The Monday Morning Debrief – 4/11

Each and every week there is something we can learn about ourselves and our group.  So, before moving on to this coming week’s planning,  TAKE A MINUTE and debrief what happened yesterday at church and at your youth program.

  1. What connections did you make at church yesterday?  Did you meet any new students and/or families?  ACTION STEP: How are you planning on following up with them this week?
  2. Did you have a conversation with a parent, student or leader that you need to follow up with today or this week?  ACTION STEP: Write down when you will follow up with them this week.
  3. How did yesterday’s group go?  How was the energy level during the night (exciting or mundane)? ACTION STEP: What can you do for this coming week to increase (or decrease) the energy level so that the mood for the night is what you need it to be?
  4. Did you hit your goals for the evening?  ACTION STEP: What changes need to happen so that your goals can be met this coming week?
  5. How was the message?  Did it connect with students?  What Truth of God did you hammer home?  What was the application? ACTION STEP: Take some time this week and connect with a leader and a student who can give you an objective evaluation so that you can improve this coming week.  If someone other than yourself gave the message, plan to meet up with him/her this week to go over their talk and debrief it with them.
  6. How did you build community in your group last night?  ACTION STEP: What changes need to be made for this week so that more students can connect with each other better?

 

Tom Pounder

A father of 4, Tom is the Student Minister and Online Campus Pastor at New Life Christian Church in Chantilly, VA. He blogs, vlogs, and podcasts regularly about student and online ministry stuff.

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