This is my motorcycle after my near death experience today. Okay, not really, but it felt like that’s what happened!
In all honesty my “wreck” today was nothing big at all. I saw a squirrel on the road and honked - expecting it to move. It didn’t move. I later found out that it was a log.
How often do we see squirrels when dealing with youth ministry?
I can’t tell you how often I’ll have an idea and expect it to move when it instead holds completely still. I think, “Hey, this program will be great for our group”, or maybe, “I think my youth would love this event!”. So I don’t slow down. I keep going at it head on, honking my horn the whole way.
It’s not until I hit the squirrel and fall down that I find out that it was a log the whole time
This can be avoided in youth ministry. Instead of taking every new program, event, or idea head on - slow down. Make a habit of taking corners slowly and examining your “squirrels” on a deeper level.
After all, no one wants to have a ministry filled with logs.
*Just so you all know, my motorcycle (Rosita) is okay. Minor cosmetic damage. Oh, and I’m fine. Minor cosmetic damage to my right arm, too.
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