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| Why I am not Rah-Rah Over the Campus Missionary Movement (At Least Not as We Know It) |
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| Written by Admin | ||||||
| Tuesday, 11 December 2007 | ||||||
Page 2 of 4 We get the seven minutes between every class because we have just four 90 minutes classes a day. This is supposed to be their break. Schools who run seven classes (and some up to ten) a day have maybe four minutes between bells.Lunch is 25 minutes and unless you get there first, you need to wait 15 minutes to get your food. Of course, there is time in line for opportunities. Those who bring a bag lunch can be first to their "spot" to wait for everyone else. There are loads of opportunities in that precious time but that is up to the student. A student with the missionary attitude will see the opportunity. A regular student will see a small break for downtime that is cherished. Then there is class time. Most often talking is not allowed in class. That leaves stolen moments to talk (like when the teacher is passing back papers) or to write notes during the instruction time. Is this right? There may be a few free moments before the bell. That is the chance to talk to the 25+ in your class about your faith or club. Tip #1: talk to your students about doing homework at home instead of in class. It is very common to do math in English, etc., to avoid having to bring it home. Encourage them to use that time instead to talk or pray. Tip #2: Some teachers allow talking in class like the aforementioned sports marketing class. Now here is opportunity. If a Christian student would have the know how to take a conversation about strippers (it was a group of 4 to 5 boys, not the entire classroom--can you say sexual harassment?) and turn it into a conversation about faith, you have wide opportunity. We need to be teaching our youth how to do that. There are also pass opportunities. These are when a student is granted a hallway pass for one of a zillion reasons. There is opportunity to extend minutes on that pass. But is that right? I know campus missionaries who do it though. Or they could take an extra lunch (called skipping). I know campus missionaries who do that also. After school clubs and teams are completely different. Those are genuine and great opportunities. I cannot stress those opportunities enough. A Christian youth who is a real leader can affect an entire team. When a youth worker asks youth to find some other Christians at your school or youth are brought together at a citywide youth rally and are asked to follow up at school together, the honest question is when? Unless they are in class or some team or club, when? Three Types of Students Who Get Involved In generalities, there are basically three types of students who get involved in campus Bible clubs. Comers-and-Goers - These are the target students but you can't build a club around them. Leaders and Achievers - These are your Christian leaders and naturals to spread the vision and build a club around. However they are most-likely already overcommitted in many areas and club just becomes another area of commitment on an already too long list. Quiet and Secure Christian Students - Club tends to be a social circle for them, particularly because most of their friends are Christian. It is meeting on friendly ground where they spend most of their time. |
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