1. Lead with Vision. Students want to be apart of something big and a way to connect.
- Make it God-sized. Bigger than what you currently are…bigger that only God can do
- Get specific. What exactly does it look like for a student to get off the couch?
- Stay on mission.
- It has to start with you. You have to believe there is impact to be made.
- Create steps, not just destinations. Focus on attainable goals.
- Teach them the basics. Keep it simple, doable (gotta find a way to fit it into their schedules), and effective (they need to see fruit)
- They should be walking with someone older. This is NOT a parent or a peer who spends time with them on their turf and really invests in that relationship.
- They should be investing in someone younger where they feel connected to someone else and are held to a higher standard.
- Ask students for input (use as a resource, not a sole dictators of what happens in your program)
- Get them on stage (if something great or funny happens, get them on social media and tag them…instant celebrity status)
- Give them roles *if appropriate*. They can be hosts, worship leaders, game person, testimony giver)
- Give them something to belong to
- Train them in a process they can win at
- Celebrate everything