Parents newsletters12/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Years ago I had a boss who frequently used the slogan “six weeks, six ways,” to describe effective ministry communication. I pray you’ll be encouraged to pursue these same goals in your own communication, and that the following will provide practical help in doing so.Ĭonvey Upcoming Events and Ministry Details ![]() With this in mind, there are three things I hope to accomplish in each of our weekly newsletters to parents. Youth ministers occupy a critical middle space between teenagers and parents: Whether we are parents ourselves or not, simply being adults means we can empathize with the concerns and questions parents face meanwhile, as people who have devoted our lives to discipling younger people, we have a wide range of experiences that can help us interpret what teenagers are going through. So a regular communication sent right to their inboxes not only shows that their youth minister is thinking about them, it is an it is an easy way to provide them with needed resources. ![]() They may feel they’re parenting on fumes, just getting by from day to day. At the same time, parents today find themselves without a lot of time to read parenting books or search the web for sound resources. Many of them feel like they are regularly failing, and fear is a constant companion for almost all. In my experience, parents are looking for voices that will encourage and equip them to parent through the tumultuous teenage years. It’s a time when I pray for students and their parents, calling to mind the events and conversations of the past week and looking for themes to highlight or explore. Over the past number of years, creating this email has become something of a spiritual discipline for me. A regular rhythm that has dramatically increased my communication with and ministry to parents of youth has been the habit of sending a weekly newsletter. ![]()
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