Woke up with this feeling.

[Jesusismyking87!!]

So I am 31 years old and I have been serving this fine nation in the United States Army for ten years. So I work allot of night shifts which means not allot of family time. I love to serve the church I feel like a huge role in the body of Christ with helping of parking and just smiling and greeting everyone as they come in an worship Jesus, and my biggest thing of them all is the evening youth ministry I love to share, or get the word with the youth and as well whatever activity we are heading into.

Latley my spirit has been feeling a little bit of a slump when it comes to the youth ministry, In the past I have brought up camping ideas for the youth with the holidays coming up with how we need to plan some events so that the kids do not start to loose interest in the ministry that they are helping to build. But each time I bring up ideas or ask upon when meetings will be scheduled for the youth ministry I feel as if it is falling on deaf ears. I am not attacking the church or those I am close to but lately that's how my spirit has been feeling when I come forth to seek any information pertaining to planning for the youth.

Further more today I was not able to make it to church for I got off work from my night shift at 6 am so I slept the entire day and got up to do the shift again. But I commented on the church social media platform asking if anyone would be interested if I gained any information for camping here, my friend gave the idea to post it in the group text with everyone else. Well long and behold I did and yet not one response.

I sometimes feel that people do not get excited for planning for I am nobody due to I do not have titles that Churches love today, but I do know one thing I have a close friend name Jesus and so far that has been the only person who has been pushing me forward with this slump at the moment. I know I am going to be praying and seeking Gods answer over this but I am just curious from any view point am I being to much? Thank you

 

[Patchygirl1964]

So I am 31 years old and I have been serving this fine nation in the United States Army for ten years. So I work allot of night shifts which means not allot of family time. I love to serve the church I feel like a huge role in the body of Christ with helping of parking and just smiling and greeting everyone as they come in an worship Jesus, and my biggest thing of them all is the evening youth ministry I love to share, or get the word with the youth and as well whatever activity we are heading into.

Latley my spirit has been feeling a little bit of a slump when it comes to the youth ministry, In the past I have brought up camping ideas for the youth with the holidays coming up with how we need to plan some events so that the kids do not start to loose interest in the ministry that they are helping to build. But each time I bring up ideas or ask upon when meetings will be scheduled for the youth ministry I feel as if it is falling on deaf ears. I am not attacking the church or those I am close to but lately that's how my spirit has been feeling when I come forth to seek any information pertaining to planning for the youth.

Further more today I was not able to make it to church for I got off work from my night shift at 6 am so I slept the entire day and got up to do the shift again. But I commented on the church social media platform asking if anyone would be interested if I gained any information for camping here, my friend gave the idea to post it in the group text with everyone else. Well long and behold I did and yet not one response.

I sometimes feel that people do not get excited for planning for I am nobody due to I do not have titles that Churches love today, but I do know one thing I have a close friend name Jesus and so far that has been the only person who has been pushing me forward with this slump at the moment. I know I am going to be praying and seeking Gods answer over this but I am just curious from any view point am I being to much? Thank you

 

[Patchygirl1964]

I am so sorry but your post seems to be all over the place. Please can you simpify?

 

[Jesusismyking87!!]

I am so sorry but your post seems to be all over the place. Please can you simpify?

My bad operating off of four hours of sleep lol.

But what I am saying is that I am beginning to feel like our youth body leadership is not being heard for any events for our youth. While I have seen more numbers in board meetings rather than sit downs with us to see what the pastor would like to do or any ideas we have for trips.

I have asked when we may see meetings for the youth and always seem to be on a back burner.

 

[Porpoise]

I don't exactly know what the situation is or how things work at your church, but have you tried taking a more independent approach? For example, instead of asking when there will be meetings, maybe you could go ahead and start planning meetings and see if they approve them? You could ask for more responsibility and do a lot of organizing and leading yourself. Then when you bring it up in the meetings, you'll already have details figured out and you can show them the planning is already done and all they have to do is say "Sure, go ahead." They might just be really busy with other things but willing to let you do your own thing if you take initiative.

 

[Jesusismyking87!!]

I don't exactly know what the situation is or how things work at your church, but have you tried taking a more independent approach? For example, instead of asking when there will be meetings, maybe you could go ahead and start planning meetings and see if they approve them? You could ask for more responsibility and do a lot of organizing and leading yourself. Then when you bring it up in the meetings, you'll already have details figured out and you can show them the planning is already done and all they have to do is say "Sure, go ahead." They might just be really busy with other things but willing to let you do your own thing if you take initiative.

Thank you all so much for you amazing input. I am going to pray over this and seek on what the Lord says again thank you so much.

 

[Kit Sigmon]

Did you mean to say camping? at this time of the year?
I don't know about your area/ or youth at your church
but the ones I'm connected to would not be wanting to
do no camping at this time of the year...the weather being
as it is here, cold, windy and rainy.

When it be holidays here, the youth and they families be
going out of town to be with other family members, church
attendance drops off somewhat.
Our church puts on holiday plays, have potlucks prior to said holidays
and the youth be real involved in creating backdrops for the plays,
having rehearsals, choir/band practices, making costumes etc.