group. Have different students who have taken the initiative (sp?) to do hard things stand up and give the sermons in the absense of a youth pastor (with guidance to the sermons).

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:35:44 +0000

I’ve gone to my church my entire life and although I love my church and everyone in it, I agree that there are things in my church that could use some work, youth group included. Currently the youth group cooks a youth breakfast once a month for our church and also goes to a youth conference in Florida. But that’s pretty much it. I’d like to see our youth group doing more bible studies and reading Christian books together, including Do Hard Things. I’d also like to see the youth doing more in our community, whether it’s a food drive or raising money for a local cause or even helping the seniors in our community with yard work or things around the house. I plan on contacting our youth group leader to see if he’d be willing to help me implement some of these changes.
thank you and God Bless

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:49:06 +0000

My youth group is torn. There are some very strong christians there, but most of them embrace the world in reality. During group, everyone seems so strong, and if you see them in their lives at school and at home, they are weak. They give into temptation. I’ve always been shy about sharing my faith, but i think its a nessesscity in this case. I started to your book Do Hard Things, and I’ve been inspired.