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How We Respond Matters
Posted on 11/12/2012 by
“Your response IS the gospel to these kids…”
This was the advice from Kate, one of our Head Leaders, to a Tacoma YFC adult leader as the three of us walked out of a tense meeting at YFCamp this summer. It had been a very difficult day and relationships were strained between this adult leader…
Never Finished Learning
Posted on 10/12/2012 by
Twenty one years ago I began my career with YFC in Whitefish, Montana and I immediately became a “youth expert”. I read all the right books, sat through the trainings and discussed the finer points of reaching middle and high school kids with the gospel. I was witty, creative (enough to…
Leaders in Their Own Backyards
Posted on 9/24/2012 by
Leaders in their own backyards
“When I see Sophia, I see myself—she’s crazy, bold, rebellious…and I love that girl!”
At a recent City Life team meeting we introduced our newest paid staff, Jeanna Marie. Her role is to serve at a local middle school, finding the most difficult students, those…
Feed My Sheep
Posted on 9/12/2012 by
“I could never do that.”
That is the most common response to the explanation of what I do for a living. Generally, the response is very positive, with a few smiles and awkward glances away - but with that one phrase stuck in at the end.
My name is Janelle, and my job is to find homes…
Great Advice
Posted on 6/18/2012 by
One of my good friends, Tim Skrivan, is so wise that often his phrases of counsel earn an “ism” at the end. You know, “Wow, that’s really good. What a Skrivanism!” He’s the E.F. Hutton (for those of you as old as me) of YFC - “when he talks, people listen.”
I wish my words had the same effect. …