Students focused on relationship building this morning. I intend to try to get students to get to know names of other students. I hope students get to break down barriers. This will build up connections in the youth group. My focus is to foster friendships at church with Christian friends. Students attend different schoools or have opposite schedules from one another. Sunday mornings may be the only time students see each other during the week. To cultivate relationships I will revise the game day concept. I will begin with a planned opportunity for mixing students so that barriers to relationships can begin to come down between individuals, leading to potential bonding within the group. So I will provide for opportunities for interaction. This takes time out of the hour, but as I hear from parents and students--connection is critical. So I will seek to structure time for students to open up about themselves. I will set aside time that students discover mutual interests and potential links for friendship. I pray that students leave excited about potential friendships within the group.
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