Jr. High...
Some things are just hard. One of the hardest things for me right now is to feel like I'm doing anything right in the Jr High ministry. It cover grades 6-8, and while that seems reasonable, there is a huge difference of maturity between those grades. To make it more awkward, there are three main school districts I work with, and in one of them 6th grade is still considered elementary school. That means half the sixth graders haven't made the mental jump to being in middle school. I guess my frustration stems from the fact that if I aim messages and activities for the 6th graders, I miss those who are more mature. If I aim for the more mature, which is certainly a smaller number (maybe 4ish out of 15), I will go over the heads of the others. Any suggestions?
My hope is that I will be able to separate the 6th graders out and meet with them separately. Possibly on a Sunday Morning. We are probably a year from that point now, so it's probably time to start thinking about that transition.
My hope is that I will be able to separate the 6th graders out and meet with them separately. Possibly on a Sunday Morning. We are probably a year from that point now, so it's probably time to start thinking about that transition.
posted by Jason at 7:02 PM
1 Comments:
Hmmm that is hard, my suggestion would be to aim high. Perhaps by treating the younger ones as more mature it will encourage or force them to mature at a faster rate. You don't want to leave the older ones feeling as if what is being said is beneath them b/c they are the ones that will be in the Sr high next year and you want to encourage them to stay on.
Just my 2 cents :-)
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